Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>>>>>>>> Larry, Can you tell me how big the 508 is. No one in the Australian shops has one ;-) How does it differ from the 408? Cheers Alastair Firkin, <<<<<<<<<< Alastair, Check out http://www.sekonic.com/Products/prodinfo.html for links with detailed specifications of both meters. I had the L-408 before the L-508. For my use, the practical differences are that the L-408 is smaller than the L-508 (though neither meter is pocketable); the L-508 can zoom down to a 1 degree spot reading while the L-408 is fixed at a 5 degree spot; the L-508 can average up to 3 readings in any mode where the L-408 has no averaging function; the LCD of the L-508 will light in dim conditions but the L-408's does not; the incident dome of the L-508 swivels where the L-408's dome is fixed on the meter's body; and the L-508 uses a dial to change settings, which I find far more convenient than the L-408's pushbuttons. Larry