Since we're way OT, OM-wise, I'll put in a plug for one of my favorites...
The Canon T70 includes two metering modes - averaging and selective area, or
"fat spot." The fat spot measures a delineated area approximately twice the
diameter of the split-image RF/microprism focusing circle. If I'm recalling
correctly it's roughly 120f the total viewing area. Accurate enough for
everything I've done so far.
But a good used T70 and telephoto gets into the price range of a good used
handheld meter with spot metering and/or flash calculations.
So I wouldn't buy a particular camera just to use it as a lightmeter. I'd
buy it 'cause I needed the camera and it just happened to have useful
metering modes.
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From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
Yes, The CL only meters what Rand mentions. It's not the ideal answer.
At 01:12 AM 7/13/00 -0400, you wrote:
In a message dated 00-07-13 00:44:45 EDT, you write:
> Skip,
> I don't think that the Leica CL is the answer as the manual infers
> that it (the spot meter) views about 1/3 the height of the viewing
> screen. There is no actual figure given in my manual.
> Rand E.
>
I would love to have one anyway. I lusted in my heart right after it came
out
and the Minolta version also. I still do (sigh).
Warren
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