Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This meter (Sekonic 308S Flashmate) also got pretty good reviews on a recent thread at either Photo.net or the Leica customers' forum, I can't remember which. Anyway, lot's of folks recommended it for incident use. I always thought that I would want a Gossen Luna-Pro S for its incredible low light measuring capability (-4 EV) for use with the Noctilux. However, it turns out that the Sekonic 308S, at -5 EV, measures lower light than the Luna Pro S. The Sekonic doesn't read super-long exposure times like the Gossen, but it is also less than half the cost. Frank Farmer Jackson, Miss. On Aug 21, 2005, at 1:19 PM, feli wrote: > > On Aug 21, 2005, at 12:33 AM, Luis Miguel Casta?eda wrote: > >> The 308 is fine, small and incredibly light also, but it does not >> have precisely a solid look & feel. > > > I thought the same when I got mine a few years ago, but it has proven > itself to be > an incredibly rugged unit. I carry mine around every day. It's been > dropped, rained on > and just two weeks ago someone accidently set an equipment case on it. > > As with all meters it's most vulnerable spot is the LCD screen. When I > purchased mine > I taped a 2-3mm thick piece of plexiglass over the screen, with some > black gaffers tape. > In the long run this was a smart move as I have had to replace the > plexiglass once, due > to cracks sustained by impact. If the screen had been exposed the unit > would have been > destroyed. > > > Feli > > > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 > www.elanphotos.com > > > NO ARCHIVE > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >