Sekonic Exposure Meter

stevenje · Thursday at 3:42 PM

I was cleaning out some storage boxes in the studio and found this light meter that my mother in law had given me some 30 years ago, along with some other photo equipment. I do believe it was her fathers. I had forgotten I even had it. I think it was made in the 60's & I don't think it has ever been used. I just thought I would share this with all of you.

BrianShaw · Thursday at 3:48 PM

Very nice. New in box! A nice memento.

Bill Burk · Thursday at 4:49 PM

Nice, it might work. A friend gave me one and the low light cell doesn’t work but the high side works. I plan to take it apart. There’s a couple screws covered with plaster on the back.

RalphLambrecht · Thursday at 4:54 PM

stevenje said:
I was cleaning out some storage boxes in the studio and found this light meter that my mother in law had given me some 30 years ago, along with some other photo equipment. I do believe it was her fathers. I had forgotten I even had it. I think it was made in the 60's & I don't think it has ever been used. I just thought I would share this with all of you.

nice find. looks like an old selenium meter that doesn't require a battery. They worked well but were not very sensitivebut quite usable for daylight exposures.

ic-racer · 2026-02-13T18:21:10-0500

Does it work?

stevenje · 2026-02-13T19:43:05-0500

ic-racer said:
Does it work?

I did not try it.
I donated it to the Camera Heritage Museum in Staunton, Virginia along with a Kodak Pony 4 Camera Kit and a Weston Master 2 Universal Model #735 exposure meter.
From thirty years stored in box, to being on display for others to enjoy, makes me smile.

BrianShaw · 2026-02-13T20:17:42-0500

That was a really nice thing for you to do. A complete, brand new, meter in its original packaging will make a great museum display.

Don_ih · 2026-02-13T20:55:36-0500

I have one of those and it works fine outside. I don't think I ever tried it indoors. One of the few meters I have that still works.

mshchem · 2026-02-13T21:12:24-0500

ASA and DIN what's that

Pieter12 · 2026-02-13T22:05:21-0500

mshchem said:
ASA and DIN what's that

The little genies inside the meter who read the light.

film4Me · 2026-02-13T22:10:14-0500

DIN is European, ASA is for the rest of us normal folk.

mshchem · 2026-02-13T22:44:22-0500

I like the Weston, GE, Kodak (older), Kodak newer, Tri-X 200, etc, etc. The good old days. Kodachrome II now ASA 25 !!! (way betterer than ASA 10)

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