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| Reflx Lab light meter |
Some appointments took me to Seattle in early April. My intent was to take the Amtrak to King Street Station and then use one of the Lime rental bicycles. But rain was predicted, so I left my helmet at home. Well, as per typical Puget Sound weather, rain was falling in Olympia, but Seattle was sunny.
OK, time to walk and try one of the Seattle Stairway Walks, the one from City Hall to Pike Place. Plus, it was another opportunity to test my $13.50 Canonet Camera. It is equipped with a 40mm ƒ/1.7 lens, a remarkably capable 6-element double-Gauss design, single coated.
Because the camera's built-in no longer works, I used a small meter that fits into the flash shoe. Mine is a model from Reflx Lab. At least ten electronics companies in China make compact light meters to attach to vintage cameras. They appear to be very accurate when used the right way (i.e., point them at the appropriate subject). This Reflx model has one of the larger fonts in its display, perfect for my vision.
King Street Station Area
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| Amtrak at the King Street Station |
The Amtrak is only $14.50 from Olympia to Seattle (as of spring 2025). It saves you from the constant Interstate 5 traffic congestion at Joint Base Lewis–McChord. But the train is often delayed, so accommodate your schedule.
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| South Jackson Street at 4th Avenue |
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| Parking garage, 400 4th Avenue |
Business District
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| Seattle City Hall steps |
Seattle's "green" City Hall is located between 4th and 5th Avenues. These impressive steps are part of the Stairway Walk. A stream gurgles down the left side of the steps. An employee inside told me that the fountain had just been restarted the day before.
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| The 1914 Arctic Club Building with terra cotta walrus sculptures |
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| 3rd Avenue view south (with a grumpy bus) |
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| Federal Building steps leading to 1st Avenue |
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| 1224 1st Avenue |
Pike Place
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| Public Market entrance from Pike Place |
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| Vendor, main floor, Pike Place Market |
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| Mmmm, nothing better than good ice cream |
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| Lunch means Cioppino (Samsung digital file) |
Maybe a hearty Cioppino in the market is better than ice cream. Maybe?
Belltown
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| Waiting for riders on Pine Street |
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| 4th Avenue view south |
By about 1 pm, the rain really started coming down. I took the trolley to Lake Union, completed my appointment, and returned to King Street station for the ride home.
I took these pictures on April 7, 2025, using Kodak Portra 160 film, exposed at EI=100. I scanned the negatives with a Nikon Coolscan 5000 film scanner run by NikonScan software on a Windows 7 computer.
Update: the Canonet has been overhauled and cleaned at Zacks Camera Repair in Providence, RI. I am awaiting it to return home.
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