Sekonic Light Meters: Product Reviews: Adorama Photography TV

AdoramaTV presents Sekonic Light Meters. This week Mark shows us the features and benefits of the Sekonic L358 and the Sekonic L758DR.

For more information about Sekonic light meters and related articles and videos, go here: http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/Sekonic-Light-Meters-AdoramaTV

Send your questions to: AskMark@Adorama.com

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• photography
• digital
• Light Meter
• Sekonic L358
• Sekonic L758DR
• light
• flash
• camera
• mark wallace
• snapfactory
• adorama

[drouleau]

@dgillespie13 Why include the card when most people probably aren't going to use it anyway. I'd rather pay a lower price for the light meter itself, and then if I need the card later on, then maybe I'll buy it. If not, then I don't buy it. Either way, you're gonna pay for the card one way or another so it doesn't matter if it comes with the meter or not. The cost of the light meter would be higher if the card was included.

[dgillespie13]

I love Photography, everything you need is Optional. You ask me to drop close to $600 for a meter and then pay you more for a printed card, nice. Customer service at it's highest. I don't feel violated, really I don't.

[FCPWHAT]

Thanks for the video. Is the sekonic wireless module the same for L-758DR as it is for 358 you discussed? According to a well known photographic website, the 358 wireless module is NOT compatible with L758DR?!?

[1EKOstudio]

PERFECT



[ashkibala1]

@essellar oh ok thanks for the correction :)

[essellar]

@ashkibala1 & @pjos111 It's the other way around, actually - your subject and environment were probably darker than average (18% grey). The camera measures light returning from the subject, and dark subjects reflect less light. Incident meters measure the light that is falling on the subject; they don't care what the subject's reflectance is. You would get the same reading (within a few percent) if you metered with your camera using spot metering mode and a grey card at the subject position.

[ashkibala1]

@pjos111 there must be something very bright in your frame that confuses the camera and underexposes so the photo doesnt look data. but your meter doesnt see that and all it sees is the flash light this is why with F10, your shot is good. that's one great advantage of light meters.

[ptlofts]

@pjos111 This question demands an answer!

[pjos111]

I just bought a Sekonic 308-8 after watching your video. Its a great meter !!

I have one question if you can help. I took a reading of my subject and the 308 it gave me F10 , 25. When I look through my camera lens my camers meter is telling me that I am almost two stops under exposed !! When I took the shot with the settings the sekonic meter gave it was good. When I take the shot with the cameras settings it was bad. Whats going on here please?

Paul

[mikewinburn]

mark,

Where's the built in Pocketwizard on the L758DR and is it is the same one as used on the 358?

thanks