Light meters

Hello all,ive been looking into getting a decent light meter.Ive read the pros n cons on them but in certain conditions they seem invaluable.A midtohigh range meter im looking at is the Sekonic L-358 Flash Meter.

Anyone have any personal experiences with this one or any others?Any recommendation either way will be helpful.Thanks

I think u nailed it....great choice

DHPHOTO66 wrote in post #13784677
I think u nailed it....great choice

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Don't think you can wrong w/any of the Sekonics; they're almost too accurate!
Personally have the L-758DR and it's overkill for many folks.....and sometimes me too

CamFan01 wrote in post #13784782
Don't think you can wrong w/any of the Sekonics; they're almost too accurate!
Personally have the L-758DR and it's overkill for many folks.....and sometimes me too

A do over for me would be to go this route. I bought the 1 degree spot attachment, it would be nice to have it integrated. I wish Sekonic still made the forerunner of the L-758DR.

I have a Sekonic L-358, and absolutely love it. It's incredibly accurate and only takes a few minutes to get all my lights dialed in right where I want them.

What kind of metering do you need to accomplish?
The Skonics are great meters, but meters are meters.
It depends on what you want to measure, what you are going to use the measurements for and how you interpret the measurements.

For example, when using my Einsteins, the Cyber Commander is a superior meter because it can communicate with the lights to change power settings.

In other situations, my camera's reflective meter does a good job because it lets me dial in flash exposure compensation from the camera.

In yet another situation, the LCD on the back of the camera is a good meter because it lets me see what all the lighting is contributing so I can dial the best power setting into each group via the AC3 affixed to the MiniTT1 that's on the camera. The AC3 is talking to speedlites as well as AB moonlights and Einstein moonlights.

Naturally, all of this is easier to accomplish once you know your lighting equipment.

It does completely "depend." Most of my own work doesn't need a flashmeter at all.

For flash I use a Sekonic L-558 and Gossen Luna Pro F. They both work fine. I used the Luna Pro for many years then got the Sekonic only because it was almost free at the time.

skruft wrote in post #13804502
It does completely "depend." Most of my own work doesn't need a flashmeter at all.

For flash I use a Sekonic L-558 and Gossen Luna Pro F. They both work fine. I used the Luna Pro for many years then got the Sekonic only because it was almost free at the time.

I'd love to get my hands on a nice L-558

windpig wrote in post #13784811
A do over for me would be to go this route. I bought the 1 degree spot attachment, it would be nice to have it integrated. I wish Sekonic still made the forerunner of the L-758DR.

Why is that, considering the L-558DR was priced the same as the L-758DR was when the 758 was introduced (the 758 price has increased since then, due to inflation I guess)?

Look at the 308 instead of the 358. Gives me what I need, I don't miss what it doesn't have and saved a few $'s.

PacAce wrote in post #13805861
Why is that, considering the L-558DR was priced the same as the L-758DR was when the 758 was introduced (the 758 price has increased since then, due to inflation I guess)?

Hi Leo

What I would like is an incedent meter with integrated spot metering without the cost of the profiling and/or the built in PW trigger. I was thinking it was this one, but that shows you what happens when I think

windpig wrote in post #13806283
What I would like is an incedent meter with integrated spot metering without the cost of the profiling and/or the built in PW trigger.

The Kenko KFM-2100 is another alternative:
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …essional_Flash_​Meter.html

Kenko bought out the Minolta VI light meter when Minolta got rid of their light meter division. This one is nice and small (I find the 758 fairly bulky, but haven't been able to find a used KFM-2100 to replace it with)...

1 degree spot meters are expensive by themselves...that's why these are more than regular light meters.

windpig wrote in post #13806283
Hi Leo

What I would like is an incedent meter with integrated spot metering without the cost of the profiling and/or the built in PW trigger. I was thinking it was this one, but that shows you what happens when I think

Yes, you are correct, the 558 does have integrated spot metering but no provisions for profiling the meter for a specific camera. However, you don't need to profile the L-758 if you don't want to and I think you can get it without the radio module installed. The point I was trying to make is that the 758 is almost identical to the 558 but with some extra new features, like profiling, which you don't have to use if you don't want to.

[EDIT: Looks like the non-radio version of the 758 is not available in the US. Of course, you can alway pull the radio module out of the 758 if it really matters that much.

kenyee wrote in post #13806421
The Kenko KFM-2100 is another alternative:
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …essional_Flash_​Meter.html

Kenko bought out the Minolta VI light meter when Minolta got rid of their light meter division. This one is nice and small (I find the 758 fairly bulky, but haven't been able to find a used KFM-2100 to replace it with)...

1 degree spot meters are expensive by themselves...that's why these are more than regular light meters.

Thanks for the link

I'm currently using the L358 with the opitonal 1 degree spot attachment.