I would think that you're correct. My flash meter has served me very well for twenty years, but it's not exactly state of the art. It's a Vivitar 230LX multipurpose meter. I talked my employer into buying it for me in the early eighties. I think it sold for around $200 in those days. In flash mode, it reads in 1/3 of a stop increments, but I generally bracket substantially when using it. Paul
William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Stenquist > Subject: Re: AF 400T swivel head > > > Theoretically, the flash meter should be better than TTL. In > practice, > > the off-the-film TTL on the LX is consistently more accurate > than the > > flash meter. Don't know why, but it is. > > That's the beauty of better components, I bet. > My Metz 60 is more accurate than my LX with a standard lens or > wider, but for anything else I have tried, the LX is better in > TTL. > My Metz is repeatable to less than 1/10 f/stop, which is the > fineness of measurement of my flash meter. > I measured this in a variety of conditions, with ranges from > around 12 to 24 feet. > > William Robb
