Ronald M
Veteran
I use the best meter for the job. Own all kinds, incident , Digital spot, reflective,.
presspass
filmshooter
Both, depending on the shoot and what's in the bag. With the ltm cameras this past week, it was a Pentax digital spot meter. When it's a camera with a built-in meter like the MP, I'll also carry an incident meter. Today, in the snow, I'll use the incident meter and ignore the built-in meters. So which do I use? It depends on the need.
Pentode
Well-known
I'll use any or all of the above, depending upon how I'm shooting and what I feel like carrying.
I don't own any clip-on meters, so I'd be carrying a hand-held reflective, incident or spot meter unless the camera I'm using has something built-in that I trust.
I'll sometimes compare results to a phone app. At other times I just guess.
I don't own any clip-on meters, so I'd be carrying a hand-held reflective, incident or spot meter unless the camera I'm using has something built-in that I trust.
I'll sometimes compare results to a phone app. At other times I just guess.
giganova
Well-known
"Sunny 16" is perfect for B&W film.
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some history of this thread...it was started 8 years ago by someone who joined rff 8 years ago and only asked one question, this question here, ever...
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Sure, if you're not too fussed about shadow detail. Likewise any other metering system except shadow metering (for negatives).
Cheers,
R.
Spanik
Well-known
Incident hand held for 90% of the cases. Spot when appropriate (indirect lighting, backlight, stained glass...), reflective only through the lens with a camera I know well.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Still mostly incident.
My Sekonic L-328 started to fall apart, had to tape it back together. So I felt it was time to update given I'd been using it since 1992. I found that the L-358 was discontinued and bought the L-478. Nice meter, but I haven't yet got the hang of it.. too many options!
So I did a quick look see on EBay and found an inexpensive L-358 (~$120). Love it, back to simplicity. I see there are a few new ones still available and might grab one. It's an excellent meter...
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My Sekonic L-328 started to fall apart, had to tape it back together. So I felt it was time to update given I'd been using it since 1992. I found that the L-358 was discontinued and bought the L-478. Nice meter, but I haven't yet got the hang of it.. too many options!
So I did a quick look see on EBay and found an inexpensive L-358 (~$120). Love it, back to simplicity. I see there are a few new ones still available and might grab one. It's an excellent meter...
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x-ray
Veteran
I use a mix of all theee depending on what I'm shooting.
My studio meters when using studio strobes are:
Sekonic incident / spot combination meter L758
Minolta IVF
Minolta IV
Continuous light source measurement:
2 Sekonic L398
Weston Ranger 9
Weston Master V
Pentax digital 1 Degree spot
Gossen Luna Pro
Favorites:
Minolta IV
Weston Ranger 9
Pentax 1 degree digital
My studio meters when using studio strobes are:
Sekonic incident / spot combination meter L758
Minolta IVF
Minolta IV
Continuous light source measurement:
2 Sekonic L398
Weston Ranger 9
Weston Master V
Pentax digital 1 Degree spot
Gossen Luna Pro
Favorites:
Minolta IV
Weston Ranger 9
Pentax 1 degree digital
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
You're almost as bad as I am with collecting light meters!
Gossen Luna Pro S
Gossen Luna Pro SBC
Gossen Ultra-Pro (three of them!)
Gossen Sixticolor
Pentax Zone VI Modified Spotmeter V
Minolta Flash Meter II
Minolta Flash Meter IV
Minolta Auto Meter IIIF
Minolta Color Meter IIIF
Sekonic L-758DR
Sekonic C500 Color Meter
Sekonic C700 Color Meter
Spectra Combi II (Two of them!)
Weston Master II
Weston Master V
Those are just the ones that work right. I have a few others that don't.
What do I actually use? For BW film, I use the Zone VI Pentax meter.
For color, which is all digital, I use the Sekonic L758DR, which I calibrated to my camera. I also use the Sekonic C700, which is an incredible color meter, when I have time to use it and set the camera's white balance settings from it.
mdarnton
Well-known
At one point I did have a spot meter, but found it too large to carry around compared with just using a normal meter and taking a few steps closer. Also, I like the possibility of incident in the same meter, and use that as much as reflected. . . . When I use a meter at all, which isn't much these days.
On the hoof the meter in my phone is sufficient; in the studio I have an incident flash meter; but I don't use either one much.
On the hoof the meter in my phone is sufficient; in the studio I have an incident flash meter; but I don't use either one much.
kiemchacsu
Well-known
My Minolta IVf (a simplified version of IV, I guess?) is more than enough for me, shooting negative BW with Leica and Rolleiflex
I don't know If I ever need a Spot meter, may be if I go Large format?
x-ray
Veteran
I have several that need calibrated but those are my primary meters. I also forgot I have three Leica MR4 meters on M bodies.
On jobs a backup meter is essential. I had the lanyard on my Minolta IV let go and the meter hit a concrete floor and flew apart. I scraped up the pieces and took it home that evening and a few days later thought I'd try and put the pieces together. Unfortunately it didn't work but a year or so later I found in in my junk box and tried it again. To my surprise it worked just fine. I used it for some time until it started getting flaky. I found another Minolta IV locally that was almost new and bought it as a replacement. Moral to the story, a backup is essential on jobs.
Your Minolt III meters are great meters.