Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have no idea how film and digtal light meters should be different. Is there a reason for this? Light that lands on the sensor, to my aged brain, seems to be the same where it?s landing on film or on silicon. Adam Bridge > On Aug 11, 2025, at 2:11?PM, Marty Deveney via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information