Those ISO measurements come from dpreview's camera reviews. The A1 is
also tagged as having ISO 125 sensitivity at indicated 100. It makes it
a little easier on me to have both cameras needing the same adjustment.
Chuck Norcutt
usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> You may have to be careful and be sure the digicam ISO matches what
> you expect.? Chuck has mentioned that the 5D at 100 is closer to what
> most consider 125.? I recall a chapter in one of John Shaw's books
> where he "calibrated" his meter to Velvia and had to change the ISO a
> tad on the meter to give him the results he wanted. Mike
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> Of course, if you don't shoot flash and do primarily landscapes you'd
> probably rather have a spot meter. But these days I think there is
> a better alternative. A used digital camera with a zoom lens that
> also offers histograms is probably a better spot meter or landscape
> meter than that Sekonic L-758D. You can buy a used Minolta A1 on
> ebay for about $100. The A1 has a zoom range of 28-200mm equivalent.
> It also has a spot meter which can measure a circle whose diameter is
> about 13% of the frame width. At 200mm equivalent that's just about
> 1.2 degrees. The spot meter can measure at the center or any part of
> the image by moving the focus point. But to me, an even more
> extraordinary feature is a live histogram. Just point the camera,
> zoom for framing and read the live histogram right off the screen
> without taking a shot.
>
> Of course, the A1 is a lot bigger than an incident light meter but
> the A1 is also a great little macro camera with an articulating
> screen for those low level shots. It's a very handy tool to have
> around and takes great 5MP photos at ISO 100. These are some A1
> images <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/fall%20color/index.htm>
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