Post by belgiumreporter on Jun 15, 2021 4:31:35 GMT -5
Over the years i've accumulated a whole lot of handheld light meters. Because there were so many i've just sold a lot of 30 to free up some space. The bid i've accepted for the lot shows there doesn't seem to be much love for "old" handheld lightmeters.
These are the ones still here, out of the lot the one wich stands out for me is the Sixtomat digital. It is very easy to use, very precise and switching from one mode to another happens by the push of a button. However it's these buttons wich will give problems. Underneath the buttons are these carbon contacts, wich when pushed touch the circuits on the main board in order to command the different functions.
Now these contacts tend to get dirty (more often than i like) so the meter has to be opened up, the mainboard removed in order to clean the contacts and the circuits. If you know what your doing it's a 10 minute job and the meter will work as new again. Another thing i very much appreciate about the Sixtomat is that it operates on one single 1.5V AA battery.
About the flash meters i think the multiblitz suits my needs the best and has proven to be accurate and easy to operate.
As i am not planning to collect light meters there are still a few wich will have to go.
These are the ones still here, out of the lot the one wich stands out for me is the Sixtomat digital. It is very easy to use, very precise and switching from one mode to another happens by the push of a button. However it's these buttons wich will give problems. Underneath the buttons are these carbon contacts, wich when pushed touch the circuits on the main board in order to command the different functions.
Now these contacts tend to get dirty (more often than i like) so the meter has to be opened up, the mainboard removed in order to clean the contacts and the circuits. If you know what your doing it's a 10 minute job and the meter will work as new again. Another thing i very much appreciate about the Sixtomat is that it operates on one single 1.5V AA battery.
About the flash meters i think the multiblitz suits my needs the best and has proven to be accurate and easy to operate.
As i am not planning to collect light meters there are still a few wich will have to go.
