You can't go wrong with any of the meters from Sekonic, Gossen, Minolta, or
Polaris. Polaris typically are lower priced. I used a Sekonic digital
meter for 15 years with no problems. Currently I have a Gossen LunaStar F2
which I really like. But it's a bit more expensive than your budget.
I'd look strongly at the Polaris meters.
The older Sekonic meters like an L-398 (no batteries) or L-498 (batteries)
are options and available on Ebay; often NIB. The L398 is built like a tank
and will give you many years of service as long as you don't need to meter
candlelight.
Ebay is also an option for all the meters.
There have been many discussions over on the Leica UG over the past year or
two on meters. They're a pretty opinionated bunch. I'd definately check
out their archives first at http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/. Also
I think that there were discussion on photo.net.
Skip
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From: Michael Darling <cosmo@xxxxxxxxxx>
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To: olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Light Meter Recommendations?
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:00:24 -0400
Hello all...
I've finally figured that the last 2 things I need to buy in the near
future
will be a better light meter and a much better tripod. I think the light
meter will come first in line to be replaced. Currently I'm using an old
Gossen Pilot. It works well and is compact, but its performance in extreme
light conditions is something I'm unsure about.
I figure a budget of ~$200 will be what I'll have to work with. Flash
metering would be nice, but not necessary. I'm going to be doing mostly
incident and reflected measurements, spot metering is something I can't
convince myself I'll need (I have my OM-2s anyway).
I've looked at the offerings from Sekonic, Minolta, and Gossen on the B&H
site and can't really make out any advantage of one over another.
I am wary of the digitals with light domes and rotating heads and whatnot.
I grew up using my dad's Luna Pro and it was built like a tank! Any
comments on the durability of these digital meters?
So any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
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