Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, the ISO standards for film and for digital light meters are different. The two meters also measure light very differently. Have you compared it to a film camera or a hand held meter? Or tried using it to shoot film? I have not tried the TTA meter but use a Keks KMQ meter https://www.kekscameras.com/store/p14/KEKSKMQLightmeter.html#/ and it works really well. Marty On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 9:40?PM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote: > Thanks mark! You are the only person on the LUG saying they use one. Do > you think it could be faulty? > > Peter > > On 09/08/2025 17:09, Mark Kronquist via LUG wrote: > > I have and use several they are fine Mark in Oregon > > > >> On Aug 9, 2025, at 4:59 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > >> > >> All, > >> > >> thank you for all your replies. Fascinating. The one thing that they > have in common is that it appears that no-one uses TTArtisan meters, which > must say *something*. > >> > >> Peter > >> > >> On 07/08/2025 11:19, Peter Dzwig wrote: > >>> Dear All, > >>> Does anyone have any experience of these meters? I though that they > had a good reputation, but see below... > >>> I bought one (Series 2) because I wanted to test my M3 (my Weston Mk V > has finally stopped working properly). I normally shoot "Sunny 16", but > have been getting some odd results of late and wanted to understand if it > was me, developing or what. > >>> I was comparing what I would expect to get from Sunny 16 with my Fuji > XE-2 and the LM. I tested in a variety of light levels and degrees of > shade. > >>> To my amazement the LM and the other exposures agreed on only one > occasion, when I was pointing the LM and the XE-2 at a white wall in full > Mediterranean sunlight (seriously f22)! Otherwise they were miles apart. > >>> Both XE-2 and LM were set to 400ASA. When I shot the scenes with the > XE-2 the images were, in general, fine. > >>> Anyone any thoughts/explanations? Of course the XE-2 has a zoned > meter, but still... > >>> Thanks in advance > >>> Peter > >>> PS If anyone knows of someone in the UK who can replace the cell in a > Weston V, please let me know > >> > >> -- > >> Dr. Peter Dzwig > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Dr. Peter Dzwig > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >