Sekonic L-398A Studio Deluxe III Analog Light Meter, Battery-Free Incident & Reflected Ambient Meter with Amorphous Photocell, Swivel Head, Full Dial Readout for Photography & Cinematography

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"Background: I own a Sekonic L-758DR, a Gossen Digisix 2, and a Lumu light meter. This is now my favorite light meter, above all those..." "Background: I own a Sekonic L-758DR, a Gossen Digisix 2, and a Lumu light meter. This is now my favorite light meter, above all those others. Why? Well, the L-758DR (really, they need to work on these names cause I can never remember these stupid numbers), may be supposedly weatherproof, but I think they are some of the shoddiest meters on the planet. The buttons stick, the buttons break, and the unit feels cheap for how much money it costs. The L-398A is solid, and feels solid. No sticky push buttons = nothing to wear out or pop off. The needle button on this is a simple spring; no circuit boards to replace. The only reason I still have a L-758DR? Wireless sync with my Bowens via PocketWizard. Really though, that's about it. The spot meter never seems sensitive enough to read the shadows I point it at so that's a non starter either. So what about the Gossen? I hear a lot of people saying they would go with that over the L-398A. Probably a Ken Rockwell thing. The Digisix has a bunch of digital features like an alarm clock and temperature. But so what? I can't tell you how many times the stupid button got pressed in a bag and the alarm was set and I get woken up in the middle of the night trying to figure out where the hell that phantom beeping is coming from. Plus you have to press and hold to change ISO, which is wasted seconds when you're trying to work fast. I like that the Digisix reads some low EV, but the dial is set up backwards to how my mind works. Maybe I'm the only one, but if I'm on some third stops away from a full EV, it takes time for my brain to figure out if I'm increasing or decreasing time when reading the dial. The Sekonic is laid out the opposite way; the apertures and the speeds increase towards the left, which make it so much easier on my brain. The real problem though is that you have to awkwardly hold the Gossen to take your readings, and it's hard not to have your hand affect the light. It's like it was meant to be attached to the shoe on a camera (which I have the -added accessory- to do), but that's only useful with the reflected meter mode. The Sekonic was designed to be held and make a reading at the same time moving only your thumb. Much more ergonomic."

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"I began working as a photographer in the 1957. There were two different situations that required two different light meters: outdoors, the Weston Master. In..."

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"I bought this for the budding photographer in my life who swears pictures are better when you pay attention to light meters and adjust your..."

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