Any good incident light meter recommendation?

Which is a good incident light meter to get? Any recommendations, pros and cons to consider? Thanks

Sekonic is very popular currently.

Minolta has been forgotten by the current generation of photographers largely, because Minolta withdrew the meters from the market not long before their camera business was sold off, too. But Minolta was a popular (#1 player) in the 1990s among amateurs and pros alike, and meters were discontinued under the Minolta name only about 6-7 years ago. Kenko sells the last generation of Minolta meters under the Kenko badge now.

Gossen is an old, venerable line, but has not been popular among pros since maybe 40-50 years ago or more, back when the Gossen LunaPro was dominant among meters for its low light sensitivity, and then displaced first by Minolta than later by Sekonic.

I suspect you'll find that the Sekonic L-358 is the most popular currently produced meter among the folks here. I use one and find it to be perfectly suited to my needs.

Same here... just got one recently.

SkipD wrote in post #10340393
I suspect you'll find that the Sekonic L-358 is the most popular currently produced meter among the folks here...

I'm sure it is overwhelmingly the most popular.

I use the Minolta IV-F. I can't remember why I chose it. It works fine.

Either one of these should serve you well.

Just browsed through the Sekonic website and found that the Sekonic L-758DR can be calibrated to the sensitivity of a particular camera sensor. Is this feature worth the additional cost?

mrmarks wrote in post #10340563
Just browsed through the Sekonic website and found that the Sekonic L-758DR can be calibrated to the sensitivity of a particular camera sensor. Is this feature worth the additional cost?

Not for me.

That is also a HUGE meter, primarily because of the built-in spot metering viewfinder. I almost always use my L-358 meter in incident mode, even though I have a 1° spot meter attachment for it. The spot metering attachment cannot be used when I'm using the meter in incident mode.

The L-358 slips into a pants or jacket pocket very easily while still being tied to the supplied neck strap.

Thanks guys. I'll settle for the L-358 then.

Oh yes, before I forget, is there any additional accessory that I would need with the L-358 e.g the Sekonic gray card, etc? Thanks again

mrmarks wrote in post #10340783
Oh yes, before I forget, is there any additional accessory that I would need with the L-358 e.g the Sekonic gray card, etc? Thanks again

I don't see why you would need a gray card, unless you wanted to use the meter in reflected-light mode with the gray card.

The only accessory that might be useful to you would be the 1° spot meter attachment. I have one, but seldom use it. When I need it, it does work well.

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I have the 758 and find it a great tool. I do like the profiling feature, but it's not a make or break feature for me.

I have the 358, wish I would have gone with the L-758DR because of the built in spot meter. I bought the 1 degree attachment for the 358, but find it cumbersome.

windpig wrote in post #10343880
I have the 358, wish I would have gone with the L-758DR because of the built in spot meter. I bought the 1 degree attachment for the 358, but find it cumbersome.

What do you use the spot metering for? I plan to use the 358 for incident light mostly and I can rely on my 5D2 if I need spot metering of reflected light.

I have a Sekonic L-558 which has a built-in spot meter. On the more advanced meters the only way to measure in reflective mode is with the spot meter. The default measuring mode is incident.