Mickey Trageser wrote:
The completely manual design of the camera, sans meter, locked to a single
focal length and coupled with the cost factors would put me in a mode that
would demand thoughtful deliberation for each frame. Using a handheld meter
would not significantly affect that process.
What are your intentions for the camera? Travel? Studio? Portraits? Are you
planning on printing murals? Do all of your photography needs fit into a
single focal length? Changing your goal from an OM-4Ti to the GW690III has
far more impact than just losing the metering system. My needs for features
are more diverse that the Fuji can provide as a primary camera. But if I had
a real need for the negative size, and the fixed focal length was
appropriate to the application, the lack of meter would not be an issue. But
it wouldn't replace my 35mm system.
I came very close to buying the GW690III a couple of years back,
but it was the fixed focal length that really stopped me. For
the same price, I got the more cumbersome, but more versatile,
Mamiya Press, with two lenses, a 6x9 back, and a 70mm back for
when I don't need the 6x9 format but do need lots of shots
between changes. (Plus the 70mm back lets me shoot Kodak
Aerographic Infrared, think 6x7 HIE negatives.)
OK, all that being said. I am extremely pleased with my Minolta handheld
ambient/flash meter. I would not have a problem purchasing another, if the
need arises.
Likewise, I find my Minolta an excellent meter.
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