Can anyone advise me about the functions of the 2 potentiometers on the Yashicamat 124G light meter? I suspect one is gain and the other offset, but I could be way off base.
Mine reads too dark by about 4 stops. It appears that the switch works properly and I am using a hearing aid battery with adapter.
Yes I have a good hand held meter, but would like to get the built in meter working at least in the ball park.
Any help with adjustment would be appreciated.
Can anyone advise me about the functions of the 2 potentiometers on the Yashicamat 124G light meter? I suspect one is gain and the other offset, but I could be way off base.
Mine reads too dark by about 4 stops. It appears that the switch works properly and I am using a hearing aid battery with adapter.
Yes I have a good hand held meter, but would like to get the built in meter working at least in the ball park.
Any help with adjustment would be appreciated.
I am pleased to report that I have successfully recalibrated my light meter. It does appear that the potentiometer on the right is a gain adjustment and the left one is offset.
After about 2 hours of work, my built in meter is spot on with my Gossen Luna Pro F throughout the full range of illumination. My Luna Pro was just calibrated by Quality Light-Metric in Hollywood. I highly recommend them.
So it can be done.
Thanks!
I have filed these comments for when I some day get around to opening up my 124G. (So far I've been using a separate meter.)
Hot dang, aren't I standing here with mud on my face. It's fine with me, though. Glad you got it done. I have only 2 questions: Were you sure you were 4 stops off? that's a lot. and 2) what kind of linearity do you have now? That is, is it calibrated at one light level, or is it showing accurate from dark to bright (linear)? Anyway, good show. I thought it was useless.
I only checked once, but it took 4 full stops before.
After adjustment it was within 1/3, maybe 1/2 from full sunlight to average interior room lighting. The built in meter is hard to read real precisely. That was reading an 18% gray card.
Well, it doesn't get any better than that. I'm glad I was wrong. Just because I'm a good technician, it's tiresome being a know-it-all. Got no problem with being wrong, as long as I'm learning. Learning is all the fun. Knowing everything is boring. Good for you friend--another good repair. Ain't it a thrill?
Now I have a new calibration project.
I just picked up 2 Minolta SRT 201's and one meters about 1 stop off.
Got to figure out where to start.
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