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light meter

  • 27-08-2014 10:48AM
    #1
    Nerro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭


    Hi,
    I am thinking of expanding my kit with a few manual flashes and wondering maybe someone could recommend me decent cheap enough light Meter?
    Ideally wouldn't like to spend more than 150 Euros. Or maybe I should skip that and use the histogram? Not really that familiar with flash photography so any advice welcome.
    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,734 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    Anything sekonic is probably your best bet. Make sure to get one with flash metering capability, the one I have has PC socket I can plug a flash into to trigger and meter each one individually if I want, or I can trigger them all at once and check the aggregate.

    If you're shooting digitally though using the histogram is probably as useful plus you can iterate toward the best balance.


  • #3
    Nerro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭Nerro


    Thanks for the reply.
    Yah sekonic seems to be good but even second hand ones tend to go for 300+ so thats a bit over my budget...The thing that bothers me with histograms that I think its going to be useless if for example I will want to blow out the background or under expose it? But again I am open for correction.


  • #4
    Farmlife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭Farmlife


    I have a Brand new Sekonic in red that you could have for €200, I got it about 14 months ago and took it out of its leather case once.

    I find setting up lights taking a test shot and working from there much more use full, I'm not saying light meters are useless but I don't find it essential


  • #5
    Nerro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭Nerro


    Farmlife wrote: »
    I have a Brand new Sekonic in red that you could have for €200, I got it about 14 months ago and took it out of its leather case once.

    I find setting up lights taking a test shot and working from there much more use full, I'm not saying light meters are useless but I don't find it essential

    Thanks,
    Pm sent.


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