Dr. Flash highly recommends the Sekonic L-358. After all, that's his
flash meter too. Yes, the Sekonic L-358 is a flash meter and I use it
more as a flash meter than any other function. The advantage of the
L-358 as a flash meter comes when using it for fill flash. The L-358
measures both ambient and flash simultaneously and reports the
percentage of the total light that's flash (in 10% increments). When
the meter reads 10-20% you've got a good fill flash. Although it only
reads in 10% increments you can interpolate in-between readings by
changing the aperture setting to see how many 1/3 stop aperture clicks
it takes to roll the reading over to a different 10% increment.
L-358 = highly recommended.
It will also take an internal radio transmitter module that will fire
Pocket Wizards for measurements. I've got the transmitter but don't use
Pocket Wizards... (too expensive).
ps: The L-358 has been out for at least 5-6 years. They're $309 at B&H
but you could probably find a used one at a good savings.
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/221078-REG/Sekonic_401_358_L_358_Flash_Master_Meter.html>
Dr. Flash
On 5/19/2011 10:38 PM, Martin Walters wrote:
> I would expect such erudition from Dr Flash. My original post was
> longish after all. I'm more concerned about how many $$ he wants me to
> spend!
>
> Interestingly, I'd mooted getting a light meter for my long exposure
> trials and tribulations. The Sekonic 358 was mentioned (it's also a
> flash meter, if IIRC). However, the consensus was against that.
>
> Oh well.
>
> Martin
>
> On 19/05/2011 6:01 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Ah, don't you just love brief answers?
>>
>> AG
>
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