Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A while back I posted a request for info on incident meters, and received some good advice. A week ago I received my Sekonic 308BII from B&H. This one was mentioned more than once in a positive way, so I went with it. The price, BTW, is STILL $199.00, in spite of the B&H ad price of $239.00. Well, lately I've been using a grey card to take readings with my six, and with my F3. The results have been really good - bad exposures are a rare occurance using this method. Now, using the incident meter, I've managed to go up a level in my exposure accuracy. I just picked up ten rolls of Provia, and 5 rolls of Velvia that I shot using just the hand held meter. Not only are there no off exposures in the batch, the color saturation throughout all the rolls is incredible. Even the lab guy came out and asked what I was doing differently, and to comment on the improved quality of my work. Gone are the days of underexposed shots, and blown out pictures. The only time I've found the incident meter to be of no use is when using a macro lens - the lens extension when focusing up close requires TTL metering to be accurate. Anyway, the 308BII is tiny, really light-weight, and simple to use. Also, it takes a single AA. I'm hooked! Regards, Ben W. Holmes Boulder, CO visit my web site at http://www.frii.com/~bholmes/ Leica serial numbers and Leica classifieds at http://www.frii.com/~bholmes/photodat.htm