steven_woody Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 hi, though i have already owned a Sekonic L558 handheld lightmeter, i still want buy another compact andy easy to carrry lightmeter. i think it should support incident and reflective measuring mode. so, which one is best between an used Gossen Luna-Pro and a new Seknoic L208? will be a pretty old Gossen Luna-Pro accurate enough? i like to hear any of you opinion, thanks. - woody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pje Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 The Luna-Pro used old style mercury batteries. You'll need to have it converted. Personally when I am out and about on the street I use a L-208 with my Leica M3. It's tiny and works like a champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_kathe1 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I started with the Sekonic L208 for use with my TLRs. It is a very, very small meter. I would say it works well in normal light and I really like the fact that in addition to the more modern shutter speeds it has markings for the old shutter speeds (1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50...). I have some old large format shutters. I have found that the L208 doesn't work consistently at low light levels. So I got a used Gossen Luna-Pro SBC and I'm very happy with that meter. It hasn't let me down yet but I wish it had the old shutter speeds along with the new ones on its dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_woody Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 i get know nothing about mercury battery. but i guess any 1.35v battery with same shape should work with the Luna-Pro, am i rihgt? does the battery easy to buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfrey Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Steven, No, that's not correct. Batteries have specific output characteristics that the meter is dependent upon for accuracy. The Gossen Luna Pro requires two 1.35V mercury-oxide batteries, which are now darn near impossible to get. It can be converted to use silver- oxide batteries (and possibly Lithium batteries). The Sekonic L208 is a great little meter but it has somewhat limited operating range. Another good choice is a Gossen Digisix or Digiflash: about the same size and (I think) a little more operating range. Godfrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_watson Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Ditch the holy relics like the old Gossen and get a Sekonic 308, or even a 318 or 328 from the big auction tent. They're affordable, accurate and take a single AA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauren_macintosh Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Even the Sekonic L358 is a darn good meter and well worth the price I got mine around 180.00 which is great considering what it gives you:\\\Lauren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwrtertbsratbs5 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I prefer analog meters as I can see all combinations of shutter speed and aperture at one glace. I had a digital Gossen at one point, but I sold it. I hated toggling a button to view equiv. exposures. Perhaps there is a digital meter that displays everything at once (Petax Digital Spot does, but it's not a flash meter). I just haven't seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Naka Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Try a Luna-Pro F, it uses a 9v battery, so no problems w batteries. I have one that replaced my Metrastar which is now a paperweight because of the issues finding mercury batteries. Like others, sometimes I like to use the dial and see all my possible exposure combinations. Or maybe I'm just old fashioned, having been brought up on on needle meters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog50 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Steven I have the Luna Pro SBC which uses a 9V battery Works great and has alot of info on the dial Can get them cheap on the Bay Real good meter Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardw Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Robert, there is the Gossen Digisix (or Digiflash with Flash metering), that I use when I go out with just body, one lens, one back. Its very small and accurate, there is no spot metering, but it's enough for travel or little package trips. You get the EV value in 1/3rd steps on a display and turn an analogue wheel to the corresponding analogue EV value, then you have all the combinations. here's a picture: http://www.gossen-photo.de/pdf/flyer_digiflash_d.pdf regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwrtertbsratbs5 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Thanks, Richard. Just what I need - another meter! I already own a Gossen SBC, Gossen Luna Pro, and Soligor Digital Spotmeter. Actually it looks very nice. Perhaps I'll buy a Digisix for my meterless rangefinder. My old Gossen SBC is the size of a small brick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_woody Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 thanks for all your suggestions! - woody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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