Favorite <compact> Light Meter

[Godfrey]

I use a Sekonic L328, and meter most often in incident mode.

Addendum:
When I don't feel like carrying anything else, the Fotometer Pro app for my iPhone 4S does a very good job.

G

 

[Marc G.]

Sekonic L398A Studio Deluxe Mk III

no batteries, no worries. quite handy, love it

 

[kanzlr]

The Sekonic TwinMate is a great little analog meter with incident and reflective modes. It's the perfect traveling companion for a vintage rangefinder.

I love my TwinMate, but It really is a meter for outdoor and reasonable indoor light. For pretty low light levels it is not sensitive enough. If I know I will need low light readings, I take a Minolta IV or use an iPhone app that works surprisingly well.

 

[Joakim Målare]

I voted for the Twinmate because that's the one I currently have and use. I even made a small addition to it for faster EV read-out, posted long ago at the other forum: http://photo.net/filters-bags-tripods-accessories-forum/00YFiE

If I bought another meter it would be a true spotmeter, but I'm ok as it is.

 

[t6un]

Thanks, Joakim! I'm sure I'll mod my Twinmate the same way.

 

[flip]

I would like to try others. I have a nice sekonic that I never use due to size. Instead, I use the CV II. More often than not, I meter my palm at an appropriate angle to approximate an incident reading and then wing around it.

 

[bwcolor]

Have two Sekonics with all the bells and whistles, but I usually wear a shirt with a front pocket and take my Gossen DigiSix, or no meter at all. Very old thread... and nine pages of meter talk..wow!

 

[Rodchenko]

Can't say it's compact, but my Weston IV fits easily in a pocket, is quick and easy to use, and very reliable.

 

[TXForester]

Vivitar 24 is certainly compact, but I need reading glasses or a little folding loupe to read the numbers.

 

[DNG]

Vivitar 24 is certainly compact, but I need reading glasses or a little folding loupe to read the numbers.

If that is the Smaller than the Gossen Pilot, and is a CDS meter, I have one, It is very nice for a small RF with Manual settings.

 

[Paul Jonathan]

Lumu Lightmeter

Lumu Lightmeter

Any thoughts on the Lumu Lightmeter?

 

[Timestep]

Gossen Digipro F ( Incident )

Seconic L-398 Studio incident. ( Used a Norwood Director in the 'fifties; The Serconic is like coming home )

 

[Coopersounds]

Sekonic auto-lumi L-158 cost me the princely sum of $2 and works a treat.

 

[Photo_Smith]

I have several lightmeters, Minolta spot F, Sekonic Digilite etc but the one I often throw in the bag is this:

Lightmeter by Photo Utopia, on Flickr

Accurate, small, well made and no batteries!
A little blog post:
http://www.photo-utopia.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/weston-exposure-meters.html
Wonderful!

 

[Dave R.]

Got the Lumu about a week ago, works great and tracks exactly with my Sekonic. Great for when I don't need spot or flash metering, which is 90% of the time for me.

 

[DominikDUK]

My walk around meter is the Gossen Digisix it's small, accurate and weights next to nothing.

 

[Harryo1962]

The light meter app on my iPod is pretty good.

 

[jjtelecaster]

My Sekonic Twinmate gets more use than my Gossen Digisix mainly because it's easier and faster to use. That said, I don't use them very much; the times I carry one it's to check my readings mostly.

Juan

 

[Monochrom]

vc meterII

vc meterII

Hi, for my RF´s and small lightweight easy to handle and perfect for every situation the VC meter II is simply superb.

After all It´s designed to go with our RF´s...

 

[Gareth Rees]

Seconic twinmate, but I often use a Weston V with Invercone, although it isn't small.