![]() ![]() The Gossen according to him never need to be recalibrated, whereas, he has heard about Sekonics being sent back to the manufacturer for recalibration. He has been using his since 1984 and has not once had a problem.Ģ. He reckons (via experience) that Gossen meters are extremely well built, accurate and reliabl. I like Sekonic meters but a good friend has asked me to take a serios look at Gossen for 2 reasons:-ġ. Obviously I need to learn how to use the strobes and a light meter is an important requirement. I liked ProFoto but the equipment is just far too expensive, so I resorted to Hensel which seems to have a good price to performance ratio. ![]() Your response has really helped and I will study the tutorial that you have referred me to.Īctually, I am now migrating from hot lights to monohead strobes, it was a difficult decision but with some research, help from other pros on this board and insights from a friend led me to the fact that I will now be investing in some decent gear, namely Hensel - I'm sure you know about this German brand. For doing flash metering, the L-758 is convenient in that it has a built-in Pocket Wizard transmitter. In the Gossen line, the Starlite would be the closest equivalent to the Sekonic L-758. As I said, I use various models in both brands.įrom your original post, you indicated that you were considering the Sekonic L-358, Sekonic L-758, and the Gossen Variosix F2.īoth Sekonic meters are excellent, but the L-358 measures incident light only. Gossen meters are quite reliable, but so are the Sekonic meters. I haven't seen any real benefit, and get good exposures without any additional "custom profiles". All are EXCELLENT meters.Īs for your first question although you can "calibrate" for specific cameras with the 758, I've decided not to do that. ![]() I've used the Gossen Starlite, Sekonic L-608, and now the Sekonic L-758DR. I am told that Gossen's are known to be extremely reliable andĪccurate ? A friend has been using one for over a decade and it has Are there any benefits attached to the Sekonic DuelMaster L-758DR -ĭue to the fact that one can calibrate it to any particular digitalĬamera ? or is that not significant in real world use ? ![]()
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