A Lightmeter question

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noeyedear

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I'm looking for something good in low light, my Gossen is long in the tooth and thumping it to get a reading is not the best. I have a Weston and other meters but none are very good when the light gets low.
I can see there are lots of meters good in low light, but they all look huge, there are cameras with sophisticated meters in that are smaller.

So is there any smallish light meter that can read a black cat in a cole bunker?

Cheers,

Kevin.
 
Suggest you look for light meter at B&H and Adorama and then go to manufacturers site for specifications.

Also used light meters at KEH and Roberts Camera/Used Photo Pro.

Meters have gave gone big as they add more functions.

SBC cell is best for low light.
 
Reflected-light, incident-light, or spot... one approach is figure out what levels of low light you want to shoot or most often shoot and then compare that with the published measurement ranges (taken with a grain of salt) of currently available meters...
 
One guy says that the Gossen Digisix can measure to LV -9, but I have not been able to duplicate his results. The display on the Digisix is not backlit, and in the dark it's too dark to read the display. If you put light on the display to read it, the measurement changes. Maybe you can get it to work. I gave up.
 
You need a silicon blue cell meter. The Digisix is one. I prefer the larger, flat, light, Digipro F. Easy to retrieve from a pocket. Mine is with me every day, dropped occasionally. Very hardy. Very reliable.
 
The two light meters I turn to when I need very low light sensitivity are the Sekonic L-358 and L-478D. The L358 is discontinued but my favorite: excellent performance, rugged, and relatively simple to use. The L478D is a more modern touch-screen type meter, has a tonne more features, but is a bit more complex in use. Both meter down to the -5, -6 EV range nicely.

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noeyedear said:
I'm looking for something good in low light, my Gossen is long in the tooth and thumping it to get a reading is not the best. I have a Weston and other meters but none are very good when the light gets low.
I can see there are lots of meters good in low light, but they all look huge, there are cameras with sophisticated meters in that are smaller.

So is there any smallish light meter that can read a black cat in a cole bunker?

Cheers,

Kevin.
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I'm like you I want a small meter. I never do night scenes but I just tried mine at home. It is almost dark but I can still see across the street, and at ISO 200 I get 60 seconds at f 45 (not f4.5). I don't know if it will go lower but my meter is a Sekonic L-308s.

EDIT: It is pretty dark now and as low as it would go is ISO 200 at 60 seconds and f11. Sorry that isn't a black cat in a coal bunker.
 
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