Are light meters accurate?
One last thing: It’s important to keep in mind that each of the abovementioned light meters is extremely accurate, many to within 1/10-stop accuracy. Just as it’s hard to find a bad camera, when used properly, every light meter sold at B&H is an accurate light meter. Do you use a handheld meter?
Do I need a light meter?
As a general rule, light meters are only necessary for film photographers using studio flash, or when metering for large format film. Most film photographers can create perfect exposures using a free, or cheap mobile phone application. Most film photographers will never need a professional, hand held light meter.
What does a light meter tell you?
Simply put, a light meter is a device that measures light. There are two different kinds of light meters—incident and reflective. An incident light meter measures all the light falling onto a subject. Incident light meters help a camera focus on a subject regardless of how light or dark the surrounding background is.
Do digital cameras have a light meter?
These light meters were needed to give the photographer an idea about the lighting conditions since they shot in film and could not preview the image after each shot. Today, digital cameras (DSLR and mirrorless) have a built-in integrated light meter, so an external hand-held light meter is not so much required.
What is Lux on a light meter?
One unit of measurement is called a lux, which describes how much light falls on a certain area. (This is different from a unit of lumens, which tells you the total amount of light emitted by a light source.) The number of lux gets smaller as you get farther away from a light source.
What is the zoom Master l-508?
The Zoom Master L-508 is the latest addition to the extensive line of Sekonic Exposure Meters which have been market leaders for over four decades. It was designed to be the ultimate meter, a do-all instrument for the most demanding pros. It is the first zoom spot meter on the market.
What is Sekonic zoom Master l-508 exposure meter?
Sekonic Zoom Master L-508 Exposure Meter. The Zoom Master L-508 is the latest addition to the extensive line of Sekonic Exposure Meters which have been market leaders for over four decades. It was designed to be the ultimate meter, a do-all instrument for the most demanding pros. It is the first zoom spot meter on the market.
What does the l-508 measure?
The L-508 is a zoom spot meter that measures both reflected ambient and reflected flash, as well as mixed lighting. It can be switched from incident to spot instantly and effortlessly.
What is the Sekonic l-508 Cine?
A new version of the revolutionary Sekonic L-508 has been designed for the professional cinematographer. The L-508 Cine features 1°-4° zoom spot, incident, foot candle, lux and foot lambert readouts. Cine speeds from 2 fps to 360 fps. Shutter angle settings range from 5° to 270°. All combined into one rugged, compact, all-weather instrument.