Doomo Meter D on my Nikon S2.

 

There have been an explosion of clip on light meters of late, (Cosina) Voigtlander had their VC meter which fits into just about any hot or cold shoe on SLRs and range finder cameras and medium format rigs. Fast forward to recent times, companies like Reveni Labs, Keks and others have come out with their idea for the clip on light meter. I owned an early Reveni Labs meter, while accurate, it really didn't gel with me, and has been sitting in a drawer ever since. I did a ton of reading and settled on the Doomo Meter D and purchased it through Downtown Camera along with some ORWO NC400 colour film to try out, more on that when I get some time to shoot it. 

The Doomo meter D is pretty simple, two dials, one with shutter speed, the other with the aperture and ISO, the read out is just like a the Voigtlander VC meter or a Nikon FM/FM2n With a - o + LED read out, which is easy peasy to read compared to LCD and OLED screens in challenging light conditions. The one knock against the meter is changing the battery (CR1632), read the instructions and be patient, if you force things, it will end in tears and regret. 

The Meter D is pretty accurate bearing in mind it's like you are using a more sophisticated clip on meter than what Leica was using from the 1950s up until the M6 in the early 1980s. You are not going to get say a level of accuracy that 3D Colour Matrix metering will deliver in a Nikon F5, but it's good enough. I'm happy with this purchase, considering Adox CHS 100 II, you have to be more mindful with exposure, the Meter D did well. That said hindsight being 20/20, I should have rolled with something more forgiving like Eastman XX or Ilford HP5. 

Now which clip on meter is for you? if you dig buttons and screens, Reveni and Keks might be more your jam, if you are like me and like dials the Meter D from Doomo will b your cup of tea. 

Camera: Nikon S2 Rangefinder, Nikkor S Mount HC 50 F2 lens. 

Film: Adox CHS 100 II, FX-39 1+19. 




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