Charles Clemens 
, Nov 14, 2001; 01:17 p.m.
This is not a question; but rather some (I hope) helpfull information.
The Gossen Pilot and Pilot 2 (also known in Europe as the "Sixtino 2")
are wonderful incident meters. As they age about the first thing to
fail seems to be the white plastic sliding diffusor screen one uses to
switch between incident and reflected modes. It cracks or splits at
it's joints. These can be ordered from Gossen/Bogen parts department
at 201-818-9500 for a mere $2.00 each (plus $5.00 S&H) and are easy to
self install.
Charles Clemens , May 29, 2002; 12:21 a.m.
I have discovered however that these replacement slides do not fit the older "Pilot" model.
I did discover, in the investigation, that removing the back of the older Pilot to clean the innards or attempt a screen replacement is not intuitive.
One observes what appear to be 2 little plugs filling the holes within which the body screws should be. These are merely thin flat metal discs loosely glued like little manhole covers over the tunnels to the screws. Pop them out with the tip of a scalpel blade or similar. Then, you can unscrew the screws hidden beneath; and open the body of the meter.
Back of a Gossen Pilot (not Pilot 2) meter
Charles Clemens , May 31, 2002; 12:03 a.m.
Instruction Manual for Gossen Pilot Light Meter
I have copied the owner's manual for the Gossen Pilot 2 as an "Adobe Acrobat" or "pdf" file.
<P>It is at:<BR>
<A href="http://mypage.siu.edu/eo11/Gossen.pdf">http://mypage.siu.edu/eo11/Gossen.pdf</A>
Betty Page , Jul 27, 2002; 09:42 p.m.
Thanks so much for posting this information. I have a Gossen Pilot. It was given to me and I had no clue how it worked your posting has helped me greatly. I only have one question two actually.
1. What do the E and the V mean on the meter?( Maybe yours dosent have these. It was hard to tell in the manual photo.
2. Once the needles are lined up Im assuming that I can use any of the combinations that are lined up on the meter, is this right?
Charles Clemens , Feb 14, 2004; 01:13 p.m.
I noticed that the above post didn't come in as HTML. Here is a better looking version.
I have copied the owner's manual for the Gossen Pilot 2 as an "Adobe Acrobat" or "pdf" file.
It is at:
http://mypage.siu.edu/eo11/Gossen.pdf
Charles Clemens , Feb 14, 2004; 01:18 p.m.
The "E and V" stand for E/V, the abbreviation for "Exposure Value". E/V is another way of expressing the relationship of shutter speed and lens opening (F-Stop) that yield correct exposure.
Ben Sherman , May 04, 2007; 12:58 p.m.
Hey guys! Does your gossen pilot under expose in fair light. In not to bright, not to dark light my meter is underexposed by about 2 stops.
