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What does selenium do in the camera? Can it be replaced? How to know it's working?
by tiborsaas 4y ago
What does selenium do in the camera? Can it be replaced? How to know it's working?
- jacquesm 4y agoIt's a little photovoltaic cell, the voltage output is proportional to the amount of light received. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenium_meter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenium_meter
- Finnucane 4y agoThese days it would probably cost less to buy a decent used handheld light meter than to fix an old built-in meter on a camera like the Pen. For years I've used a Gossen Luna Pro with 'spot' attachment.
- 100k 4y agoFor anyone else interested in a light meter for an old camera, my coworker's friend developed a small light meter and spot meter that are pretty interesting (and affordable): https://www.reveni-labs.com/ https://www.reveni-labs.com/