What is a Weston exposure meter?
Weston light meters were one of the most popular meters with professional photographers. They were primarily set up for taking reflected readings, although later models had a snap-on opaque dome that converted them into incident meters. The meters had selenium cells for taking a direct reading of reflected light.
What is exposure meter in photography?
exposure meter, also called light meter, photographic auxiliary device that measures the intensity of light and indicates proper exposure (i.e., the combination of aperture and shutter speed) for film or image sensors of a specific sensitivity.
Are vintage light meters accurate?
Reflected metering is how most of your vintage light meters work. They can be very accurate in good light, however, once light begins to fall they can become useless. The Gossen introduced in 1960 was designed with film in mind and is better suited for bright light photography.
What are the two types of exposure meters?
There are two types of light meters: incident-light meters and reflected-light meters.
Is light meter necessary?
As a general rule, light meters are only necessary for film photographers using studio flash, or when metering for large format film. Most film photographers can create perfect exposures using a free, or cheap mobile phone application. Most film photographers will never need a professional, hand held light meter.
How is exposure measured in photography?
Usually, when you expose your photos you meter the reflected light using your camera’s light meter. It’s also the only way to determine the exposure value when you can’t be close to the subject you’re about to photograph.
What is a Master II Universal 735 exposure meter?
This model of cine exposure meter is derived from the Master II Universal 735. Rounded compact shape, steel cased and available in dark matt grey as well as glossy black. Dial legend variations. Continuing to use the Relative Brightness scale.
Are Weston exposure meters made in the UK?
The Masters were also the first (and only) family of Weston exposure meters to be made in the United Kingdom. Up until 1951 the Enfield factory had only been producing general instrumentation and luminance meters. British Masters differed from the American ones in their meter face designs and back plate legends.
Do they still make Weston Masters light meters?
They carry a model number prefixed by an ‘S’ (for Sangamo). The American Weston factory ceased manufacture of light meters in 1973. Weston Masters continued to be made and sold world-wide (including back to America) by Sangamo in the UK until 1980.
What is a Weston Master Cine meter?
The Weston Master Cine meters have a dial assembly adapted for use with cine cameras of the time. The shutter speed markings are replaced with frames per second and type A / B denotes different angular settings of a rotating shutter. They use a simplified ‘Relative Brightness’ scale.
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