Dimitri Zaunders

Well until another person steps in here then it's just the blind leading the blind... (if you'll pardon the expression) My understanding is that because: shutter speed = fps x shutter angle (as a fraction) then there would be no benefit to being able to simultaneously adjust both of those values in the lightmeter. The meter only needs to know an exposure time so that it can give a reading, and besides shutter speed and fps are tied together into that direct relationship so changing one will always change the other. You would never be able to input both values separately as they will always affect each other. Anyway that's just my understanding of the theory behind it, but I've never encountered this situation in the real world so maybe I'm missing something. Can you give an example of a time when you'd need to input both of these settings?

Hey Drew, I'm not familiar with the adjustable shutter speed settings on the 7D or RED cameras so I'm probably not much use. But as I understand it 'shutter speed' is a function of frame rate and shutter angle which can either be calculated automatically by the Sekonic when you input those two values, or manually when you decide on an exposure time of 1/50th, 1/60th etc. As far as I know those are the only two ways to set exposure times on any lightmeter, including the 758c. Anyway I could very likely be wrong so it's probably better to let one of the forum's pros answer this question instead!

I'm not sure if this helps but you can always dial in an exposure time of 1/30, 1/60th etc by scrolling the jog wheel down through all of the lower frame rates until it switches to fractions of a second. And if you want to be able to adjust exposure time in fewer increments you can adjust the custom settings to display 1/3 or 1/2 step increments.

I've just signed up for a six month subscription of AC magazines at their online store, and am now sitting here patiently waiting for my first issue to arrive. For those who still receive their issues in the mail, when do you normally receive each month's issue? At the start of the month? And is it consistent or do the days change month to month? I'm really hoping that my six month subscription will include the February issue but I'm guessing that I may have missed the boat on that one and my first issue will be in March. If anyone can share any experiences they've had with receiving the magazine I'd be very grateful!

Wow, this is scary! I feel like I'm reading a post written by me a couple of months ago, when like you I was also in Europe for a short time and looking for any and all opportunities to immerse myself in film and cinematography while over there. And to make it an even scarier coincidence, I'm also around your age and from Australia! Anyway in the couple of weeks I was in London and Paris I dragged my poor girlfriend into every single place that was in any way related to film-making or photography, including old second-hand camera stores (you'll find these all over both Paris and London, from what I found there were lots of great ones in Soho, including the Sendean camera store which also sold old Bolexes!), photography exhibits and museums (in London make sure to check out both Tates and the National Gallery for plenty of inspiration). If you can though definitely try to make it over to Paris while you're in Europe, it's the perfect place for anyone who has an obsession with film. The city has some of the best cinemas in the world, and walking down a few back streets you're likely to come across a couple of stores absolutely full of film paraphernalia, including rare movie posters from cult films, press kits from film festivals like Cannes and ancient books and magazines on the topic of film. Seriously that city is film-geek heaven! And above all make sure you keep shooting 35mm still photos while you're there, if you're anything like me you'll find England and the rest of Europe incredibly inspiring in terms of the quality of light. It's absolutely nothing like being back home in Australia, make the most of it while you're there!