Light Meters

[j.weegee]

Hello, I am interested in buying a Sekonic L-398A. This might be a stupid question but can all light meters be used interchangeably with shooting video and taking photos? I know this particular model is used for filmmaking, but I would like to know if I can use it for photography as well because I am interested in both fields. If yes, would it need to be calibrated differently from say shooting 16mm film to taking photos on my T3i? Thanks in advance.

-J.Weegee

 

[Atari1977]

I can't comment on that lightmeter but I personally use a sverdlovsk-4 light meter and it can meter both stills and video. It's not terribly expensive and is pretty accurate. Only thing is that the original batteries aren't made, but I use this one and it works extremely well.

 

[KmH]

You can read the Sekonic L-398A user's manual here, to discover it's capabilities - Sekonic Light Meter: L-398A Studio Deluxe III Exposure Meter - Overview

 

[Helen B]

This is cross-posted. Here's the duplicate: http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/dslr-video-discussion/289323-light-meters.html

 

[KmH]

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