Light Meter Suggestions

[SoulfulRecover]

Well, Coheed and Cambria (band) released a pre-order box set for the up coming album and I ended up spending my money on that

 

[Dave Colangelo]

I have the Gossen Sixtomat and am super happy with it, its below your budget and a great meter. However if I had to do it again I would hold out and get a good spot meter. Now that I have a better grasp on what im doing and what I want to do a spot meter is becoming something Im really lusting for. For really careful 4x5 shooting its what your going to need.

 

[Neverbe]

Take Sekonic with reflective metering, series 500 and up.

Bought it and forgot about metering mistakes. Now they are all mine.

 

[vin88]

I like the vintage meters. use the one that is easiest to carry. I should send one out for "calibration". vin

 

[jvo pforum]

gossen luna pro, sbc, luna lux - less than $100, accurate and built to last.

 

[vin88]

gossen luna pro, sbc, luna lux - less than $100, accurate and built to last.

Ansel Adams never used a meter.

 

[jvo pforum]

gossen luna pro, sbc, luna lux - less than $100, accurate and built to last.

Ansel Adams never used a meter.

beg to differ, check his telling of how he took one of his most famous, and requested prints - "moonrise, hernandez"

 

[bhop]

I was gonna suggest Sekonic 308, but it seems you already found one..

 

[cooltouch]

Here's another vote for the Gossen Luna Pro. I'd get a more recent one, though, like the SBC or F (the F works as a flash meter also). Reason is because the early ones use the discontinued 1.35v mercury battery while the SBC and F (and others?) take a 9v battery. I have both the SBC and F and I have every confidence in them. Plus I also have the multi-angle attachment, which works on most all Luna Pros, and which provides tighter metering circles: 15 degrees and 7.5 degrees.

 

[Michael Halberstadt]

Last week I bought two different light meters- I was at a camera shop for work and saw a Sekonic L398 (which was my first meter- I still own but it's beat to shxt.) That Sekonic is still a fine choice and needs no battery- I paid $50. Later I went to a junk shop and saw a meter I'd never heard of a Tundra D-3b for $2. I figured for the price why not and when I got it home I put a new battery in it and voila... it worked fine. But truth be told, for much of what I shoot on film, "sunny 16" is fine, or when I forget a real meter, I have an app for my phone. Black and White negative film is very forgiving. However, if you ever plan to do any studio work- you'll need a flash meter. Or shoot digital and transfer the exposure data to your film camera. With vintage meters that use batteries, consider the price and availability of the batteries required.

 

[star camera company]

About 30 years ago I bought. Goosen pilot 2. It has served me well.