Sekonic Light Meter with both Reflective and Incident (Spot and Bulb)

[braxus]

What models of the Sekonic that had both spot meter reflective readings (that also offered averaging several spot readings), as well as incident readings using the white bulb (including options for flash use)?

 

[abruzzi]

I have an L-508. It’s both a 1-5 degree spot meter or an nice dent meter. It doesn’t average for you (at least I’m pretty sure it doesn’t) but it has two memories, so I usually take a darkest reading and a brightest reading, and put them in memory, then I usually take a reading of the subject, and the meter shows all three points on the aperture sale at the bottom of the screen, and I can use the dial to change shutter speed, which moves the three points up or down the aperture scale.

 

[braxus]

I use a Sekonic L-558. It’s heavy and big and does every form of metering imaginable. I’d be lost without it. You can’t go wrong with a meter in this series.

So this is another option.

 

[BrianShaw]

So this is another option.

Or the L-778, which is a newer model.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Sekonic L-308 it also has a flash meter

 

[braxus]

There is a L-508 used at my local store, so I've asked her to bring it in for me. She seems to think it does averaging. I downloaded the manual to be sure.

 

[BrianShaw]

There is a L-508 used at my local store, so I've asked her to bring it in for me. She seems to think it does averaging. I downloaded the manual to be sure.

It does. 3 readings of incident and reflective spot; 10 flash readings.

The L-558, etc hold more in memory but I’d have to look up how many. Three is generally sufficient so it might work well for you.

 

[braxus]

Being the 558 is over $600 used on Ebay right now, and the 508 she is getting for me is $229, I think I'll be happy with the 508. A 858D-U is close to 800, but thats current model.

 

[BrianShaw]

Yes, I remember paying around $500 quite a while ago… maybe 10 years. It hurt only once.

That seems like a reasonable price.

 

[MattKing]

If it is at either Kerrisdale or Beau, they also usually provide a short warranty on used (but not always consignment ) sales too

 

[braxus]

Good to know Matt. I'll try it out when Im able to pick it up.

 

[BrianShaw]

Bring a fresh battery with you!

 

[craigclu]

I use and trust my L-718. I also have a spot meter but the L-718 covers that duty pretty well and dedicated spot meter doesn't get much use (Minolta Spotmeter F).

 

[wiltw]

The L-508 zoom allows it to meter 1 degree - 4 degree spot. Nice!

 

[GLS]

There's the L-758D too. The last version to have all the bells and whistles while still retaining physical buttons/dials for everything.