Gracias Manny! Cool; they are good meters. They are a product of their time. That's what, in my opinion, makes them just a bit harder to use today. Not a big deal if you don't mind doing some simple math.
I have had a Sekonic-308 B for 24 years now, I bought it for $250. in my case, there is only 180 degrees for the shutter angle, but I don’t use this function, just for shutter speed, for example, on K-3 at 24 fps I set it to 1/60, but if I use Canon 518, which has 1/40, you have to make an adjustment when setting ISO to 1/3, since shutter speeds are also limited to one step
Yeah, you can use pretty much any meter with movie cameras you just have to think more. If you only shoot with one camera is not a big deal. If you use several cameras or if you need to work in fast paced environments a meter with more options makes more sense..
They work fine and they are accurate. The ones that I have tried gave me measurements pretty close to what the dedicated meter gave me. The problem is you never really know what the meter is doing. How it is gathering light. They are good to a point. When you are ready to run the extra mile and get more precise and consistent measurements and results nothing replaces a good meter.
@@CousinHubertRetrogaming Both incident and reflected are useful and ideal in certain situations. In this video I mentioned that you can use accessories to convert the cheap Sekonic models and the Minolta onto reflected meters. I also mentioned you never know exactly what you area you are measuring. That's the problem I have noticed with apps. They meter reflected light and they tell you what 's the area they are supposedly measuring, but they are not super accurate in that sense. I mean they are apps, they are free in some cases. They work great for what they are. You cannot expect them to do the same as a meter that costs $800. They work fine, especially if you understand how light meters work and you use them properly. I used a light meter app on my old iPhone 6s to shoot a roll of film recently and I got decent results. I talk about that and other things on this video: czcams.com/video/V2vqzMNgFS0/video.html
Minolta flash meter VI from 2002 (sold under the kenko name now) is a great option too, combines a incident and a 1degree spot for around 250$
Thanks for sharing the info. Looks like they have a modern version that sells for $449 now.
Awesome video bud! I use a spectra IV A it has served me well for many years.
Gracias Manny! Cool; they are good meters. They are a product of their time. That's what, in my opinion, makes them just a bit harder to use today. Not a big deal if you don't mind doing some simple math.
I have had a Sekonic-308 B for 24 years now, I bought it for $250.
in my case, there is only 180 degrees for the shutter angle, but I don’t use this function, just for shutter speed, for example, on K-3 at 24 fps I set it to 1/60, but if I use Canon 518, which has 1/40, you have to make an adjustment when setting ISO to 1/3, since shutter speeds are also limited to one step
Yeah, you can use pretty much any meter with movie cameras you just have to think more. If you only shoot with one camera is not a big deal. If you use several cameras or if you need to work in fast paced environments a meter with more options makes more sense..
what about meteric apps on smartphones?
They work fine and they are accurate. The ones that I have tried gave me measurements pretty close to what the dedicated meter gave me. The problem is you never really know what the meter is doing. How it is gathering light. They are good to a point.
When you are ready to run the extra mile and get more precise and consistent measurements and results nothing replaces a good meter.
@@TheCinematographyLab i found one that has spot metering, so maybe it is more useful?
@@CousinHubertRetrogaming Both incident and reflected are useful and ideal in certain situations. In this video I mentioned that you can use accessories to convert the cheap Sekonic models and the Minolta onto reflected meters. I also mentioned you never know exactly what you area you are measuring. That's the problem I have noticed with apps. They meter reflected light and they tell you what 's the area they are supposedly measuring, but they are not super accurate in that sense.
I mean they are apps, they are free in some cases. They work great for what they are. You cannot expect them to do the same as a meter that costs $800. They work fine, especially if you understand how light meters work and you use them properly.
I used a light meter app on my old iPhone 6s to shoot a roll of film recently and I got decent results. I talk about that and other things on this video:
czcams.com/video/V2vqzMNgFS0/video.html
Hahaha what the heck is a 360 degrees shutter angle?
Also known as the invisible shutter, the 360° shutter is a device... Hahaha, I don't know. They just wanted to offer more options, I guess.