Light meter help

Post by **Meltwater Hawk** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:54 am

So I've decided I'm finally in the market for a hand-held light meter. It's taken some time. In any event do any of you have an opinion on what type I should invest in or should look at? I don't want something too pricey at the moment. Just some input would be appreciated.

Post by **jhoneycutt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:02 am

Meltwater Hawk wrote:So I've decided I'm finally in the market for a hand-held light meter. It's taken some time. In any event do any of you have an opinion on what type I should invest in or should look at? I don't want something too pricey at the moment. Just some input would be appreciated.

I went to B&H Photo & paid $64.95 for a Sekonic L 188 light meter. I think it was under $70 with postage. It has Cine settings. You can use it from 8 FPS to 128 FPS.

I was disappointed when it arrived. It looks very cheep. And the settings are so close together on the dial, that I need to get my glasses out to read it. I hate that. You will not get that with a better light meter. On the plus side, it works just fine. I have used it on about 6 rolls of 16mm and I can't complain about it. I am *really broke* so I had to look for a very low cost light meter, and this one was it.

You can find many light meters on B&H's web site. Here is a link to the L 188:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control ... 881&is=REG

Jack

Post by **Herb Montes** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:14 am

I have purchased several lightmeters on eBay. You can find cheap models which don't use batteries. The earlier ones have cine scales but many have hard to read numbers. My most recent purchase was for a Gossen Luna Pro and it was a great buy. The cheapest was for a Kalimar which works well but only has a single mark for the movie speed of 18 fps.

An online source for lightmeters is at Porter's Camera:

http://www.porters.com/

Post by **Dre** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:39 am

I got my Sekonic Studio Deluxe L-28 from Ebay for $50. It is in mint condition in itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s original box with all the accessories. It is a good light meter that does everything I need and much more. I would recommend going to Ebay, I've gotten a lot of great equipment from there at a low price.

Post by **mattias** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:48 am

get a studio deluxe II.

/matt

Post by **looneyfarm** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:48 am

mattias wrote:get a studio deluxe II.

Is L-398M the meter you're talking about? How does it compare to the older L-398? How accurate are these needle display meters compared to cheaper Sekonic LCD meters?

Post by **mattias** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:51 am

it has a different, wider footcandle scale which makes it easier to use, especially in low light. otherwise they're the same. and they are extremely accurate, especially since you can move it around a little and create your own weighted average, eliminating the risk of measuring the wrong light source.

/matt

Post by **FourFourForty** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:24 pm

I bought an L-398 on ebay a couple of years ago and it's been very reliable. I believe I paid around $100US for it, then. I don't know what they're going for now, but probably less than that.

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