Re: Some (more) photo projects.

[Greg Erker <erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>(11) Spot meter adaptor. This was pretty simple to do, I wonder why
>more people don't do it.  I made an adaptor for my Gossen Luna Pro
>light meter to let me take spot meter readings.  The main part is a
>piece of 3/8 ID plastic tubing with a tube of shiny mylar slid
>inside.  A little frame keeps it centered over the photocell.  It's
>the same effect you would see if you looked down a toilet paper tube.
>The mylar brightens the sample, but I still lose 2 stops.  My meter
>lets me dial in a correction factor, and presto.  Perfect for the new
>modified zone system I've been using lately with great success.

Tom,

  This has been puzzling me.

  Is the mylar in the tube a
good idea? Doesn't that let
bright light outside your spot
area bounce off the walls and
affect your reading. Shouldn't
the tube be covered inside with
black flocked paper so just
the circular view at the end
affects the reading?

  Or am I wrong?

Greg E.