Jan Pedersen
Well-known
Did not see the Sekonic Flashmate L-308S mentioned, anyone have experience with this meter?
I have been looking for a good small incident meter since putting large format on hold for a while. I use the Minolta Spot M for that but it is not ideal for Roll film.
I used to have a Minolta Auto meter IVF which was a great meter but i regrettably sold it when i bought the spot meter.
The L-308S looks like a nice small meter but i am curious to hear if there are any users and what they think about the meter.
THanks.
I have been looking for a good small incident meter since putting large format on hold for a while. I use the Minolta Spot M for that but it is not ideal for Roll film.
I used to have a Minolta Auto meter IVF which was a great meter but i regrettably sold it when i bought the spot meter.
The L-308S looks like a nice small meter but i am curious to hear if there are any users and what they think about the meter.
THanks.
rolfe
Well-known
The L-308S is nice and I use one extensively. It is about the size of a pack of cigarettes. About the only thing some people don't like is that it is shutter priority in its logic. As you probably know, it is also a flash meter.
Jan Pedersen
Well-known
Thanks for bringing that up. I just bought a used Minolta auto meter IVf since i know that meter and liked to use it.
SayCheese
Established
I use my Sekonic l 308 in EV-Mode with an ISO setting of 100. Set this way it shows only LV/EV100. I can calculate the apropriate shutter times and f-stops for the actual EI myself easily. This way i find the meter very handy, acurate and quick to use.
Used in normal mode, being shutter priority is not that much of a hassle, since you can step through the speeds after the measurment and the meter recalculates the f-stops. On the other hand, on an analogue reading meter you see every combonation of shutter and aperture at one glance, which is certainly very nice as well.
Regards, Klaus
Used in normal mode, being shutter priority is not that much of a hassle, since you can step through the speeds after the measurment and the meter recalculates the f-stops. On the other hand, on an analogue reading meter you see every combonation of shutter and aperture at one glance, which is certainly very nice as well.
Regards, Klaus
MiniMoke
Well-known
iPhone for me, with several metering apps.
Ok, it's totally uncool and does not feel right but it works
Ok, it's totally uncool and does not feel right but it works
MiniMoke
Well-known
Expensive!
PCR
Established
Sekonic L-208
konicaman
konicaman
Leningrad 4 - got 2 of those, both spot on. Very small and light.
froyd
Veteran
and...NOT compact, since it relies on other hardware.
LazyHammock
Well-known
I'm a big fan of both the L-308 and 208. Both are very lightweight and the 208 is tiny. I probably meter incident light 90% of the time.
Bill Clark
Veteran
My favorite is a Sekonic L-158 that I purchased new a few years ago. I keep it in the bag with rangefinder cameras.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
It relies on the iPhone 4 or 5, which is smaller than the Sekonic L328. Since I, and others, already have the iPhone and are carrying it anyway, the little lollipop head of the Lumu is small and at $130, it's pretty cheap if I price it against an L358 or other meter with comparable metering range.
I bought one and have been testing it against the Sekonic. It's right on the money and meters a little deeper into the dark. The app that drives it works well.
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aizan
Veteran
what's the smallest spot meter? they all seem to be on the large side.
froyd
Veteran
Understood. The 328 is not a small lightmeter however. I was addressing the "<compact>" specifically referenced in the poll's heading. Digisix, VC, Twinmate are today's embodiment of small light meters.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Matter of opinion. I have a Seconic L208 and it's small, but the L328 is small enough and is much more sensitive and accurate. The iPhone is similar in size: thinner, a bit longer, it slips in my pocket better than the L328 or L208. I have the Voigtländer too; it's only useful if you are using a camera that it fits the hotshoe well, rare for me.
They all work fine, some just work better than others. Since the iPhone is always in my pocket anyway, the Lumu is the smallest of the bunch.
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Pioneer
Veteran
I voted for the little Voigtlander meter but it is probably a tie between it and the Sekonic L208 Twinmate.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
I didn't realise how small CV one is, until picture above
I was using this one:
It is accurate, but not so quick to operate.
Accuered this one couple of weeks ago. Wanted it for couple of years.
Same as the old Seconic I have, if not worse in accuracy, but for B/W film it isn't so critical.
I like it because it has analogue scale, not single digit on the display and scale is matching my CV CS 35 2.5 PII aperture clicks.
I was using this one:
It is accurate, but not so quick to operate.
Accuered this one couple of weeks ago. Wanted it for couple of years.
Same as the old Seconic I have, if not worse in accuracy, but for B/W film it isn't so critical.
I like it because it has analogue scale, not single digit on the display and scale is matching my CV CS 35 2.5 PII aperture clicks.
Tijmendal
Young photog
I've found that the incident meter on the 208 isn't all that good. Compared to my l-508, which I trust more, it's almost always a stop off... As far as reflective reading goes, the 208 is hard to beat.
bence8810
Well-known
Does the little Lumu count? I have been using it ever since I ordered mine and it's brilliant. Also have a Sekonic L28_c2 or whatnot which is equally nice and small but still 15 times bigger than the Lumu...
Ben
Ben
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Yes.
The Lumu is the one I have with me most of the time now. I also recently acquired a Leicameter MR-4 for the M4-2, which works very conveniently.
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