Re: [Leica] Re: Meter Suggestions

[Leon Davenport <leonjdav@pacbell.net>]

I have a Sekonic 508 and it is everything that a meter should be. It is an
incident meter, a reflected light meter with a zoom spot that ranges from 1
to 4 degrees.  I can take three readings and then the meter will do the math
for me and give me a very useable exposure setting. I can use it to meter
hot lights and it is a flash meter!  By the way, with the right cable and
flash unit it will trigger your flash and take a reading.  Also, at ASA 100
it reads down to EV -2 or 60 seconds at F/4.  It is also water resistant....
Yup, I like mine a lot.  If you are thinking about buying a new meter, you
should look at this one and measure all others by it.

Leon.
 

> From: Bernard <5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 14:44:22 +0300
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:  Meter Suggestions
> 
> Jim Brick wrote:
> 
>> I have a Gossen Luna Star F as well. I think it is the best digital
>> incident meter available. And I've tried them all. I've run through
>> the
>> list of features here on the LUG many times, but you are the only
>> other
>> LUGger who seems to agree with me. Instant on, "real" analog scale,
>> will
>> automatically compute filter factors and adjust readings accordingly,
>> brightness ratios, etc, etc, etc... And deadly accurate. The "real"
>> analog
>> scale alone is worth the price of admission.
> 
> This meter is my choice as well. I do prefer needle meters, in general,
> but I no longer want to carry my large and heavy Profisix around
> anymore. The old meter does a little better in the dark, btw: up to -4
> EV against -2.5 EV for the digital.
> 
> Which reminds me..... I looked in awe at the Sekonic 508, until I
> discovered that it reads no lower than +2EV. Interesting that a meter
> would do absolutely everything, except for the most important: it won't
> meter.
> 
> Bernard
>