Which Light Meter do you have

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Good discussion on the need for light meters on another thread, so which light meter do you use.
dave
 
I use the cheap Sekonic 308S, perfectly easy to use and never let me down. There's not alot to go wrong with it to be honest, it's simple and effective :)
 
Minolta V. It's advantage is that if I drop it I just pick it up and carry on, the cheaper ones work just as well but if you drop them you'll probably need to kick the bits under the table:)
 
Mahoneyd187 said:
I use the cheap Sekonic 308S, perfectly easy to use and never let me down. There's not alot to go wrong with it to be honest, it's simple and effective :)
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If I were to drop it then I'd throw all the pieces at the nearest person in a mad frenzy and while they are being hail stoned with plastic I'd swipe their Minolta V......
 
I use a Sekonic 358; easy to use and reliable. Can also fire Pocket Wizards, if you use them.
 
Polaris for me (or Aspen Polaris as its now called) which has been great - though I have had to change the AA battery once in 15 years :lol:

Paul
 
Gossen DIGIPRO F small, fits in suit pocket, perfect for studio flash, weddings, and OCF
 
Some interesting choices there anyone know if the 358 will also fire the Bowens Pulsar units
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Dave
 
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Sekonic L-328 and L-308BII

Both small, really simple to use and accurate.
 
Sekonic L-308S .. cheap, small, does the trick. Not an ergonomic dream though.. A 358 would have the jog wheel instead of inconveniently based +/- buttons on the side.
 
Built in one for most of the time,

308 if I feel I want to impress or check studio flash set up,

and a Western Euro master for when I feel retro OR just want to know the light level!
 
Minolta IV F Autometer (now made by Kenko) Minolta Spotmeter F and when I feel like no batteries needed Weston Master V
 
Sekonic 758D.

Its a great spot and incident meter, but doesn't do the one job I really need for the day job, which its quite capable of but sekonic deliberatly crippled - readings in lumens.
 
308S. Cheap(ish) and cheerful, plus it's the meter I was leant whilst doing a studio workshop, and like they say, stick with what you know. All in I think it's a cracking meter, does what I need and it doesn't limit me at all. No doubt needs will change sooner or later but for now I couldn't ask for more.
 
I also have a Sekonic 308S which I seldom if ever use; shortly after getting it, I came across a lovely Gossen Lunasix 3S. I have a battery conversion kit in it (2 x SR44). The meter can still be serviced by Gossen (Germany) if and when needed and the important bit is, it takes fantastic low light readings. It's astonishingly accurate.
 
I have a Sekonic L758-DR which I bought at the same time as a PocketWizard Mini-TT1 and Flex-TT5 (to use with a 580 EX-II). To be honest I got a bit ahead of myself and am still in the early stages of learning about flash/off camera flash, so I haven't actually used the Sekonic or PocketWizards in anger yet.
 
Managed to pick up a second hand L-358 for a very good price. Very happy with it as it takes all the guessing work out of setting up the lights.
 
dont have a light meter,though i have been using a portaflash flash meter for some years now :(
 
Ordered and awaiting delivery of my Sekonic 308s from OneStopDigital...

STEVIER
 
Sekonic L-558. Superb!
 
My Sekonic 308s arrived a few days ago. I used it yesterday to sort out the ratios for my first speedlight portraiture. Nice and easy to use.
 
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