hasselblad Fri, 22 Jun 2001 Volume 1 : Number 1265 In this issue: Re: Gossen meter Re: Gossen meter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:52:02 +0200 (CEST) From: bigler@ens2m.fr To: kwow Cc: hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: Gossen meter Message-ID: <200106210852.f5L8q2W18700@belenos.ens2m.fr> > I would like to seek advice for ... Regards Ow.. > the difference of the ProfiSix-SBC and the Lunasix-F in terms of > reliability and ease of use. Note : in the US the Lunasix F is sold under another name : Luna-Pro. I myself have the Lunasix F. 'F vs. 'Pro : probably no difference in terms of reliability. Ease of use : both use the same "slide rule" control dial plus the "zeroing+memory" measurement. Probably the most practical system if you like analog read-outs. > So far, I am only aware that Profi-Six is a more comprehensive > system with spot metering and flash add-ons and besides that it is > using the silicon blue cell (sbc) as compare to cds of the Lunasix. The 'F is substantially cheaper than the 'Pro ; in the 'F you get both ambient *plus* flash in the same unit as standard. And you can add to the 'F: tele (a kind of "wide" spot-meter), repro, darkroom, microscope, fibre-optic attachments common to various Gossen meters. On the 'Pro you have to buy the flash-meter attachment extra. As an amateur, my Lunasix F serves 110% ;-) of my tasks. I do not miss the spot feature (I mostly use incident light readings) and I know can eventually buy the tele attachment. I can hardly believe that you'll find a difference at the ordinary user level between CdS and Si-SBC except for very low light levels, that kind of long exposures used for astronomy or microscopy. Second-hand Lunasix F models turn up frequently in excellent condition in the the 150 Euro range of prices. My understanding is that people are moving to meters with digital readout LCD displays for various reasons, so it might be a good opportunity to buy a Lunasix F now. To be complete I should mention that the classical CdS Lunasix (non-flash) is less interesting, IMHO, since there is no possibility to add a flash meter, and it does not use the zeroing measurement but a more "antique" system of 2 scales like in the Weston. If you get a 'F or a 'Pro, being myself an ever-ready-case addict, I would recommend to try and find the folding hard leather case, 'old-style' which opens like a Rollei-TLR ever-ready case, and is much more practical than the soft leather zipped pouch now supplied as standard. -- Emmanuel BIGLER ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:52:36 +0200 From: "Q.G. de Bakker" To: Subject: Re: Gossen meter Message-ID: <000901c0fa37$e83b0060$8dd5f1c3@qnu350> kwow wrote: > I would like to seek advice for the difference of the ProfiSix-SBC and > the Lunsix-F in terms of reliability and ease of use. > > So far, I am only aware that Profi-Six is a more comprehension system > with spot metering and flash add-ons and besides that it is using the > silicon blue cell (sbc) as compare to cds of the Lunasix. The Lunasix-F does not use a CDS cell. It has a Silicon Blue cell, the same as is in the Profisix. There is absolutely no difference in build-quality or reliability between the two. They differ in as far as: a) the Lunasix F does flash as well, the Profisix needs an attachment to do that; b) the Profisix takes more attachments, and the ones that will not fit the Lunasix F as well (Profi-Flash, Profi-Spot, Profi-Color, Profi-Flex (though there is a Flex attachment that will fit the Lunasix F) and Profi-Lux) are plugged directly into the Profisix's electronics, so no dialing in of correction factors is required; and finally c) the Profisix is a bit more sensitive: it meters down to EV -4 while the Lunasix F stops at EV -1 (at ISO 100). ------------------------------ End of hasselblad V1 #1265 ************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hasselblad Users Group Listserv is a public service of Absolute Internet, Inc., which is not responsible for its content. This mailing list is in no way affiliated with Victor Hasselblad AB, it's subsidiaries, or affiliates. Please turn off HTML mail features prior to posting to this list. Use text mode only. To change your subscription status, go to: http://mail.kelvin.net/guest/RemoteListSummary/Hasselblad Digest archives are stored at http://www.kelvin.net/hasselblad/hassy.htm Searchable archives can be found at http://www.listquest.com/arts/index.html