watt seconds and meter readings low

[Ed Sukach]

I'm using a Gossen flash meter and tried it both with reflective reading and incident. With just the modeling lights i got a reading of 1/8 sec @ f/5.6.

... and with the 1400 w/s flash, there was LESS light, by two stops ... 1/8 second; f/2.8??

How? -- What?? When the Speedotron is fired, there is LESS light? Either there is a problem with the meter or the operation of it ... or the Brownlines are emitting the fabled "darkons" -- anti-photons!!

 

[rbarker]

I'm not so sure. If Watt is on second then Who is on first, and the Infield Fly Rule applies.

I tried applying that with my strobes once, but I guess my bulb was too dim.

 

[djkloss]

... How? -- What?? ... there is a problem with the operator ...

True enough...as we used to say... operator error...I guess it helps if you know your equipment. A simple thing like a lightning bolt on the dial... duh! go figure!

How many apugers does it take to analyze a light meter?

This is one lesson I won't forget!

 

[JBrunner]

True enough...as we used to say... operator error...I guess it helps if you know your equipment. A simple thing like a lightning bolt on the dial... duh! go figure!

How many apugers does it take to analyze a light meter?

This is one lesson I won't forget!

Well, we all got to the bottom of it, eventually. It is great that we are here for each other, and that nobody likes kicking around a problem, like an APUGer.

 

[blansky]

True enough...as we used to say... operator error...I guess it helps if you know your equipment. A simple thing like a lightning bolt on the dial... duh! go figure!

How many apugers does it take to analyze a light meter?

This is one lesson I won't forget!

What. Are you kidding?

Every photographer goes through this stuff. All equipment is different, every manufacturer has some brilliant idea and screws up the works.

You ain't seen nothing yet.

This one didn't even cause any personal injury.


Michael

 

[MattKing]

What worries me is that one of the reasons I was able to help was that I had the instruction manual for my meter here, at the office, in a desk drawer.

Why do I need my instruction manuals in my law office?

Do you think that I might be just a bit too anal??? :rolleyes:

Matt