----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: Metering (WAS: RE: getting LX - worth it? (repairs,...))
> > The advantage of meters like in the LX is that you can set exposure more > > accurate than 1/3 of a stop something that's impossible to do > > consistently > > with any hand-held meter. > > > > P�l > Wrong again , nearly all of the digital incident meters on the market > are accurate to within 1/10 of a stop and the readouts are in 1/10 stops. > My Minolta Autometer III which is 10 years old reads out fstop in 1/10 > stop increments. Well, both right and wrong really. The handheld meter may well measure within 1/10 stop. Whether it is actually accurate to within 1/10 stop is another question. Presuming it is, you still need to be able to accurately transfer that reading to the camera, something that is well nigh impossible on any camera. My view camera lenses can be set fairly accurately to 1/6 stop with the aperture, but only full stops with the shutter. My miniature format and MF lenses can be set with repeatable accuracy to within 1/2 stop, and my tired old mechanical cameras can only be set to full stop shutter speeds as well. Come to think of it, my more modern MZ-5 has full stop shutter speeds as well. I don't know if the MZ-S or PZ series fairs better in this regard or not. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
