 Dennis Carr |
lightmeters? i just bought a mamiya 645,my first medium format, off of ebay. it does't have a built in lightmeter so im looking to get one. I mostly do "street photography"(AKA walking aroud tilli see something that looks cool) with my 35mm, and I bought the mamiya with the idea of trying studio type stuff, but would still like to be able to use it spontaniously. so I guess my question is what kind of lightmeter(s) should I look at. I have never used an external lightmeter either.
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Michael H. Cothran |
Good choice of camera, and a good introduction to medium format. ANY meter from Minolta or Sekonic would be good. For street photography, you have a special need to meter pretty fast. Your best bet would be an "incident" hand meter. And again, ANY made by Minolta or Sekonic would be great. Which one you buy would just depend how deep your pocket goes, and how many bells and whistles you want. They will all be extremely accurate, but the only thing you REALLY need is one with incident reading capability. Michael H. Cothran www.mhcphoto PS - I own three hand meters, a Minolta Flash Meter IV (20 years old), a Sekonic L-508 (8 years old), and a Pentax 1° Digital Spot meter (15 years old). I use them all for a variety of metering needs with medium and large format cameras, and even with digital in the studio.
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Dennis Carr |
thanks for the info. I hope to be putting up the results soon
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