Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian, Thanks for your input... as I am using the Pocket Wizard Plus units. I am thinking the minimum would be the Sekonic L-358 but having the ability to use a meter as a spot meter would come in very handy indeed, as long as the exposure info is displayed in the finder of course. Thanks again, Wayne _____________ Wayne Serrano wayne@wayneserrano.com http://www.wayneserrano.com -----Original Message----- >From: Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Jan 16, 2009 7:51 AM >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] WTB; Light Meter Pocket Wizard Compatible > > >> any of you would like to make a recommendation please let me know your >> thoughts > >I use a Sekonic L-758DR. It's huge and annoying, but it works fabulously >well and since buying it I have never bungled a studio shot. > >Before I bought it I used a Sekonic L-308, which was NOT good enough and it >took me entirely too long to figure that out. When you get the exposure >wrong on a studio shot, who blames the light meter? > >I have a mixture of the old (blue) and new (black) Pocket Wizards, and the >triggers built into the light meter doesn't do a perfect job of triggering >the blue ones if you're more than about 40 feet away from them. The black >ones respond flawlessly at any distance I've tried. > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information