tommui987 Posted February 25, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Does anyone use lightmeters anymore? If so, what do you use (brand)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pierces Posted February 25, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 25, 2017 GE selenium cell meter, circa 1969. Match needle in Minolta SRT-102, circa 1972. Then cameras got smart. :) Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted February 25, 2017 #3 Share Posted February 25, 2017 In general... I don't have time for light meters as an event photographer. However when the camera is tripod mounted and I'm doing office Santa pictures, I love my light meter for consistent exposures on clients with different clothes, hair and skin colour. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/news/new-sekonic-litemaster-pro-l-478d-and-l-478dr-light-meters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 25, 2017 #4 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Sometimes but built in meters have become so good it's rare. When I do I use a Sekonic mainly. Or a flash meter at times. Again getting rarer. When I started in photography I was taught to "guesstimate" and even now can usually pick it to within about 1/4 of a stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Click Posted February 26, 2017 #5 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I did until I retired. As good as in camera meters are today nothing beat my Minolta AutoMeter IVF. A few months ago I got a call to shoot some college basketball here in Las Vegas. I said sure and the first thing I said when I got to the area was "Damn, where is my meter???".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirpi Posted February 27, 2017 #6 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Does anyone use lightmeters anymore? If so, what do you use (brand)? Just for the fun of it, I will mount an old non-autofocus Nikon lens on my D 7200, also on manual, experiment with my two ancient meters, a Weston Master V and a Gossen Lunapro. My shots are usually within an f stop or two of what I get shooting totally on auto. I can rescue the bum ones post processing just as I tweaked an under or overexposed negative in the darkroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoMike Posted February 27, 2017 #7 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Sekonic 358 user here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomMMD Posted March 26, 2017 #8 Share Posted March 26, 2017 There is an app for the iphone -- Pocket Light Meter - which works pretty well. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Norton Posted March 30, 2017 #9 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I have a Sekonic 758DR (Somewhere). I never travel with it however, especially with a mirrorless where the viewfinder is fairly WYSIWYG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety3 Posted May 8, 2017 #10 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I use a Sekonic 478 more for studio lighting stuff, but I plan to take it on my next Alaska cruise and meter over my shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framer Posted May 8, 2017 #11 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I have a Gossen Lunapro F collecting dust. It does get some use but not for cruising snapshots. It's still used as a flash meter when needed, but also when an incident reading is needed. A camera meter can be inaccurate when snow or glaciers are photographed, taking pictures around lots of water on a bright day or with lots of sky showing, an incident reading will show you that's something needs an EV adjustment. I also have from the old days a Gossen color temperature meter. framer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Hill Cruisers Posted May 8, 2017 #12 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I became a 'serious' photographer in 1978 when I got my Leica M3 & a Leica MC meter. Used the meter off & on but then I just started using the f-stop & shutter speed recommendations for various light conditions on those paper instructions in the film boxes. Then, I got me a Canon A1 and that was the end of using the light meter, the Leica M3 & the boxed instructions. But I do miss the 6 f-stop exposure latitude of film. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatBride Posted May 8, 2017 #13 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Yes. I use both the in-camera and handheld versions and underexpose sightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted May 9, 2017 #14 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I had one for my Argus C3, and inherited a Weston with my father's pre-war Leica...EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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