Spot Meters

[klycea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Adam-HALPID Klyce)]

     Fellow IR'ers & UV'ers-
     
     I have, and use, a Pentax Digial Spot Meter. It is a wonderful
     tool for measuring light but if you were going to use it for
     IR film, I think your best results would be by reading from an
     18% Gray card.
     
     Honestly, though, I do not really think the spot meters earn
     their keep unless used for determining exposure of 4x5, or
     larger, films. If you are using the Zone System correctly, you
     should be adjusting your development for each piece of film
     (N-2, N-1, N , N+1, N+2) and this is not practical with roll
     films (it is possible, however, if you carefully maintain
     separate rolls, or film backs, for the different developing
     batches you plan on using.) 
     
     That said, I purchased a spot meter when I had and used a 4x5
     often. I do not have a very good 4x5 at the moment and would
     consider selling my meter to someone if they really wanted one
     as my Nikon has a spot meter and I have discovered that I end
     up taking it with me wherever I take any other sort of camera
     anyway.
     
     Adam.
     
     P.S. Not that I want to turn this list into a Marketplace, but
     I also have a Gossen Luna Star F2, with a 10 degree spot
     attachment That I am selling so if anyone is interested....

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