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DigitalMaster L-758DR 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.

Sekonic L-758DR DigitalMaster Key Features

• 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 camera's (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° Spot with Digital Display
  Rectangular 1° spot viewfinder with vivid digital 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
• Supplied Accessories:
  • Soft case
  • Strap
  • Lens cap
  • Synchro terminal cap
  • CR123A Lithium battery
  • Custom Settings Chart (sticker)
  • Multi-Function Chart (sticker)
  • USB cable
  • Data Transfer Software

Sekonic L-758DR DigitalMaster Specifications

• Type: Digital exposure meter for ambient and flash light
• Light receiving method: Incident light and reflected light
• Incident light: Convertible to flat diffuser (Lumisphere in down position)
• Reflected light: 1° spot with display in finder
• Reflected metering distance: ~ 3.3' to infinity (~1m to infinity)
• Light receptor element: 2-Silicon photo diodes (incident and reflected)
• Ambient light metering modes:
  • Aperture priority metering
  • Shutter priority metering
  • EV metering
• Flash metering modes:
  • With synchro cord (cumulative and non-cumulative)
  • Without synchro cord (cumulative and non-cumulative)
  • Measurement with built-in wireless flash triggering radio triggering system (cumulative and non-cumulative)
• Radio Triggering:
  • Radio technology: Complex 16/24 bit digitally coded
  • Range: Up to 100 feet from transmitter to receiver or transceiver
  • Channels: 1 to 16 channels standard, 17 to 32 'Selective Quad Triggering'
  • Radio wave frequency - USA and Canada (FCC and IC): CH1-CH16 344.00MHz
    CH17-CH32 346.50 ~ 354.00MHz
• Measuring Range (ISO 100) Ambient light:
  • Incident light: EV-2 to EV 22.9
  • Reflected light: EV 1 to EV 24.4 with 1° spot viewfinder
• Measuring Range (ISO 100) Flash:
  • Incident light: f/0.5 to f/161.2 (approx. f/175)
  • Reflected light: f/2.0 to f/161.2 (approx. f/175) with 1° spot viewfinder
• Repeat Accuracy: +/- 0.1 EV or less
• Calibration Constant:
  • Incident light metering: Lumisphere C = 340; Retracted C = 250
  • Reflected light metering: K = 12.5
• Film speed Display Range: ISO 3 to 8000 (in 1/3 steps)
• Shutter Speeds Display Range:
  • Ambient light: 30 minutes to 1/8000 seconds (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 stop) plus 1/200, 1/400
  • Cine speeds: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 24, 25, 30, 32, 36, 40, 48, 50, 60, 64, 72, 96, 120, 128, 150, 200, 240, 256, 300, 360 frames per second (at a 180° shutter angle)
  • Flash: 30 minutes to 1/1000 second (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 stop) plus 1/75, 1/80, 1/90, 1/100, 1/200, 1/400
• Aperture Display Range: f/0.5 to f/161.2 (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 stop)
• EV Display Range: EV -9.9 to EV 46.6 (in 1/10 stop)
• Analog scale:
  • Aperture: 0.7 to f/90
  • EV Range: -7.0 EV to +7.0 EV (in 1/3 steps)
• Filter compensation: 0.7 to f/90 (in 1/10 stop)
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 3.5" x 6.7" x 1.9" (90mm x 170mm x 48mm)
• Weight: 9.5 oz. (268g) with battery

Dualmaster L-558CINE The Sekonic L-558CINE Dualmaster is the most advanced handheld light-measuring instrument available in the motion picture and video industry today. It meets and excedes the demands of professional cinematographers as well as professional still photographers. It is the first to offer a 1° parallax-free spot viewfinder with a digital display. A built-in retractable incident Lumisphere for standard or cosine corrected light readings provides both hemispherical and narrow angle readings. The L-558CINE Dualmaster will handle any lighting situation.

Sekonic L-558CINE Dualmaster Key Features

• 1 Degree Spot With Digital Display
  The L-558Cine meter features a rectangular 1° spot viewfinder, which better matches the image aspect ratio of most camera formats. It incorporates a parallax-free 1 degree spot finder, which measures the light through a multi-element lens, preventing erroneous close-up photography light readings. The L-558Cine's spot viewfinder displays f-stops, shutter speeds and more. The spot meter measures reflected ambient light, flash or both simultaneously. It can instantly be switched from incident to spot measurement mode as your shooting needs change. The 1 degree spot is ideal for measuring distant objects, highly reflective surfaces, extreme contrast scenes, backlighting situations, or when utilizing Zone System metering. It also includes an adjustable diopter eyepiece.
• Dual ISO Settings
  The L-558CINE offers the flexibility of taking a single exposure measurement and displaying the f-stop and shutter speed for two different ISO settings, such as two different digital camera sensitivities or negative film and Polaroid proofing film. By holding down the ISO 2 button, the last exposure reading is automatically re-calculated for the second film speed or digital camera ISO rating.
• All-Weather Design
  All buttons, switches and compartments are sealed and the meter housing has been designed to endure rugged outdoor conditions. Ideal for location shooting, at the beach, in rainy or in humid environments.
• Full, 1/2 or 1/3 Step Selectable Readings
  Both shutter speeds and apertures can be displayed in either Full, 1/2 or 1/3-step increments to match your film or digital camera. Selection is quick and easy with its custom setting software.
• Lens Hood
  The Lens Hood prevents erroneous light measurements caused by lens glare. It also acts as a step-up ring for attaching filters to the front of the 1° Spot lens (up to 40.5mm filter thread).
• Memory Mode
  Up to nine readings can be memorized in incident or spot metering modes independently in both Aperture and Shutter Priority modes. Contrast evaluation and averaging is possible in both modes. Pressing the memory button after taking a light reading displays a symbol on the analog f/stop scale. The total number of memorized measurements appear near the symbol 'M'. When switching in the same mode from spot to incident, memory readings are retained. This provides the photographer with an effective way of retaining and analyzing shadow, midtone and highlight exposure readings.
• Analyzing Function
  In flash/ambient analyzing mode, the L-558CINE simultaneously reads both flash and ambient light automatically in order to analyze and display the exposure data in 3 convenient ways: 1. Combined readings of flash and ambient; 2. Percentage of flash in the total exposure; 3. Simultaneous display of flash, ambient and combined readings on the analog scale. Now you can take ambient, flash or mixed lighting exposure measurements without fumbling with meter modes, switches or different displays.
• Exposure, Calibration and Filter Compensation
  Independent incident and reflected exposure compensation of up to +/-9.9 EV can be easily set for custom film exposure corrections, digital camera sensor corrections or for bellows extension factors. With the calibration compensation setting of +/-1.0 EV, matching built-in camera meters or other handheld meters is a snap. There is even a filter compensation setting of +/-5.0 EV for filter factor compensation.
• Full-Featured Flash Measurements
  Cord Flash Mode for use with standard PC synch cable. Cordless Flash Mode measures manually triggered flash without a PC synch cable. Multiple Flash Mode for unlimited cumulative measurement of multiple triggered flash. Radio Triggering Mode for wireless triggering and measuring of flash up to 100 feet away.
• Optional Plug-in Radio Transmitter Module
  Electronic flash units and/or cameras can be triggered wirelessly with the optional plug-in digital radio Transmitter module (compatible with all PocketWizard Digital Radios).Simultaneous triggering and measuring of flash units up to 100 feet away is possible. With its new easy-to-use Selective Quad-Triggering control (4 zone lighting control), the L-558CINE Dualmaster offers quick selection of which flash unit to trigger and measure independently with a touch of a key. Now you can individually measure several flash units wirelessly by the touch of the meter's measuring button, without walking over to each light and turning it on or off.
• Shutter Angle Settings From 1° TO 270°
• Cine Speed 1 Through 1000 (FPS)
• Foot-Candles (Readings From 0.12 To 180,000)
• Lux (Readings From 0.63 To 190,000)
• Cd/m² (Readings From 0.25 To 190,000)
• Foot-Lambert (Readings From 0.07 To 190,000)
• EV, Aperture And Shutter Priority Measurements
• Supplied Accessories:
  • Soft case
  • Strap
  • Lens cap
  • Synchro terminal cap
  • CR123A Lithium battery
  • Custom Settings Chart (sticker)

Sekonic L-558CINE Dualmaster Specifications

• Type: Digital exposure meter for ambient and flash light
• Light receiving method: Incident light and reflected light
• Incident light: Convertible to flat diffuser (Lumisphere in down position)
• Reflected light: 1° spot with display in finder
• Reflected metering distance: ~ 3.3' to infinity (~1m to infinity)
• Light receptor element: 2-Silicon photo diodes (incident and reflected)
• Ambient light metering modes:
  • Simple illumination measurement (lux, foot-candle)
  • Simple brightness measurement (foot-lambert, cd/m2)
  • Aperture priority metering
  • Shutter priority metering
  • EV metering
• Flash metering modes:
  • With synchro cord (cumulative and non-cumulative)
  • Without synchro cord (cumulative and non-cumulative)
  • Measurement using the optional wireless flash triggering radio triggering system (cumulative and non-cumulative)
• Radio Triggering (Optional):
  • Radio technology: Complex 16/24 bit digitally coded
  • Range: Up to 100 feet from transmitter to receiver or transceiver
  • Channels: 1 to 16 channels standard, 17 to 32 'Quad Triggering'
  • Radio wave frequency - USA and Canada (FCC and IC): CH1-CH16 344.00MHz
    CH17-CH32 346.50 ~ 354.00MHz
• Measuring Range (ISO 100) Ambient light:
  • Incident light: EV-2 to EV 22.9
  • Reflected light: EV 1 to EV 24.4 with 1° spot viewfinder
• Measuring Range (ISO 100) Flash:
  • Incident light: f/0.5 to f/161.2 (approx. f/175)
  • Reflected light: f/2.0 to f/161.2 (approx. f/175) with 1° spot viewfinder
• Measuring Range (ISO 100) Illumination:
  • 0.63 - 190,000 lux (2 significant digits)
  • 0.10 - 180,000 foot-candle (2 significant digits)
• Measuring Range (ISO 100) Brightness:
  • 0.25 - 190,000 cd/m2 (2 significant digits)
  • 0.07 - 190,000 foot-lambert (2 significant digits)
• Repeat Accuracy: +/- 0.1 EV or less
• Calibration Constant:
  • Incident light metering: Lumisphere C = 340; Retracted C = 250
  • Reflected light metering: K = 12.5
• Film speed Display Range: ISO 3 to 8000 (in 1/3 steps)
• Shutter Speeds Display Range:
  • Ambient light: 30 minutes to 1/8000 seconds (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 stop) plus 1/200, 1/400
  • Cine speeds: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 24, 25, 30, 32, 36, 40, 48, 50, 60, 64, 72, 75, 90, 96, 100, 120, 125, 128, 150, 200, 240, 250, 256, 300, 360, 375, 500, 625, 750, 1000 frames per second (at a 180° shutter angle)
  • Flash: 30 minutes to 1/1000 second (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 stop) plus 1/75, 1/80, 1/90, 1/100, 1/200, 1/400
• Aperture Display Range: f/0.5 to f/161.2 (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 stop)
• EV Display Range: EV -9.9 to EV 46.6 (in 1/10 stop)
• Analog scale:
  • Aperture: f/0.5 to f/45 (in 1/3 stop)
  • Shutter speed: 4 seconds to 1/4000 second (in 1/2 stop)
• Shutter Angle Display Range: 1° to 10° in 1° increments, from 15° to 270° in 5° increments plus 12°, 17°, 22°, 144° and 172°
• Filter Compensation: +/- 5.0 EV (in 1/10 stop)
• Filter factor numbers: 85, N3, N6, N9, A3, A6, A9
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 3.5" x 6.7" x 1.9" (90mm x 170mm x 48mm)
• Weight: 9.5 oz. (268g) with battery

Sekonic Studio Deluxe III L-398A The industry standard for incident and reflected light measurement -- the studio meter by which all others are measured. Swiveling light receptor. Readouts in multiple still and cine scale or direct readout with optional ISO index slides. Selenium photo cell requires no battery.

Sekonic Studio Deluxe III L-398A Key Features

• The Industry Standard for Incident and Light Measurement
  The studio meter to which all others are compared
• Swivel Head and Needle Lock
  Facilitate easy and accurate readings
• Amorphous Silicon Photocell
  Eliminates need for batteries
• Interchangeable Lumisphere and Lumidisc
  Allows adjustment of illumination contrast and measurement of illumination intensity
• Lumigrid Included
  For measuring reflected light
• Memory Pointer
  Retains prior reading
• Supplied Accessories:
  • Lumisphere
  • Lumidisc
  • Lumigrid
  • High Slide
  • Case
  • Neck Strap

Sekonic Studio Deluxe III L-398A Specifications

• Type: Analog exposure meter for ambient light
• Light receiving method: Incident light and reflected light
• Incident light: Interchangeable Lumisphere and Lumidisc
• Reflected light: Interchangeable Lumigrid
• Light receptor element: Amorphous silicon photocell
• Ambient Light Measuring Range (ISO 100):
  • Incident light: EV 4 to EV 17
  • Reflected light: EV 9 to EV 17
• Repeat Accuracy: +/- 0.3 EV or less
• Calibration Constant:
  • Incident light metering: Lumisphere C = 340
  • Reflected light metering: K = 12.5
• Film Speed Display Range: ISO 6 to 12000 (in 1/3 steps)
• Shutter Speeds Display Range:
  • Ambient light: 60 seconds to 1/8000 second (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 stop)
  • Cine speeds: 8, 16, 18, 24, 64, 128 frames per second
• Aperture: f/0.7 to f/128 (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 stop)
• Light Receptors: EV 1 to EV 20
• Dimensions(W x H x D): 4.4" x 2.3" x 1.3" (112mm x 58mm x 34mm)
• Weight: 6.8 oz. (190g)

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