Light Meters Recommendation.

rickprickp Registered Users Posts: 346 Major grins
edited July 1, 2012 in Accessories
I'm looking into getting a light meter, to be exact the Sekonic L358. B&H has good reviews on it.

What do you guys think? BTW, I really don't want to go over $500.00 or so.

Any feedback would be great.

thanks

R.
R.
Canon 5DMk II | 70-200mm f2.8 IS USM | 24-105mm f4.0 IS USM | 85mm f1.8 prime.

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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2012
    yeah I have the L358. beautiful little device. limited compared to higher model, in particular for spot metering and video applications. the radio chip for it would be very nice if you have compatible triggers

    Neil
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2012
    a little searching and you might find some of the used spot meters for under $500....Sekonic has always been very good to me.
    Currently using a L558C .... here is a review of it ... ...
    and for sale on EBAY ... ... they still command decent prices
    depending on your needs something as simple as a Wein 500 for well under a $100 new could do the trick...they are boxy and ugly
    but very accurate.
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  • rickprickp Registered Users Posts: 346 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2012
    NeilL wrote: »
    yeah I have the L358. beautiful little device. limited compared to higher model, in particular for spot metering and video applications. the radio chip for it would be very nice if you have compatible triggers

    Neil

    Art, thanks for the reply. My eye is on the L358. It's has god reviews, has rempte capability etc... hence the interest..

    That;s for the reply. I dont; do a lot of video so thats a non issue.
    What's the big limit with the spot metering?

    As for triggers I have the PocketWizard TT5 and a TT1. Any issues with those?

    R.
    Canon 5DMk II | 70-200mm f2.8 IS USM | 24-105mm f4.0 IS USM | 85mm f1.8 prime.
  • mstensmstens Registered Users Posts: 78 Big grins
    edited July 1, 2012
    No issues. The optional radio trigger for the l358 is a pocket wizard one, so triggering your strobes is trivial and worth the additional cost I the end.
    mike
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2012
    spot metering is a level of sophistication higher for certain uses. I think you can do spot metering with the L358, with the dome removed (but check that!), but I think you don't get all the measurement options as with the higher models. there's a very big difference in price, as you know, so you would have to need it bad!

    http://www.sekonic.com/Support/FAQs/Spot-metering.aspx

    http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/accessories/l-608.shtml#Spotmetering

    Neil
    "Snow. Ice. Slow!" "Half-winter. Half-moon. Half-asleep!"

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  • mstensmstens Registered Users Posts: 78 Big grins
    edited July 1, 2012
    You can get a spot meter attachment for the 358, some removed gives you reflective metering, but it's a wide field.
    mike
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