pentax digital spot meter

[ignatiusjk]

Does anyone know where I can get a Pentax digital spot meter fixed and recalibrated?

[Kuzano]

Does anyone know where I can get a Pentax digital spot meter fixed and recalibrated?

Contact Quality Metric Light in Hollywood Ca. I think no web site, but they are in Hollywood and said to be the light meter experts for the movie industry. They do all sorts of repairs. Nothing but praise for them on the internet if you search Quality Light Metric. You'll be able to find their contact information that way. I used them a couple of times and the communication, turn-around time, and work was superb.

[Eric Brody]

I can concur with Kuzano. Quality Light Metric was recommended to me by John Sexton and they calibrated and adjusted my Pentax Digital flawlessly and promptly at a reasonablde price.

Good luck.

Eric

[Bruce Watson]

Does anyone know where I can get a Pentax digital spot meter fixed and recalibrated?

Use the search feature and you'll find that Richard Ritter is da man for this meter.

[Bruce Barlow]

It's best to CALL Richard at 802-365-7807 and discuss what you need.

[tgtaylor]

With all due respect to Richard and Quality, why not Pentax? I own two MF Pentax camera's with a dozen Pentax lens and whenever anything goes wrong with them I ship them to Pentax Service Center in Golden Colorado. Pdentax charges the same as anyone else and they are not going to return it to you unless it's up to Pentax specs.

Keep Shooting,

Thomas

[Bruce Watson]

With all due respect to Richard and Quality, why not Pentax? ...Pentax charges the same as anyone else and they are not going to return it to you unless it's up to Pentax specs.

Two reasons. First, Richard's specs exceed the Pentax specs (he was involved in the Zone VI modifications to improve Pentax's meter). Second, his service is just outstanding. When he recalibrated my meter last he gave me single day turnaround such that my meter was back in my hands in four days IIRC. I've only known dedicated individuals who would do this -- never a corporation.

Why not support a fellow LFer?

[Alan Curtis]

I'll cast another endorsing vote for Richard. His service and skill are excellent. He modified my Pentax when he was at Zone VI and I send it to him for calibration.

[John Bowen]

Ditto on Richard Ritter

[RichardRitter]

Being a photographer not having a meter but having a camera with loaded film holders is a real bummer.

So I try to work on meters as they come.

As to the way I photograph most of the time I work with out a meter. Photographed a week in Maine and used the meter once. I learned how to read the light by taking a guess at the exposure then metering the scene to see how far I was off. There have been a few times where I doubted the meter and I was right because the meter was off.

Meters have a tendency to go out of linear calibration. Be on in the mid range and out in either the upper or lower range. Long car rides can be really hard on a meters calibration.