Re: OT: Gossen Super Pilot meter

2002-12-27 Thread Peter Alling
I think that the Super Pilot uses a Cds cell which requires a battery roughly the same quality of meter you'd find in a Spotmatic KM or K1000. I think that it _requires_ 3.5 v batteries, my old Luna Pro does. At 05:21 PM 12/23/2002 -0500, you wrote: Hi, Lon, I ~think~ the Super Pilot requires

Re: OT: Gossen Super Pilot meter

2002-12-23 Thread Lon Williamson
I think my Gossens are the regular Pilot: don't need batteries. Despite being old, they're all within a half-stop of each other, and meter about like my TTL meters do. They're not good in dim light. Didn't Gossen market some Pilots that required a battery and were more sensitive? -Lon frank

Re: OT: Gossen Super Pilot meter

2002-12-23 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Lon, I ~think~ the Super Pilot requires a battery, so maybe it is a bit more sensitive that the Pilot. They seem a good little meter, from your comment and others, so maybe that'll be my choice for an inexpensive meter. thanks, frank Lon Williamson wrote: I think my Gossens are the

Re: OT: Gossen Super Pilot meter

2002-12-23 Thread frank theriault
Thanks for that, Collin, Maybe I'll add that Sekonic to my shopping list. cheers, frank Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Steven I use the old Sekonic 162 Auto Leader 3 units. They've got 3 light level settings available and are very practical units for around $20 or so. Collin -- The optimist

OT: Gossen Super Pilot meter

2002-12-22 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Steven I use the old Sekonic 162 Auto Leader 3 units. They've got 3 light level settings available and are very practical units for around $20 or so. Collin