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Response to dealing with light meters...

from Jim Strutz (jimstrutz@juno.com)
The Minolta IIIF is a wonderful meter if you just need the basics. The "F" version has flash metering in addition to ambient. They are frequently sold used on Ebay for about $120. The other Minolta meters are well respected too. They are primarily incident type and if you want reflective metering (the kind that your camera already uses) you can buy a cheap adapter. The IIIF is one of the lowest cost digital meters with consistent accuracy.

But if you are planning on using the zone system you should probably get a 1 degree spot meter that does reflected and incident, flash metering. Using and packing multiple meters is a pain, so get one that will do all that you need it to do. If you can afford it Shawn's recommendation of the Seikonic L508 is very good.

(posted 8797 days ago)

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