Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/21

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Subject: Re: lightmeter for an old M
From: hartmann@interaccess.com (Nicholas Hartmann)
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 12:37:04 -0600

>Beginner question 1,000,006 (hehe!)....
>
>I may go the route of purchasing a pre lightmeter M body. Can anyone
>suggest a few good lightmeters on the market? I could then go to some
>local places and request to look at some. Also, what are the common prices
>for these things?

A good one to consider is the Sekonic L-308B Flashmate (ignore the flash
part). It is shirt-pocket size, has an incident-light dome you can slide on
and off, and is very easy to get used to. About $200. Also _very_ durable:
mine is full of scratches but still works fine and is on its first
(standard AA) battery.

Gossen also makes a Luna-Pro Digital: same shirt-pocket size, but the
metering cell is on the top, so you need to hold the meter horizontally to
get a reading; the Sekonic has the cell on the front so you can read the
display as you take a reading. I believe the Luna-Pro also goes for about
$200.

- -- Nick