
Values: Sensitivity 9-39 ° DIN / 6-6,400 ASA Apertures 1-45 Exposure times 8 hours - 1/2000 sec. The power requirements are quite demanding 2 pieces of PX27 are needed.

The displayed measured value (1-17) is then transferred to the setting scale as usual. The subject to be measured is aimed at the viewfinder, the needle is locked when the button is released. A rotary pointer on the back alcala indicates the set measuring angle. The measuring angle can be infinitely adjusted between 35 ° to 1 ° with the side knob. The zoom spot has two measuring ranges LOW / HIGH, which are switched with the gun button. Bertram finally gave up production in late 1982. Although this BEWI ZOOM SPOT was quite powerful and technically able to keep up with the Japanese spot meters of Pentax and Minolta, he was not given a long life.

In parallel, the BEWI BOY was built as a low-cost device. The traditional manufacturer Bertram, Munich, undertook in 1968 with this elaborate measuring device a last attempt to survive with a high-quality (and high-priced) product on the market. Gossen and Metrawatt got together and specialized in high-quality measuring computers. Most of the light meter manufacturers gave up at that time.
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The professional area covered gutters with the Lunasix and some elaborate Spotmeter from Japanese production. However, these often only had a fix focus setting for occasional users who did not know what to do with recording accessories anyway. In parallel, although cheap cameras without built-in exposure meter. Almost all newly developed amateur cameras had integrated exposure systems.

In the 1960s, the era of classic light meters ended up being the most important recording accessory. Here is a little review of the old Bewi Zoom Spot meter.īefore I begin, here’s an article on the meter.
