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 09/27/2005 12:39:43 AM · #1
Hi. I'm looking for a good handheld 'light' 'meter' that works with reflected, incident and flash lighting. I've found a few nice ones, but would love to get some good DPC feedback before making a decision. I'll be using it in a studio with strobe lights, and in a wide variety of outdoor shooting as well, with and without strobes. Does anyone own a 'meter' that they can recommend? Thank you!
 09/27/2005 12:46:25 AM · #2
Bogen 'luna' Pro if they still make it. I got mine about 12 years ago. It still works great.

The unit that I have does do flash readings.

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 09/27/2005 12:53:22 AM · #3
What is your budget?

If money is not a factor the Mercedes of all Lightmeters is the Sekonic L-558R for US$499

A more reasonably priced 'meter' is the Sekonic L-308S for US$179

An intermediately priced one would be the Sekonic L-358 for US$249

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 09/27/2005 01:10:55 AM · #4
Thanks for the suggestions. I was hoping to stay in the ~$200 range. I've been leaning toward this one:

Konica-Minolta Auto 'Meter' VF

But the fact that the Sectonic is weatherproof strikes me as a significant advantage for about the same price. Of course, the Konica one does look badasser... :-)
 09/27/2005 01:38:49 AM · #5
Originally posted by PhilipDyer:
Thanks for the suggestions. I was hoping to stay in the ~$200 range. I've been leaning toward this one:

Konica-Minolta Auto 'Meter' VF

But the fact that the Sectonic is weatherproof strikes me as a significant advantage for about the same price. Of course, the Konica one does look badasser... :-)


What timing, I had actually considered posting the exact same question several days ago. I've been looking at so many on ebay this past week.
I'm enjoying seeing the responses to your post.
 09/27/2005 02:02:51 AM · #6
Happy to help, Laura. At the next Bay Area GTG, we can bring our respective 'light' meters and compare notes. :-)
 09/27/2005 02:07:55 AM · #7
It's been a while since I used handheld 'light' meters, but we had both Bogen LunaPro and Sekonic meters back in the day. I loved the LunaPro very much; reliable as houses. However, at least back then, it wouldn't do flash metering. The Sekonic would; flash, incident, and reflected. That was our studio 'meter'. We also had pistol-grip, "spot" meters that actually had a lens you viewed through to locate the area you were metering, and zoomed. Cool tools. Invaluable for zone system work, where we had to 'meter' discrete areas of the scene very precisely. I can't remember the makes of these, except one was a Vivitar.

Robt.
 09/27/2005 02:26:33 AM · #8
Originally posted by PhilipDyer:
Happy to help, Laura. At the next Bay Area GTG, we can bring our respective 'light' meters and compare notes. :-)


Those links were great because I studied the "specs" more than I had been and realized there are features on some that I might prefer to others. Besides whether they read ambient, flash, etc. I'm already set on that preference.

Yes, if I make it to a GTG I will definitely bring my 'light' 'meter' to compare whose is more "badasser", lol. I'm looking to decide on one in a week or two.
 09/27/2005 10:16:01 AM · #9
Originally posted by bear_music:
It's been a while since I used handheld 'light' meters, but we had both Bogen LunaPro and Sekonic meters back in the day. I loved the LunaPro very much; reliable as houses. However, at least back then, it wouldn't do flash metering. The Sekonic would; flash, incident, and reflected. That was our studio 'meter'. We also had pistol-grip, "spot" meters that actually had a lens you viewed through to locate the area you were metering, and zoomed. Cool tools. Invaluable for zone system work, where we had to 'meter' discrete areas of the scene very precisely. I can't remember the makes of these, except one was a Vivitar.

Robt.


Okay, hold everything -- Pistol grip 'light' meters that zoom in to 'meter' specific areas of a scene? I know that's essentially what my camera's built-in 'light' 'meter' does, but this description sounds so cool that now I'm going to have to add one of these to my long-term wish list as well. :-)
 09/27/2005 11:04:33 AM · #10
I am no pro by any means but it seems to me that this 'meter'
Konica-Minolta Auto 'Meter' VF has less features and is more expensive than this oneSekonic L-308 S.

I my self have one that was passed on to me which is the Minolta Flash 'Meter' IV. I am considering one that has both incident and spot metering choices. But in my requirements is that it has to be able to measure a 50 and 60 shutter speed. Why? That way I dont have to calculate the correct exposure when Iam shooting moving picture films. Amy suggestions?

Also..dont forget to callibrate!

Message edited by author 2005-09-27 11:05:09.
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