Andrew in Austin Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>I use an older, batteries not included, Gossen Pilot selenium light meter with my 80 year old Leica II. It works well until about EV7 @ 400 ISO for B/W negs. In its reflective mode, I do have to aim it down a bit away from any bright lighting or even a cloudy sky. It's incident mode works really well.</p> <p>Out of curiosity is anyone else using a Selenium meter with their vintage camera?</p> <p>Best Regards, </p> <p> </p> Best Regards - Andrew in Austin, TX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerwb Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>I have several, all working well. two Weston Master II's, a tiny Sekonic and a GE PR-1 among them.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subbarayan_prasanna Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>Yes, I do. I have one built into the Praktica Nova 1B. Still works well. I also use a Leningrad 7 [has two scales, High and Low] and a Gossen Pilot. All work well. sp</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Howard Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>Weston Master V, lovingly calibrated and reworked by Quality Light Metrics. Spot on, and I found an Invercone for it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>Sure, but not often. I have a couple of old Leica ones and then there are some in my camera bodies. All work, but "Sunny 16" or my "Ultimate Exposure Calculator" are about as accurate.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>Weston Euromaster, and like Michael Howard it was resurected by Quality Light metrics.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>I rarely do, but when I do I have a Gossen Pilot II, which is like the original Pilot except that it has a tiny calibrating pot hidden under a plug, which allows fine adjustment. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_502260 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>I have a number of Gossen Scout models which work. I use them when the light is good. I also have Gossen CdS and SBC meters for when the light isn't so good.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_robison3 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>Pilot user here too. Cheap, sturdy, reliable. Will meter all outdoor light and can just respond to very bright indoor light. Handy plastic case makes it very portable.</p> <p>My go-to dim light meter is a Luna Pro. Spent less than $25 for both meters. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWhiting Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>I have a Weston V and a IV. They've both been "re-celled" in the past few years by Quality Light-Metric - all the good things said about this company are true! My IV was done a year or so ago, and I was told they were down to only 3 or 4 cells in their inventory. The supplier, in the UK apparently, was no longer producing them. So I moved quickly before QLM ran out.</p> <p>Should be good for another 30 years, so I've been told.</p> www.paulwhitingphotography.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>The selenium meter on my Contax IIIA works quite well, and I use it along with 30+ years of experience... In low light I reach for my Sekonic L 718 incident meter which is a lot more sensitive.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>The selenium cell in my Rollei B35 still gives spot-on readings. My favorite fixed lens camera for traveling light.</p> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_2019667 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>I use a Gossen Pilot 2 and I love it. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew in Austin Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>Quite a few responses. I'm in the John Robison camp. So much so that I bought a spare for $15.</p> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=1500304">john robison</a> , Jul 21, 2014; 10:58 a.m. Pilot user here too. Cheap, sturdy, reliable."</p> </blockquote> <p>And I'll add - once the match needle is set all the possible shutter/aperture combinations for specific light value are easily read from the dials.</p> <p>Best Regards,</p> Best Regards - Andrew in Austin, TX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_ogilvie Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>Yes, and not just with vintage camera's.<br> A Brockway (Norwood) Director. Got it cheap and it works well. Essential tool for incident light and luminance readings, nice that it has a swiveling head. In good light it is fine for reflective readings too.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>A few of the selenium built-in meters on some of my Prakticas still work. Most long since passed on. My Weston meter gave out some time ago, and I use a Silicon Blue Gossen meter with a 9-volt battery when I use a meter at all.</p> <p>Most of the time, 'Sunny-16" (avoid searches for Sweet-16 without a filter) works more than well enough for negative films. The meters were more crucial for slide film and it's been a while since I shot any.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 <p>My Euromaster just keeps on keeping on, and a couple of pretty Zeiss Ikophots are accurate and a delight to use. I much prefer the simple meters for everyday use, though as <strong>Chris</strong> mentioned, the Norwood Director is a great meter, but a little fiddly to use. Luna-Pro when the going gets tough.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q.g._de_bakker Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I too have and occasionally use a Gossen Sixtino/Pilot. And the same meter (i think it is, though i'm not 100% sure) built into a metered advance knob for Hasselblads.<br>They still work, but slow and a bit off in low light.<br><br>I also have a couple of the original Gossen Sixtomats. I like those. But not enough to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_marvin Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I too use a Weston Master V, re-celled several years and by Quality Light Metric. It lives in the bag for my Super Ikonta A, which is my Light weight travel kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chansonbleu Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 <p>The selenium meter on my Vittessa still works fine.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendell_kelly Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 <p>I use two, a Brockway clone Sekonic Studio meter (incident light) and a Weston Master IV. The Sekonic works just fine in the field.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_watson1 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 <p>Occasionaly use a Sekonic L-398M. Accurate but fiddly with the "High" slide necessary for bright daylight. The baked-in low light limitation is really my only beef. Use a 308 and 558 far more.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_fromm2 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 <p>Michael Howard wrote:</p> <blockquote>Weston Master V, lovingly calibrated and reworked by Quality Light Metrics. Spot on, and I found an Invercone for it.</blockquote> <p>Me, too. My, this forum has turned into an echo chamber.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 <p>I dropped my beloved Weston I again but this time it did not respond. I have also a Weston IV as the echo chamber reverberates that was calibrated/refurbished by Quality Light etc And MY Contaflex worked until most recently but the Zenit 11 still marches on as does my little Contessa 35 and it'S Cousin the Contina </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 <p>I have Selenium meters that mostly work fine. I also have the meter that works with rangefinder Canons, such as the VI, which works some of the time. A little tap on the side will often get it to respond.<br> As well as I understand them, they depend on contacts that aren't all that reliable. </p> -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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