light meters

[Paul T.]

Dear Paul,

Not really. I've at least five different Gossens, four different Weston Masters, a couple of Pentaxes, a Sekonic, a VC, a couple of Russian meters, an SEI... And I've owened (or reviewed for magazines) many more.

Cheers,

R.

Roger, you are a noble man. All the more noble for so rarely pointing it out.

 

[Rogier]

Gossen Digipro F
Small, Fast and for me the most important feature is that it has Aperture priority reading.

 

[sevo]

My vote (and let's face it, all anyone is saying here is that the one they own is the best) is for the Sekonic 208.

I've owned the VC II meter, various Westons and various vintage meters & the 208 is far quicker to use, has incident metering, and is handily compact.

On the other hand its reflected metering tends to be quite inaccurate in high contrast environments, and the incident response to side lights is far from perfect too. Nonetheless it is the meter I use most on the street, as it is the smallest among mine that does incident, and on handheld outdoor photography a modest degree of accuracy is perfectly fine - I cannot position myself or my subject that accurately either. But when I carry a tripod or set up lights I use a more complex meter.

 

[IK13]

Good light meter is great, but if you're not really serious about it, or if you are shooting old cameras (like I do), then the need for a truly great one is questionable.
I used to haul with a Sekonic-558, great meter, spot and all. Never had an issue with it.
Then I did a comparison - old camera meter, Sekonic-558 and metering with a digital P&S.
For me (again - nowadays I'm using rangefinders from the 60/70) the difference in accuracy was not big enough and I parted with the Seconic (which is also a terrific studio flash meter, but I don't do studio work).

 

[tenter10]

meters

meters

hello all, since I came on earlier I have bought a meter from THAT place $40 landed here in OZ. fellows I last had a R/F in 66/67 in vietnam lost it and had an instamatic for 20 yrs. I just want something to take my wifes family and sights back in Vietnam. as long as the photos are crisp and clear thats all I want. I thank you all for your kind help. jack

 

[Red Robin]

Meters

Meters

tenner10, WOW - Have a great trip !!!

 

[DominikDUK]

The Gossen Digiflash would be my advice it's very small (weights 40g ), it offers reflected, incident and flash metering, it's very cheap for a new meter ($ 189.- at B&H) and even has a built in stopwatch and thermometer. Its cousin the Digisix is around $ 50.- cheaper but doesn't offer flashmetering but it is still a great and even cheaper choice.

Dominink

 

[Vics]

hello to you all, could anyone tell me where to buy a cheap light meter for the times that sunny 16 does not apply I thank you one and all

For the occasional "check" on your Sunny 16, I'd say Sekonic L308s. Small, simple to use, does flash, incident and reflected readings. I like it.

 

[tenter10]

tenter10 /vietnam

tenter10 /vietnam

tenner10, WOW - Have a great trip !!!

Thanks why dont you go ,great place, great food not as commercialised as Thailand YET. Some magnificent sights, from Bien Hoa to Hue along the coast just wonderful, the Hai Van Pass a great drive now and you can stop and take photos.