From: "Bob W"
Sekonic Studio Deluxe is probably the only current one that doesn't use
batteries. It's a venerable standard that's been in use by professionals for
years. It's not light by modern standards, but it's perfectly usable. It
does require you to use metal slides under many circumstances. I had one for
a long time - still have it, in fact - but now I mainly use a Sekonic L-308
M.
I have also had an L-208, which is extremely small and light, but I wasn't
happy with the readings it gave me - they tended towards underexposure - and
it seems to have stopped working altogether now.
Finally, I have an L-608 Zoom master, which is an all singing and dancing
everything meter which I rarely use because of its size and because the
L-308 M does everything I usually need.
http://www.sekonic.co.uk/
KEH has a good selection of used Sekonic and other meters.
They are currently showing an EX quality L408 (my own personal
preference) - water resistant, ambient/flash, built in 5 deg spot,
retractable Lumisphere for contrast light measurment and multi-flash
mode for cumulative flash measurements (flash measurement operates with
or without sync attachment).
Aperture, shutter priority, and EV exposure modes.
Requires a single AA battery, and in my experience even cheap batteries
last a long time. I power mine with AA batteries salvaged from used
disposable, one time use cameras.
They also have an EX+ L508 which seems to be an upgrade from the L408.
--
PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List
[email protected]
http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow
the directions.
