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Sekonic L-758DR Light Meter (Black) | 
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| Brand: Sekonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $769.00
Buy New: $495.00
You Save: $274.00 (36%)
New (6) from $495.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 3.5 x 1.9
MPN: L-758
Model: L-758
EAN: 4962294011369
ASIN: B000L9M2LU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Profiles the specific sensitivity levels of your cameras imaging sensor for exacting light readings. | | • | Exposures accurate down to a tenth-of-a-stop in full-stop mode for both ambient and electronic flash light readings with a repeat accuracy of +/- 0.1 EV. | | • | Built-in 1-degree spot meter features an adjustable diopter (-2.5 to 1.0d), and is threaded for 30.5mm filters and/or lens hood (a tethered lens cap is included). | | • | Up to 9 readings can be stored for meter averaging and contrast evaluations in aperture and shutter priority modes. | | • | For mixed lighting scenarios, the Sekonic L-758DR DigitalMaster displays the combined exposure values of both flash and ambient light sources, including the percentage of flash in total exposure in 10-percent increments |
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Product Description
Programmable for Exposure Perfection Exposure Profiling - Programmable to respond to light exactly like your digital camera or type of film Four Meters In One - Independent programming of Flash, Ambient, Incident and Reflected measuring modes customized to your digital camera or type of film Pre-Exposure Warning - Displays and alerts when a measured value exceeds your digital cameras (or type of film) dynamic range Super Sensitive Flash Metering - Measures light beyond the limits of any camera (reflected flash measurements as low as f-2.0 (ISO 100) 1-degree Spot with Digital Display - Rectangular 1-degree spot viewfinder with vivid display Wireless Selective Quad-Triggering - Wireless triggering and measuring of flash up to 100 ft. away (PocketWizard compatible) Selective Quad-Triggering Control - Select which flash or camera triggers with direct function keys Analyzing Function - Simultaneous reading of flash and ambient light is analyzed and displayed The Sekonic L-758DR DigitalMaster is the world's first multi-function light meter that can be programmed to match and be calibrated to the sensitivity of your digital camera sensor or type of film for perfect exposure control. It offers features such as Spot/Incident measurement modes, flash or ambient measurements, flash analyzing, PocketWizard wireless triggering built-in, PLUS Exposure Profiling, Pre-Exposure warning, 14 selectable custom settings and much more
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| Customer Reviews:
 It could have been nice............ November 2, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The memory button rubber cover fell off when I took it out the box and it took a couple of minutes to come alive. Sold it to a friend and got a Kenko. Looked really nice too.
Complicated, poor interface, doesn't come with important "target" January 8, 2008
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
The Sekonic 758DR is obviously an incredibly powerful tool, capable of a vast array of functions. However, the interface to this device is only fair, the included software is fairly rough and lacks even basic wizard functions to walk the user through use. The biggest problem though is that for $499.00, you don't get the option "profiling target" that allows one to create custom profiles for their digital or film camera. It's an extra $100.00! For this price, Sekonic is gouging their customers.
This is a device that needs an Interaction Designer to go through it and make it less pure engineering and more intuitive. Sekonic should include this magic target accessory and not lead customers to believe they're getting a feature that, in reality, is not complete.
I can't recommend this product.
What else will be needed? December 28, 2007
19 out of 24 found this review helpful
Well, I opened my Christmas present and voila! Just what I wanted! The Sekonic L-758 DR! I take it out, caressing it gently, and start to read.....hhhuuuuummmmm. I requested this meter because of it's acclaimed ability to "profile" and store in the meter, up to 3 cameras. That is what I am talking about! I have the Nikon D100, D200, FM2, 8008s, Nikkormat EL.....you get the picture. I wanted to be able to profile all my cameras and when going to use the meter, download the appropriate profiles. I have the meter and cameras and I am ready to go!......NOT! Guess after paying $500.00 for a meter, if I want to use it as desired, I have to buy the profile target! Yep, doesn't come with one! Kinda like buying a car and after the paper work is done, the salesman asks if you want wheels on it! Called Sekonic.....they don't sell it. Apparently the very item needed to use this meter as advertised is "third party?". And guess what the kicker is..........this little piece of printed matter costs another $100.00!!!!!!! SSssssoooooo.....guess if I want to keep and use the meter, I am going to have to shell out another $100.00! BUT!!!! If I do, I will make this profile target available to all who want to use it, all you do is pay the postage both ways! Heck, I may buy several! See if that puts a dent in someones pocket! I think I will go out now and kick my dog! Nah.....I like my dog. Guess I'll kick a tree ..... nope .... that would probably hurt!
Well....look forward to the product review....I will be analyzing this puppy down to the last tiny screw!!!!!
Best of wishes!
 all in one unit December 9, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
There are lots of times when the meter in your camera does a good job. For the rest of the time you need a meter. I used this for taking an evening shot of Christmas lights over a lake. Maybe I could of guessed the exposure, but the Sekonic meter made the process much less prone to errors. I got an excellent shot the first time. I have not used all the features yet, but the spot meter is excellent.
Gossen Starlite contra Sekonic L-758DR June 1, 2007
15 out of 51 found this review helpful
I own both the Gossen and the somewhat equivalent Sekonic light meters. ( This review is also posted for the Gossen product )
Gossen StarLite ~$670
Sekonic L-758DR ~$499
Comparison:
1) The Sekonic is much less expensive with many more features for the money
2) The Gossen just seems "cheap'. The battery cover is a pain to remove. You need a coin and even then you have to shake it or pry it off. There is no real sealing. The Sekonic, on the other hand, has a very positive latch and the cover has a rubber gasket. I can open and close the Sekonic ten times in the time it takes to remove the Gossen's cover once.
3) The Sekonic has an adjustable eyepiece ( correction ) for the spot meter while the Gossen does not.
4) The Gossen's case is a very tight fit and you have to work to put it in the case and to remove it. The Sekonic's case is somewhat better.
5) The Sekonic is relatively easy to configure. The Gossen has DIP switches inside the ( inacessible ) battery compartment. The manual for the Gossen is confusing as the DIP switch's numbering INTERNALLY is 4..1 from the top DOWN and the manual numbers the opposite. ( You have to figure this out. The illustration showing the actual settings for the DIP switch is correct ) Unless you are playing around, you probably will only have to set the Gossen's DIP switch a few times.
6) It takes a LOT of torque to raise or lower the Gossen's lumisphere; the Sekonic's is much easier to raise or lower.
Accessibility:
7) For people with photosensitive / pattern sensitive epilepsy, the Sekonic is probably the worst piece of equipment I own or have ever used. It is just blink, blink, blink. You turn it on, it blinks for ten seconds. You change the mode, it blinks for ten seconds. When you attempt to make a measurement outside of it's measuring range, it blinks. The analog display at the bottom has blinking elements ( I just had a moderate complex partial seizure a couple of minutes ago when I turned it on to check it out for this review ) With the Gossen, when it encounters an out-of-measuring range error, it just indicates "Err" with no blinking. Nevertheless, only about 10% or so of the Gossen's functionality is accessible - you cannot use anything except the basic lightmeter functions if you want to avoid blinking elements on the display.
Anyways, if you love blinking displays and don't care about accessibility, the Sekonic is the clear choice. Otherwise, go for the Gossen as it is at least somewhat usable compared to the Sekonic's extreme unusability for epileptics.
Comment: the Sekonic is so hopeless I probably will never even turn it on again except for a more extensive review and I am going to suffer when I do that. ( I was quite sick from the seizure when I wrote the Gossen review and I am somewhat better now and I have made a few corrections when I posted the review for the Sekonic light meter )
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