How do you use a light meter?

How do you use a light meter?

Hold your meter in front of your subject, pointing towards light that is illuminating them (not towards the camera). Now simply press the metering button to read the light measurement. With multiple lights sources, you can measure them individually by pointing the meter towards each one.

Is a light meter worth it?

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.

How do I reset my sekonic L 758dr?

  1. Please turn off the meter.
  2. Please press and hold the Memory Clear button, and turn the power on.
  3. After 2., “F5″ will be on the display and after that, please press and hold the Mode button, and press the Average/? EV button.

What is the Sekonic l-478d/l-478dr?

T he Sekonic L-478D and L-478DR are highly unique and innovative light meters that offer the first ever color touch-screen interface to facilitate still and cine incident light as well as flash metering capabilities.

What is litemaster pro l-478d-u?

2.7″ Color Touchscreen LCD Equipped with a large and intuitive 2.7″ color touchscreen LCD, the LiteMaster Pro L-478D-U Light Meter from Sekonic will make incident metering for ambient and flash light super simple. The major ability of this system enables complete control of the flash’s power in 0.1-step increments.

What can I do with the l-478?

In addition to straight incident and flash metering, the L-478 also enables you to easily calculate the difference between areas of the scene or the mixture between flash and ambient light within a scene. Using the contrast function, you can check light ratios in a comparative method directly on the screen.

How is the l-478 different from other light meters?

The most notably different aspect of the L-478 series, compared to all other light meters, is its touch-screen interface. This simple addition allows the meter to be used much more intuitively, with a shallower learning curve to get up and running to full potential.

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