Light Meter
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I want to get a light meter for my Mamiya
I contemplated on getting a AE prism but now considering getting a light meter.
Which is good to get?
I was thinking of getting light meter which can do spot metering. Is this worth it? I would be doing more outdoor at night and wont be able to walk to subject and take light values.Also there are some light meters out there for digital use, would this be ok for film use? I would be shooting only film.
- inhaler970
how much you want to spend?
- Not sure.. I am hoping for some guide and I can try to find used.********
- Not sure.. I am hoping for some guide and I can try to find used.
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ok_not_ok
So does this work as others with finder, where I just point to determine light or do I have to walk to the subject?
- bolus0
most lightmeters measure incoming and reflecting light.
you either hold the meter close to the subject (or in a similarly lit place) or you unscrew the white on top and measure how much light comes in (usually at a 70 degree angle or so)
- bolus0
you can try to get an old one, i have a lovely (non-flashmetering) gossen lunasix three, but unfortunately the batteries are no longer available.
I wouldn't spend too much money if you're not gonna use the meter in a studio with flashes. most cheaper, non-flash, meter do a very decent job.
good luck
- Thanks again. I am new to film so I am trying to figure out what to do with out onboard AE********
- Thanks again. I am new to film so I am trying to figure out what to do with out onboard AE
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There are so many options. Aside from Sekonic L-358 that ok_not_ok recommend, is there anything else?
- how much are you willing to spend?bolus
- I would say around 100-300********
- http://cgi.ebay.com/…bolus
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI…
What do you think of this?
- bolus0
i've worked with second hand 10 dollar lightmeters that did a fine job
now I have a gossen digisix which works great (mainly because I want to measure flash light)
- Ruffian0
I have a Sekonic L-508 and can't say a bad thing about it.
- bolus0
good luck, i'm out
- inhaler970
l-308 sekonic
pretty affordable, can do both reflective and ambient.http://www.bhphotovideo.com/imag…
L-758 sekonic, Expensive, but a total workhorse, do spot incident, can place exposures in memory and then average the exposures..
but 450dollars.When I started, I got this one
Minolta v f. It lasted me a long time, incident, reflective, flash, did it all.. I think it goes for 200 or 300.
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Whats the difference between Cine and DR? DR for digital and Cine for video?
- cine is for film (movie film)inhaler97
- Ah ok thrank you********
- harv0
Get the L-358. super easy to use and nothing beats it. I still use mine all the time
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Great, it seems like L-358 is very well rounded. Thanks again Harv
- sikma0
I've been using a the same sekonic L508 for close to ten years. Well worth the money.
