I used to shoot only slides with it, it was my travel light camera. Maybe it was adjusted before I bought it? The meter was not bad at all - just simple. If you know how to use a hand-held meter you can use the one in the Canonet. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http:\\www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:16 PM Subject: Re: Canon GIII 17 > From real world experience I can tell you it does not meter the same with > alkalines as it does with mercury cells. However it is close enough for negative > film. For slides one would need to have the meter adjusted, or adjust the ASA > rating of the film. Alkalines also have nowhere near the linearity that the > mercury cells did, you really need to change the cell long before it quites > working for slides. Which is why I use mine as a manual camera with an handheld > meter. > > -- > > Raimo K wrote: > > > I�d say the Canon�s exposure automation is better - a lot - than the sunny > > 16 rule - and it is not always sunny - inside a building for example. Better > > way to good exposures is to observe what the meter sees and use exposure > > lock, it can read and use half stops very well. > > BTW I used ordinary alkaline cells with no ill effects and I read from > > somewhere that the meter compensates for different voltages. > > All the best! > > Raimo K > > Personal photography homepage at: > > http:\\www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Andre Langevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 6:58 AM > > Subject: RE: Canon GIII 17 > > > > > > <snip> > > > >>I would not trust the auto exposure which is too rough: it is speed > >>preferred and seems to "step" using entire F-stops (rough > >>escapement). The best way to use it is to get to know what are the > >>speeds exactly (from a friendly repair shop) and use F16 rule > >>whenever you can. Manual half F-stops are possible even if the ring > >>does not click. You can get perfectly exposed slides this way. > >> > > > > <snip> > > > >>Keep us informed... > >> > >>Andre > >> > > > > > > > > -- > graywolf > http://graywolfphoto.com > > "You might as well accept people as they are, > you are not going to be able to change them anyway." > >
