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Sekonic L-358 Flash Master Light Meters

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  • Light Meter TypeFlash
    Photography Accessory TypeLight Meters
    BrandSekonic

Product Description

The Sekonic L-358 Flash Master is an advanced, yet easy to operate, exposure analyzing light meter, that incorporates the latest technology in handheld meters.


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Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by lowel a Professional

Date Reviewed: April 27, 2010

Strengths:    I mostly shoot wedding in different kind of situation and i need a light meter that is reliable and accurate. I choose L358 coz it has weather sealed components, very accurate in studio and outdoor use, very easy to use and good value for money.

Weaknesses:    Casing feels cheap, it looks like its gonna break easily if drop and the bag should have pocket for the extra dome.

Bottom Line:   
Everything you need in a light meter, in studio and outdoor use. Im glad i choose this with other lesser brand. yeah!

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Duration Product Used:   6-10 years

Price Paid:    $425.00

Purchased At:   Photo shop studio Au

Similar Products Used:   N/A

Type of photography:   People

Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:1
Submitted by mark h a Professional

Date Reviewed: July 6, 2009

Weaknesses:    pw attachment

Bottom Line:   
Works adequate without the PW attachment. With the pw attachment, you can't meter flash more than 10 feet away:( (

HUGE dissapoinment!)

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Duration Product Used:   21+ years

Price Paid:    $299.00

Purchased At:   b&h

Type of photography:   People

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by seoirse a Expert

Date Reviewed: March 26, 2009

Strengths:    Accurate
Lots of modes
Simple layout - intuitive
spot meter attachment (optional extra) for Zone system

Weaknesses:    Case could do with an extra pocket to keep the spare dome.
Pity it doesn't take AA batteries.

Bottom Line:   
Bought this meter secondhand to replace an old L-398 Sekonic which had seen better days. Great bargain considering it was spotless.

This is a great meter in my opinion. Very accurate in all modes and very easy to operate. Easy to see readings in poor light. Works great with the optional extra 1 degree spot attachment.

It didn't feel too fragile or plasticky to me but YMMV.


I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

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Duration Product Used:   21+ years

Price Paid:    $120.00

Purchased At:   secondhand

Similar Products Used:   None

Type of photography:   Other

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by jmuxica a Professional

Date Reviewed: March 29, 2008

Strengths:    Ease of use. Spot on readings and with proper adjustments for different lenses or filters, it works flawlessly.

Weaknesses:    Not found a real one yet ...

Bottom Line:   
Just got it a couple of days ago. I travel a lot and I usually rent my heavy gear to make it easier on myself. In the case of this meter, I really fell in love with it when I rented it. At first I was confused about the dials and compared to the Minolta's that I had been using, it seemed kind of harder to use... but after a few moments of using it I realized it was actually really easy and just a matter of reading the manual once (light reading) and your are ready to go. One could argue about the plastic casing but in the end is probably only a factor if you have a tractor drive over it... other than that, it's one that I would recommend.. I am loving every bit of it .. I wish my elinchrom remote triggers would work with it so I don't have to go buying PWs.

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Duration Product Used:   6-10 years

Price Paid:    $249.00

Purchased At:   adorama

Similar Products Used:   Minolta V

Type of photography:   People

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by knipser a Professional

Date Reviewed: July 23, 2007

Strengths:    Top quality, fair price, multiple functions, better than most other light meters.

Weaknesses:    none

Bottom Line:   
Best meter I ever had. Very useful with the built-in radio transmitter to trigger monolights and flashlights. No cords, just photographic luxury. Very nice: quad triggering and the analyzing function which shows the ratio of ambient and flash light.

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Duration Product Used:   11-20 years

Similar Products Used:   Aspen Polaris 1 Lightmeter

Type of photography:   Other


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  • Light Meter TypeFlash
    Photography Accessory TypeLight Meters
    BrandSekonic
    Other Features<li>Flash and reflected metering <li>All Weather Design <li>Optional Radio Transmitter Module <li>Optional Spot Finder <li>Flash analyzing function


 

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