Originally Posted by
neil poulsen
One thing that I always check in a spot meter, is to make sure that the little circle in the view finder is aligned well with the sensitive area in the meter. One can check this by looking though the view finder and slowly bringing a black edge close the the edge of the viewfinder's circle. Test all the way around the circle with both vertical and horizontal black edges, and by turning the meter a little.
If the alignment is off, you'll see this by examining how the light reading responds as black edges approach opposite sides of the circle.
My first 1 degree spot meter was a Soligor (I think), and the sensitive area was poorly aligned with the circle. I had just purchased it brand new. So, back it went, and I bought a new Pentax V. The alignment was perfect in this 2nd meter.
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