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The L-398A offers both "Still" and "Cine" shooters the familiar features and repeatable accuracy expected from Sekonic. Educators and students won't be left without their favorite meter!
Key Features
- Amorphous silicon light sensor (meets today's industry standards)
- Needle lock for quick and easy measurement readings
- Memory pointer for quick and easy reference to your last measured value
- Swivel head and needle lock facilitate easy and accurate readings
- Selenium photocell eliminates need for batteries Lumidisc for adjusting illumination contrast and measuring illumination intensity
- Lumigrid for measuring reflected light
Specifications
Measuring System: Incident light type, reflected light measurement is also possible
Measuring Modes: Ambient incident and reflected
Receptor Head: Rotating, interchangeable receptor.
Aperture/Shutter Priority: No
Display Readout: Indicator needle
ISO Range: 6 To 12,000; Measuring Range: EV4 ~ EV17 (for incident light) EV9 ~ EV17 (for reflected light)
f/Stop Display Range: f0.7 - 128
Shutter Speed - Ambient: 1/8000 to 60 sec.
Shutter Speed - Flash: None
EV Range (ISO-100): EV 4 to 17
Cine Speeds: 8 to 128fps
Exposure Memory: No
Shadow/Highlight Calculation: No
Brightness Difference: No
Flash to Ambient Ratio: No
Multiple Flash: No
Exposure Calibration: No
Power Source: Selenium photocell (no battery needed); Amorphous silicon light sensor
Dimensions: 4.4 x 2.3 x 1.3" (112 x 58 x 34 mm) WDH
Weight: 6.7 oz (190 g)
The L-398A offers both "Still" and "Cine" shooters the familiar features and repeatable accuracy expected from Sekonic. Educators and students won't be left without their favorite meter!
Key Features
- Amorphous silicon light sensor (meets today's industry standards)
- Needle lock for quick and easy measurement readings
- Memory pointer for quick and easy reference to your last measured value
- Swivel head and needle lock facilitate easy and accurate readings
- Selenium photocell eliminates need for batteries Lumidisc for adjusting illumination contrast and measuring illumination intensity
- Lumigrid for measuring reflected light
Specifications
Measuring System: Incident light type, reflected light measurement is also possible
Measuring Modes: Ambient incident and reflected
Receptor Head: Rotating, interchangeable receptor.
Aperture/Shutter Priority: No
Display Readout: Indicator needle
ISO Range: 6 To 12,000; Measuring Range: EV4 ~ EV17 (for incident light) EV9 ~ EV17 (for reflected light)
f/Stop Display Range: f0.7 - 128
Shutter Speed - Ambient: 1/8000 to 60 sec.
Shutter Speed - Flash: None
EV Range (ISO-100): EV 4 to 17
Cine Speeds: 8 to 128fps
Exposure Memory: No
Shadow/Highlight Calculation: No
Brightness Difference: No
Flash to Ambient Ratio: No
Multiple Flash: No
Exposure Calibration: No
Power Source: Selenium photocell (no battery needed); Amorphous silicon light sensor
Dimensions: 4.4 x 2.3 x 1.3" (112 x 58 x 34 mm) WDH
Weight: 6.7 oz (190 g)
Name | Value |
---|---|
Brand | Sekonic |
Type | Analog exposure meter for ambient light |
Display Range Analog Scale Shutter Speed | 60 sec. to 1/8000 sec. (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 steps) |
Battery Power Indicator Display | Battery Capacity Checker Button and Guide Needle |
Battery(Power) | Self-powered: Selenium photocell eliminates need for batteries |
Receptor Head | Rotating Domed Head 90 to the right, 180 to the left, Removeable for Contrast Reading |
Light Receiving Method | Incident light and reflected light |
Receptor Incident Light | Interchangeable Lumisphere and Lumidisc |
Receptor Reflected Light | Interchangeable Lumigrid |
Light Receptor Element | Amorphous silicon photocell |
Measuring Modes Ambient Light | - Aperture priority metering - EV metering - Shutter priority metering |
Measuring Range (ISO 100) Ambient Light | - Incident light: EV 4 to EV 17 - Reflected light: EV 9 to EV 17 |
Display Range Aperture | f/0.7 to f/128.0 (in 1, 1/2, 1/3 steps) |
Display Cine Speeds fps | 8 fps -128 fps |
Calibration Constant Incident | Lumisphere C = 340 |
Calibration Constant Reflected | K = 12.5 |
Display Range Film Speed | ISO 6 to 12000 (in 1/3 steps) |
Display Range Shutter Speeds Ambient | 60 min to 1/8000 sec. (in 1, 1/2, 1/3 steps) |
Repeatability Repeat Accuracy: | (+/-) 0.3 EV or less |