Reflected - Spot Light Meter

Joe O'Brien · Jul 26, 2010

Can anyone point me in the direction of a reflected light meter that I could easily get a spotmeter attachment for? I don't need anything really fancy, just reliable and reasonably priced.

Sirius Glass · Jul 26, 2010

Joe O'Brien said:
Can anyone point me in the direction of a reflected light meter that I could easily get a spotmeter attachment for? I don't need anything really fancy, just reliable and reasonably priced.

I use my Nikon F100 as a spot meter for my Hasselblad and my Speed Graphic. Does that help?

Steve

wiltw · Jul 26, 2010

Minolta Autometer IVf or Vf have 5 degree spot attachments. Since Minolta quit selling meters, Kenko took over the line and currently sell their equivalent to the Vf under their own model number, and they have the 5 degree spot attachment as an accessory.

Joe O'Brien · Jul 26, 2010

Steve: Sorry, I should have mentioned in the OP that I need it to fit in a pocket.

wiltw: I'll check those out, any idea on price?

chriscrawfordphoto · Jul 26, 2010

I have an Autometer IIIF with the 10 degree minolta spot attachment and it works well, the 5 degree would be even better. Gossen sold spot attachments for the Luna Pro and Luna Pro SBC as well, and Sekonic sold them for some of thier meters. The newer Sekonics like the L-508 with built in spot and incident meter are the best for that because they're 1 degree and the total package is smaller than a minolta with spot attachment and there's no attachment to lose, its all built in

Pinholemaster · Jul 26, 2010

Gossen made a variable degree spotmeter attachment for their Luna Pro meter.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gossen-Luna-Pro...ltDomain_0&hash=item5adae43e8b#ht_2878wt_1139

wiltw · Jul 26, 2010

Joe O'Brien said:
wiltw: I'll check those out, any idea on price?

Look at KEH.com to find the upper limit on price of used gear.

rpsawin · Jul 26, 2010

Sekonic L-358 has both a 1 deg. & a 5 deg. spot attachment.

Bob

Martin Aislabie · Jul 27, 2010

rpsawin said:
Sekonic L-358 has both a 1 deg. & a 5 deg. spot attachment.

Bob

There is a 10deg one too

Martin

CGW · Jul 27, 2010

The spot attachment for the Sekonic L-358 is pricey, so much so that you might consider a used Sekonic 508 with its built-in 1-4 degree zoom spot meter. They're plentiful on the used market and relatively affordable.

Joe O'Brien · Jul 27, 2010

CGW said:
The spot attachment for the Sekonic L-358 is pricey, so much so that you might consider a used Sekonic 508 with its built-in 1-4 degree zoom spot meter. They're plentiful on the used market and relatively affordable.

Yeah, thats what I'm looking at right now, I'm finding them right around $225. Can anyone attest to how good they are?

Sirius Glass · Jul 27, 2010

Joe O'Brien said:
Yeah, thats what I'm looking at right now, I'm finding them right around $225. Can anyone attest to how good they are?

You can do better than that at KEH where I got a Gossen Luna Lux SBC with a case, rated EX+ for $114 US. It does incident and reflected light and for a little more money there is a spot meter attachment. Much better than $225 US and it would leave money for film.

Steve

naaldvoerder · Jul 28, 2010

Joe O'Brien said:
Yeah, thats what I'm looking at right now, I'm finding them right around $225. Can anyone attest to how good they are?

I can. Mine is very handy. I bought it years ago for 500 euro and i never regretted that, so 225 is a good deal.

Jaap Jan

CGW · Jul 28, 2010

If you need something spot-capable and teensy, the Sekonic 328 had a 5 degree spot attachment that may also fit the 318. Both meters are usually available on the big auction site;however, the spot attachment isn't as common and could end up costing almost as much the meter. If you don't really need spot capability, the Sekonic 308 is near-perfect as a go-anywhere meter: small, deadly accurate, and capable of incident/flash/and reflected metering. If you're thinking of the Sekonic 358, I'd again recommend looking at a used 508 with its onboard spot meter--nearly the same size and probably available used for about the same money as the 358+spot attachment, maybe less. I was after a similar meter last year and splurged on a used Sekonic 558 and haven't been at all sorry.

chriscrawfordphoto · Jul 28, 2010

Joe O'Brien said:
Yeah, thats what I'm looking at right now, I'm finding them right around $225. Can anyone attest to how good they are?

I've had mine for ten years, its works beautifully and is 100% accurate, despite being beaten up constantly and being so worn looking that most of the lettering is worn off it! I'd recommend it to anyone.

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