delfotribulato Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Dear Community, I'm getting into the zone system, and i was thinking of buying an external meter. Do you know how much would it cost the cheapest spot meter, also used? waiting for suggestions, thanks, Delfo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwrtertbsratbs5 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I picked up a Soligor Digital Spot for $76 used on e*ay. The same model is available from Adorama, under their own label, for $250. The analog version, new, is $200. I've been very happy with my meter. It's accurate and easy to use. I'd love to own the Pentax Digital Spot Meter, but it is pretty pricey. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_kruft Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 The least expensive used is probably a Soligor Spot Sensor II - I think the model without the II (which I used for years) has a battery that is now hard to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstrutz Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Used external meters of all types are getting cheaper all the time. Seems most digital camera users don't see as much use for them. This same force may make new spot meters *more* expensive in the future. For a cheap alternative I bought a Vivitar 230LS on ebay & waited until a 1 degree spot attachment came up for it. It works great, does ambient & flash metering in reflected or incident modes. I've got about $70 into it, and you could probably get the combo for less than that today. But you would have to do a search on ebay every week until the parts came up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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