Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/21
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Greg.Chappell@bankofamerica.com wrote:
> Sekonic actually makes two selenium meters. The L398M and, I believe
> it's called the L155 or L158, which is, I believe, the one referred to
> below. The latter is probably in line size wise with the Gossen Pilot.
> Sekonic also makes the L188 Auto Leader, which is a cds meter the same
> size as the L155 (or 158, cannot remember the designation). It is a
> reflective meter only, though.
Yes, and the Gossen is both for incident and reflected light. I don't
mean to be argumentative, nor do I own Gossen shares, but I was badly in
need of a very small light meter, and I went with Gossen, because it's
the smallest one around, plus more versatile than the Sekonic.
Sizes: Sekonic L-158 2 3 1
Sekonic L-188 3,2 2 0.75
Gossen Pilot 1.75 2.5 1.1
Bernard.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernard [mailto:5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru]
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 6:31 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Can't recall if I'm losing my memory
>
> Mike Johnston wrote:
>
> > Jeff,
> > Sekonic makes a little incident meter that runs off a selenium cell
> > and doesn't need batteries that is a perfect complement to a
> > screwmount Leica. It's been around for something like 60 years (?)
> and
> > is still available new.
> >
> > I can't remember off the top of my head what it's alphanumerical
> > designation is. It was always called "The Director's Meter." Can
> > anybody help me out here? Anyway it would be perfect.
>
> I find Gossen's Pilot-2 (or Sixtino-2 in Europe) rather more
> interesting. Same weight as the Sekonic, but of a more compact design,
>
> and it can be mounted in the hotshoe, where it doesn't look all that
> weird. The Sekonic is flatter, but longer and wider, making a strictly
>
> non-mountable device.
>
> Bernard