Sekonic L-208 Twin Mate Light Meter (Black/White)
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Manufacturer: Sekonic CorporationModel: L-208
Color: Black/White
Product features:
- Compact and light. Ideal for one-handed operation or can be attached to your camera¿s hot-shoe - or bracket
- Perfect for beginners, or as a compact ambient backup meter
- 30-seconds to 1/8000th, f/1.4 to f/32 in half-stop increments
- ISO 12 to 12500 in half-stop increments
- Hold-and-Read mode locks readings for 15-seconds, allows for extended exposure evaluation time
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Digital camera reviews of Sekonic L-208 Twin Mate Light Meter (Black/White)
Digital camera Review: A classic
Summary: 4 Stars
The Sekonic L-208 is the least expensive professional light meter on the market, and has been a standard for years as a result. I have been using mine for over five years. I use numerous older cameras, some of which have no integrated light meters, and the accuracy of those that do is unknown, or they rely on batteries that can not be found, or which are too expensive for the value they would provide. It's easier and, in the long run, cheaper, to master a single external meter that works with all the cameras.
Operating the L-208 is simple -- dial in your ISO setting, set the lever to "incident" or "reflected" light, hold the meter where you want to measure the light (pointing at the camera for incident light, or at the target for reflected), and press the button.
Pro: it works, and the needle indicates a range of choices, the shutter speeds appropriate for a complete range of apertures. The battery lasts forever. It's small and light.
Con: it is too easy to accidentally spin the ISO dial, resulting in nonsense numbers. The "incident/reflected" lever is unmarked; I added my own labels, otherwise I could never remember which way was which. When I use it in public places, people sometimes think I am using a geiger counter to test for radioactivity.
Though the device is entirely plastic, I have had no problems with reliability. If I should ever replace my L-208, I will get another Sekonic.
Summary of Sekonic L-208 Twin Mate Light Meter (Black/White)
The Sekonic L-208 TWINMATE is a palm-sized analog light meter for hand-held incident and reflected ambient light readings. Small and light, the L-208 TWINMATE can also be mounted onto your camera or bracket - using the included hot-shoe adapter for quick, camera-positioned reference readings as you work. Though designed primarily for entry-level users, long-time shooters look to the Sekonic L-208 TWINMATE as an accurate, easy-to-stow, back-up meter. Owners of rangefinder cameras who desire and incident and reflected meter also appreciate the included shoe mount. A sliding lumisphere enables accurate incident readings. Retract the lumisphere, and you can now take reflective readings. The silicon photo diode receives light at an angle of 33-degrees , which is slightly narrower than the angle-of-view of a normal lens. A hold-and-read function maintains the reading for 15 seconds after releasing the measurement button to allow you time to evaluate your settings. A single, long-lasting CR2032 lithium battery powers the show.Light Meters
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