bhaskar Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Dear seniors & friends This is bhaskars assistant cinematographer(india). iam planing to by Sekonic Studio DeluxeIII L-398A If anyone using this meter, psl tel me, is it ok to start with this (my budget is $250 to $300) i need ur sugggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted January 12, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted January 12, 2008 It's a damned good meter once you learn to use it. It also NEVER needs batteries. Great for a backup to some of the higher end meters for those times when there's no Radio Shack nearby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted January 13, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted January 13, 2008 Perfectly good meter. I see no reason why one couldn't use it their entire career. If I remember right, Storaro still uses a spectra professional, a meter that came out in the 50s or 60s probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaskar Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 It's a damned good meter once you learn to use it. It also NEVER needs batteries. Great for a backup to some of the higher end meters for those times when there's no Radio Shack nearby Thank you Mr.Sierkowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Auner aac Posted January 21, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted January 21, 2008 Hi bhaskar, please change your user name to first and last name as per forum rules. Also please post your topics into the appropriate sub forums. This one is for classifieds only! Thanks. The meter you're looking for is available here for around 200 Euro, I know a couple of fellow DPs here who use it and are happy with it. I for one wouldn't solely rely on an incident meter only, but that's probably more my lack of skill than anything else! :D Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Haas Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Personally I would go with the Sekonic L358. This is basically the digital version of that meter. It should still be within your price range. In my experience Digital meters tend to not get knocked out of whack quite as easily as analogue ones and as such can take a lot more abuse. When they do fail it is usually in such a way where there was obviously a failure instead of just giving you an inacurate reading like analogue meters often will. The 358 is also water resistant and will give you readings at lower light levels than the 398. Either meter would serve you will for many years, but I would personally go for the 358 if it is an option. ~Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepak Bajracharya Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Namaste, I have Sekonic L398M incident light meter, very very reliable, always serves very well. I have used this meter in combination with Minolta Autometer 4. Only drawback I observed with the 398M is the accuracy to read the meter below 40 foot candles. Bhasker, please contact me oflist as you are located in India and I am based in Nepal that I might sell my meter to upgrade to Minolta Auto meter 6. with best regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaskar Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Namaste, I have Sekonic L398M incident light meter, very very reliable, always serves very well. I have used this meter in combination with Minolta Autometer 4. Only drawback I observed with the 398M is the accuracy to read the meter below 40 foot candles. Bhasker, please contact me oflist as you are located in India and I am based in Nepal that I might sell my meter to upgrade to Minolta Auto meter 6. with best regards, Namaskara sir Iam Styaing in bangalore(karnataka, india) is it possible to see the meter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaskar Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Hi bhaskar, please change your user name to first and last name as per forum rules. Also please post your topics into the appropriate sub forums. This one is for classifieds only! Thanks. The meter you're looking for is available here for around 200 Euro, I know a couple of fellow DPs here who use it and are happy with it. I for one wouldn't solely rely on an incident meter only, but that's probably more my lack of skill than anything else! :D Cheers, Dave Thank u sir, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaskar Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Hi bhaskar, please change your user name to first and last name as per forum rules. Also please post your topics into the appropriate sub forums. This one is for classifieds only! Thanks. The meter you're looking for is available here for around 200 Euro, I know a couple of fellow DPs here who use it and are happy with it. I for one wouldn't solely rely on an incident meter only, but that's probably more my lack of skill than anything else! :D Cheers, Dave Thank u sir, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravi Sambhwani Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I can offer you a used lightmeter. Please contact me at Guru.Enterprises@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepak Bajracharya Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Namaskara sirIam Styaing in bangalore(karnataka, india) is it possible to see the meter Namaste Bhaskar, Please write to my email distiya@ntc.net.np your full mailing address and telephone number for the details regarding the meter. With best regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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