light meters

[PJ Raval]

sekonic L-558cine vs. L-608cine

 

anyone know the differences?

 

i've been using an older L-508cine model.

[Dominik Muench]

sekonic L-558cine vs. L-608cine

 

anyone know the differences?

 

i've been using an older L-508cine model.

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the l608 goes to a higher framerate and shutterspeed as far is i know. ive got the l558 and im really happy with it.

[J. Lamar King IMPOSTOR]

The L-608 had a viewfinder readout in the eyepiece and a few more functions versus the older 508. It has been discontinued in favor of the more sensitive L-558c which has all the features of the 508/608 but has a fixed 1 degree spot meter, which apparently is why it is more sensitive.

 

BTW, welcome to the forum and congratulations on your student ASC award.

Edited March 1, 2005 by J. Lamar King

[Kevin Zanit]

Yes, congrats on the award.

 

I use a 508C, but my gaffer has the 558c. It?s a good meter. The 558 feels like the 608, where the 508 feels nothing like either of the two.

 

What I am referring to is the feel of the buttons, body of the meter, etc.

 

I like the spot meter in the 558 a lot. I like the zoom of the 508, but if I had to choose one over the other, I would probably go for the 558.

 

 

Kevin Zanit

[Rolfe Klement]

I have the 608C - the big differences are

 

Zoom viewfinder display of shutter speeds and aperture along with exposure compensation information

Eyepiece diopter adjustment

Separate incident and reflected mode exposure compensation settings

Filter Factor compensation setting using the ISO2 function

Up to 9 separate readings can now be averaged, vs. 3 for the L-508. The LCD display the number of readings taken.

The averaged reading is displayed both on the LCD and in the viewfinder.

Settable 1/2 or 1/3rd stop readings to match a specific camera's adaptabilities

Flash triggering via optional built-in radio transmitter

CR-123A lithium battery replaces AA cell of L-508

 

for more info check out

 

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/...ml#Improvements

 

hope it helps

 

thanks

 

Rolfe

Edited March 1, 2005 by Rolfe Klement

[Michael Morlan]

PJ,

 

I just picked up the 558-C. If you want to play with it for a couple of days and poke through the manual, let me know.

 

So far, the only thing I dislike about the 558 is the awkward position of the meter button when in spot mode. I'd have liked the meter and memory buttons switched to create more of a "trigger" feel to the spot metering.

 

Michael

Edited March 4, 2005 by mmorlan62

[PJ Raval]

The L-608 had a viewfinder readout in the eyepiece and a few more functions versus the older 508.  It has been discontinued in favor of the more sensitive L-558c which has all the features of the 508/608 but has a fixed 1 degree spot meter, which apparently is why it is more sensitive.

 

BTW, welcome to the forum and congratulations on your student ASC award.

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thanks!

this is all very useful.