Sekonic L-358 Flash Master Light Meter
by Sekonic Corporation
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: Sekonic CorporationModel: L358
Color: black
Product features:
- Exposures accurate down to a tenth-of-a-stop for both ambient and electronic flash light readings
- Sekonic RT-32 Radio Transmitter Module installs easily, enabling wireless
- Dust-proof and splash-proof (JIS Standard Water Resistance Class 4)
- Incident readings of three-dimensional subjects are taken using the Lumisphere fully extended
- Up to 9 readings can be stored in memory for meter averaging and contrast evaluations in Aperture and Shutter priority modes
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Digital camera reviews of Sekonic L-358 Flash Master Light Meter
Digital camera Review: A must have for all strobists.
Summary: 5 Stars
I love artificial lighting in photographs and for quite some time I just used continous lighting source. All was fine, till I decided to use flash lights, inspired by the Strobist blog. All though this was fun, there was no definite way to measure/meter the incident light before taking a picture. So to get a good shot, I had to have 4-5 test shots. Also I couldn't set the power difference between key light, background light, hair light etc. So I knew I needed a light meter which measured incident as well as reflective light. I chose L-358 based on feedback on the internet and amazon.
The main advantages:
1. Measures Incident/Reflective light very accurately.
2. Different source selection. Natural, Flash remote and Flash chord.
3. Optional PW support (I don't have Pocket wizards, but use Cactus through chord mode)
4. Fantastic averaging function. This feature is usually present in digital light meters. But L-358 is very accurate and a delight to use (the subject should be static)
5. Two ISO modes. This feature helps a lot as I generally use two different camera bodies and usually am on different ISOs on them.
6. Easy to use indoors as well as on location shoots.
Improvements:
1. The ability to set the aperture value in Flash modes and force the meter to show the shutter speed, would be a good advantage. This feature is available in natural light mode however. I usually like to use shallow aperture and I'd like to be in control of the aperture rather than meter telling me what to set it at. But this is no disadvantage, as some values can be tweaked by turning the control wheel.
Summary of Sekonic L-358 Flash Master Light Meter
Since its introduction, Sekonic's L-358 Flash Master has become the best-selling digital flash meter in its class. Weather-sealed against the nastiest of working conditions, the L-358 delivers dead-nuts accurate flash and ambient light reading in both incident and reflected modes.For mixed lighting scenarios, the L-358 displays the combined exposure values of both flash and ambient light sources, including the percentage of flash in total exposure in 10-percent increments. Dual ISO buttons allow for quick exposure factoring when working with two differing film speeds, film and Polaroids, or other situations where comparison readings are desired.Light Meters
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