Sekonic L-398a Review

Before filming or taking photos, cinematographers and photographers alike that are serious about competing in the industry, as a rule of thumb, have to analyze objects and their surrounding light accurately for proper functionality. The Sekonic l-398a is an easy-to-use, battery-free unit that samples light from anywhere anytime. One of its amazing and unique attributes allows the user to sample light in an entire setting by holding down the metering button and traversing the set for subsequent levels.

Therefore, the entire location is sampled and calculated, thus giving necessary information to the photographer or cinematographer. In other words, the meter reading reflects and then conveys information for both still photos and video. Furthermore, three-dimensional objects are depicted accurately, and variance of light based on content within a location is calculated giving optimal data. In addition, the light-metering device is so user friendly that anyone can get the optimal performance with very little effort, yet it performs extremely advanced tasks.


More of the Sekonic l-398a's unique accessories include: a swiveling head for easy reading, an ISO range from six to twelve thousand, memory of previous readings, a one-year warranty including elite support team, an analog light meter, an energy saving system, and a lumi-grid light attachment; these are only a few of the perks that come with the Sekonic l-398a.

The Sekonic company is constantly reinventing its products, therefore the l-398a is a culmination of previous metering products; it is now the industry standard, and because of Sekonic's thirst for perfection shown in its rigorous trial and error methods, the consumer reaps the reward.

In any filming scenario, it is ideal to get the correct image right away so that the photographer or cinematographer can focus on other important aspects of filming. The Sekonic takes away tedious guesswork and indicates when an environment is at its peak, so that the shot is captured right away, thus saving time and perhaps company cost.

The most unique thing about the Sekonic l-398a is that one can monitor lighting surrounding filmed objects, or only the objects themselves; basically, he or she can monitor the exact subject within the lens, instead of only focusing on the light surrounding the objects; this allows immediate performance and erases the tedious process of monitoring persistent fluctuating light.

This is a quality light meter that offers great flexibilty in real use. Well worth the money.

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