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2014-04-08T21:00:00
I use this at a fashion show, to ensure the clothing was accurately shown in various lighting situations, in different rooms and different sites. Can't live without it. Ithe only disappointment was that this item did not ship with an owners manual, even though it was rated as. In E+ condition.
Bob
Three-color photographic color meter with four sensors to determine visual (digital) or photographic (film) color temperature of light sources and filtration required
Rotating (90° to the right/180°to left) receptor head containing four filtered photo diodes under flat incident light recepter
Visual Color Temperature (based on color matching function)
Photographic color temperature (based on film spectral characteristic)
Yes
Cordless/Cord-in
2,300K to 20,000K
Ambient light: EV3 to 16.3 (20lx to 200,000lx)
Flash light: Range Low F No.2.8 to 22 (20lx/s to 1,300lx/s); Range High F No.16 to 90.9 (640lx/s to 38,000lx/s)
Ambient light: 2.5lx to 610,000lx; 0.23FC to 56,500FC
Ambient light: 2.5lx to 610,000lx; 0.23FC to 56,500FC
Ambient light: 2.5lx to 610,000lx; 0.23FC to 56,500FC
Ambient/Flash light: Visual Color temperature + CC index
LB filter number + CC filter number
(Fuji's LBA/LBB, Kodak Wratten/LEE filter number)
LB index + CC index
Ambient/Flash light: Photographic Color temperature
LB filter number + CC filter number
(Fuji's LBA/LBB, Kodak Wratten/LEE filter number)
LB index + CC filter number
2,300K to 20,000K
2,500K to 10,000K
-500 to +500 (in MK-1)
Fuji's LBA/LBB: LBB20 to LBA20
Kodak Wratten/Lee: 80A+80D to 85B+81EF
80G to 80M
200G to 200M
Flash light: 1s to 1/500s (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 steps) plus 1/75, 1/80, 1/90, 1/100, 1/200, 1/400
Digital mode: 19
Film mode: 19
8 user-adjustable characters
-10 to +50 deg. centigrade
Two AA 1.5V batteries (Alkaline, Manganese, lithium, Nickel, NiCd and NiH)
Color temperature measurement, illuminance measurement, Custom settings, Preset White Balance/Color Compensation, Color/illumination contrast comparison, Battery power indicator, Auto power off, Automatic EL backlight, Jog wheel lock, Tripod socket
2.4"W x 6.2"H x 1.1"D (62mmW x 158.6mmH x 28mmD)
8.1 oz ( 230g) with batteries
Sekonic warranty
If you take great care in metering and exposure, you will rarely, if ever, need to shoot RAW and you can avoid a lot of post-production time.
Excellent color meter!
By Bob
I use this at a fashion show, to ensure the clothing was accurately shown in various lighting situations, in different rooms and different sites. Can't live without it. Ithe only disappointment was that this item did not ship with an owners manual, even though it was rated as. In E+ condition.
The Sekonic PRODIGI COLOR C-500 is the world's only photographic color meter designed to read spectral sensitivity of both color film and CCD and CMOS sensors used in modern digital still and DV cine cameras. Serious photographers and cinematographers know that good lighting and proper exposure are more important now than ever.
With the higher demands of today's digital medium, "garbage in" can mean hours of postproduction. They know that color is a critical factor when multiple light sources are involved. Changing reflectors, adding diffusion or adjusting power levels will result in a color temperature change that needs to be corrected. They know that taking the time to do it right is always a good investment because "perfect in" always looks better than an image that has been adjusted. It has easy, one-touch display. The world's most comprehensive array of color/illumination information.