Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Check out www.sekonic.com and you'll find you did not miss anything. The 328 is more light sensitive than the 308B. I believe Roger may be thinking of the Analog L398. The advantage of the L328 is it is as small as the Gossen Luna Star F2, but about $100 less. The L328 has a rotating incident lumisphere and is flat and compact. The disadvantage to it is that reflective metering requires you to remove and replace the lumisphere and with a reflective or spot attachment. The L408 or 508 solves that with built in refelective reading but spot reading only. The L408 is smaller than the L508 and has a built in 5 degree spot, but the 508 has slightly greater light sensitivity (L508: -2 to 19.99EV vs. the L408 and L328 which have offer -1 to 19.9EV) for ambient. You also get a 1-4 degree zoom spot meter capability and more features than you may ever need. I have owned Gossen, Minolta, and Sekonic. I now (kept) use the Sekonic L328 and the L508. Easiest way to think about it is the L328 is a Car and the L508 a Jeep. Which do you really need and when? Peter K - -----Original Message----- From: phong (Doan huu Phong) [mailto:phong@doan-ltd.com] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 10:52 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] metering in low light Hi Roger, I have been thinking about getting the 308B as a pocket meter. Is the 308B really more sensitive than the L328 in low light ? The B&H web site indicates EV1 to 19.99 for the 308B and EV-1 to 19.99 for the L-328 at ISO 100. Did I misunderstand the sensitivity or are there different versions of the 308B or 328 ? I know the current version of the 308B is the 308B II, but thought they are really the same meter. Thanks, - - Phong - -----Original Message----- From: Roger L. Bunting <rlbunting@ameritech.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] metering in low light >I recently purchased a Sekonic 308B. What a great combination with my >M3, especially when traveling light. The meter is shirtpocket size. The >incident dome slides easily into place however there is no spot metering >capability. I consider it a "street" meter. The controls allow very >convenient one hand control. I have no reason to question the accuracy. >The sensitivity is way beyond the capabilities of my L328 which could no >longer support my increased indoor available light work (which is why I >went electronic/ditigal). I gave up the spot capabilities of it's bigger >kin because I wanted a compact meter to use when traveling. > >Regards, > >Roger > >Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote: >> >> Why not consider a Sekonic L-328? I offer digital readout and an anlaog >> scale. >> Digital meters are faster and more accurate than analog meters simply >> because the D'Arsonval movement in the analog meter cannot be quite as >> precise as an LCD readou with accuracy to 1/10th of a stop. >> >> Peter k >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Joe Stephenson [mailto:joeleica@email.msn.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 6:36 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: Re: [Leica] metering in low light >> >> I prefer an analog meter to a digital. I've been looking at >> the Luna-Pro F, because it would be easy to use with the zone >> system and has a 7- & 15-degree attachment available. Any >> thoughts about this or alternatives? I'd like, for example, to be >> able to meter the U.S. Capitol dome after dark and get an >> accurate exposure without having to bracket like mad. >> Thanks. >> >> ======= >> Dear Howard, >> I can't speak specifially about use in low light, but my Luna Pro meter has >> done everything I've asked of it for years, and I got it used. It seems to >> be quite accurate, easy to use, and flexible. Recommended. >> Joe Stephenson >