Light Meter that works with Cactus V4's

[Kryptix]

As above really. Ideally it'd work with Pocket Wizard Plus II's as well as I'm meant to have these soon but the company I have ordered them are messing me about a bit.

If not, I can always buy one later.

Obviously the light meter won't fire the flashes like the PW-compatible one will, but there's other methods like waiting for the flash and so on, isn't there? I'm OK with pushing the 'preview' button on the camera hot shoe although I expect this will be the only option anyway.

Any ideas?

 

[Jayst84]

...Obviously the light meter won't fire the flashes like the PW-compatible one will, but there's other methods like waiting for the flash and so on, isn't there? ...

I'm not sure I understand. You're not fussed about the lightmeter firing the flashes, so you just want a lightmeter that can read flash?

If that's the case, pretty much any standard meter will do it. Just make sure it has a flash setting on it. Hold button down, fire lights with your trigger, job done.

I must be missing something, though, you referenced PW compatible meters that will fire them, so you know about that..

 

[Kryptix]

All I know is there's light meters out there that'll fire PW's. I don't think there's any that will fire eBay triggers... I may be wrong?

I know most will probably do the job but I kinda wanted recommendations as there's always better and worse you can buy, and it's not always exactly "you get what you pay for"

 

[Flash In The Pan]

What you can do is get an extra trigger for your ebay triggers and connect it to the light meter (assuming it has a pc connection) with a pc cable and then use that to trigger it all. That's the way I did it with my Sekonic 308s.

 

[Jayst84]

All I know is there's light meters out there that'll fire PW's. I don't think there's any that will fire eBay triggers... I may be wrong?

I know most will probably do the job but I kinda wanted recommendations as there's always better and worse you can buy, and it's not always exactly "you get what you pay for"

Fair enough. I use a Sekonic 308 s I think it's called. I lot of people I know went for the 358? Big fancy expensive thing. Personally I have no need for one like that. I use a meter to meter the light, point at light, get told aperture, and away I go. I'm sure Mr Edwards or somebody will be along shortly to tell me what I'm missing out on though.

What you can do is get an extra trigger for your ebay triggers and connect it to the light meter (assuming it has a pc connection) with a pc cable and then use that to trigger it all. That's the way I did it with my Sekonic 308s.

Do you find that's much help over just using the trigger that you'll be shooting with? Meter in one hand, trigger in the other.. click, flash, read.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

Do you find that's much help over just using the trigger that you'll be shooting with? Meter in one hand, trigger in the other.. click, flash, read.

I did it that way mainly because I had a set of V2s with a dead receiver, so I had the spare transmitter anyway. However, it just saved constantly taking the main trigger off the hotshoe and it's not as if they're expensive..

 

[Kryptix]

Cool, I'll look into the 308s then. Anyone else got a suggestion?

 

[Byker28i]

Do you find that's much help over just using the trigger that you'll be shooting with? Meter in one hand, trigger in the other.. click, flash, read.

Nope that's exactly how I was taught on my course last year, with a 308 as well. Same as how I do it in the studio at work.