Hi,

I just bought a Capital SP-II digital spot meter of which I'd like to
ask a few questions.

When viewing relatively bright spots like indoor lights etc. I seem to
get a double image in the top of the view. I guess it's there all the
time but distinguishable only when viewing bright subjects with quite
high contrast. I paid "only" 250 euros for it but nevertheless it came
with a six month guarantee. Is the double image just a feature of a
cheap meter or something repairable?

I also get a glare in the view circumference when pointing the meter at
lights, but I think the glare might be only at the viewing loop. It
seems to be impossible to affect the glare with a cardboard tube (read
toilet roll) without vignetting.

Are the things mentioned above just features whose actual effect on my
metering I just need to learn to negate? I also saw an analogue Pentax
meter at the shop, I think it was a Pentax V, and I should be able to
exchange my meter for it. I was told though that it's a pain to get
batteries for the Pentax meter and there should be no pros in choosing
it over the Capital.

Thanks for all who reply

Cheers

Antti