This is my preliminary evaluation of the Pocket Spot that I received a couple of hours ago by USPS.
The fit and finish is great, the viewing is easy, the read out is sharp and clear. The dials are easy and clear. It physically appears to be everything I was lead to believe.
I compared it to my Soligor 1% spot meter, a Zone IV model that was modified by Fred Picker to be correct in its reading of objects of differing colors and intensities. Linear and color blind they used to say. It was everything I wanted in a meter for many years with the exception that it was large and could be broken if accidental dropped. The holster was never that easy and the pockets were never that accessible. The meter was always getting stuck in my coat pocket. For accuracy it is top notch.
Comparing the two I set the EI at 100 and took several meter readings at close distance, 2', 10', 20' and out doors at a dim lit house side and a street light at infinity.
Every close reading was the same for the two, that was a plus, can't asked for better than than that.
The house side was off a little maybe a third of a stop. The Pocket Spot has two red dots. One is 1/3 stop and Two is 2/3 stop. Not a problem there.
The street light a couple of blocks away was a different story. The Soligor reading was constant and didn't vary until I was totally off of the light.
The Pocket Spot, which has a bore hole for a sighting, displayed readings that were all over the place, like it couldn't lock on. I never did get a reading with it. That's still OK since I can figure out what the exposure is, it's called one on, one over, one under, or was that one one thousand, two one thousand? OK asking it to read a street light at two blocks in the dark is maybe asking too much.
The bottom line, this meter is small and seemingly accurate from the initial tests and I will be using this most if not all of the time. For travel it will be the only one to take. It's impressive for the size.
Drawback, it was supposed to come with a Teflon tool to remove the battery cap and it didn't. The Plus, it came with the battery installed and an extra battery. It has a red slip case and a set of instructions.
Was it worth the effort and the long wait, YEP all the way, no second thoughts, no disappointments, no return.
Curt
The fit and finish is great, the viewing is easy, the read out is sharp and clear. The dials are easy and clear. It physically appears to be everything I was lead to believe.
I compared it to my Soligor 1% spot meter, a Zone IV model that was modified by Fred Picker to be correct in its reading of objects of differing colors and intensities. Linear and color blind they used to say. It was everything I wanted in a meter for many years with the exception that it was large and could be broken if accidental dropped. The holster was never that easy and the pockets were never that accessible. The meter was always getting stuck in my coat pocket. For accuracy it is top notch.
Comparing the two I set the EI at 100 and took several meter readings at close distance, 2', 10', 20' and out doors at a dim lit house side and a street light at infinity.
Every close reading was the same for the two, that was a plus, can't asked for better than than that.
The house side was off a little maybe a third of a stop. The Pocket Spot has two red dots. One is 1/3 stop and Two is 2/3 stop. Not a problem there.
The street light a couple of blocks away was a different story. The Soligor reading was constant and didn't vary until I was totally off of the light.
The Pocket Spot, which has a bore hole for a sighting, displayed readings that were all over the place, like it couldn't lock on. I never did get a reading with it. That's still OK since I can figure out what the exposure is, it's called one on, one over, one under, or was that one one thousand, two one thousand? OK asking it to read a street light at two blocks in the dark is maybe asking too much.
The bottom line, this meter is small and seemingly accurate from the initial tests and I will be using this most if not all of the time. For travel it will be the only one to take. It's impressive for the size.
Drawback, it was supposed to come with a Teflon tool to remove the battery cap and it didn't. The Plus, it came with the battery installed and an extra battery. It has a red slip case and a set of instructions.
Was it worth the effort and the long wait, YEP all the way, no second thoughts, no disappointments, no return.
Curt
