Sekonic L-398A Studio Deluxe III Light Meter 70th Anniversary Edition
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Best for
- Product photographyStills on a table or cyc: strobes, softboxes, backdrops and tethered capture.
- Portrait and fashionPeople in front of a light: strobes or COB, big modifiers, stands and a clean backdrop.
- E-commerce product videoTabletop video for listings: overhead rig, turntable, COB with softbox and even, shadow-free light.
Overview
Product description from Sekonic
Sekonic has redesigned their popular analog light meter to more current industry standards. The Studio Deluxe III L-398A retains all of the legendary features and benefits of its predecessor. Using an environmentally-friendly amorphous silicon photocell, Sekonic can continue to offer the popular L-398 battery-free.
Highlights
- An Industry Classic Meter
- Analog Metering
- No Battery Required
- Amorphous silicon photocell
- 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
- Amorphous silicon photocell eliminates need for batteries
- Lumidisc for adjusting illumination contrast and measuring illumination intensity
- Lumigrid for measuring reflected light
More about this product
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 this year.
In the box
- Sekonic L-398A
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Key specs
- Product weight (lb)
- 0.4
- Product height (cm)
- 3.4
- Product width (cm)
- 5.8
- Product weight (kg)
- 180 g
Full specifications
| Sensor | Amorphous Photo |
|---|---|
| Measuring System | Exposure Meter; Incident light: Swivel head, lumidisc removable; Reflected light: Removable, 30 deg. with lumigrid |
| Measuring Modes (Ambient Light) | T priority, F priority, CINE (f/s priority), FC |
| Measuring Range at ISO100 (Ambient Incident Light) | EV4 to EV17 |
| Measuring Range ISO100 (Ambient Reflected Light) | EV9 to EV17 |
| ISO Range | ISO 6 to ISO 12,000 |
| Aperture Range (Ambient Light) | F0.7 to F128 in 1, 1/3 step |
| Shutter Speeds Range (Ambient Light) | 60s to 1/8,000s in 1 step |
| Frame Rate Range (Ambient Light) | 8, 18, 24, 64, 128 |
| EV Range (Ambient Light) | EV1 to EV20 |
| Memory | Yes (1 memory with indicator) |
| Operating Temperature | 0 deg. C to 40 deg. C |
| Storage Temperature | -20 deg. C to 60 deg. C |
|---|---|
| Power Source | No battery (amorphous sensor) |
| Product Weight (lb) | 0.4 |
| Product Weight (kg) | 0.18 |
| Product Height (in) | 1.34 |
| Product Length (in) | 4.41 |
| Product Width (in) | 2.28 |
| Product Height (cm) | 3.4 |
| Product Length (cm) | 11.2 |
| Product Width (cm) | 5.8 |
| Family | L-398A |
Setups this belongs to
- Photo studio: portrait and fashionA portrait, passport or fashion photographer setting up a studio room with strobes, modifiers, backdrops and stands.
- Product photographyA photographer or in-house studio shooting still product photos on a table — catalogue, Amazon, lookbook.
- Wedding and marriage videographyA videographer covering a marriage — multi-day shaadi, sangeet, pheras and reception — who cannot re-shoot the vows and has no power on the dance floor.
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Flat ₹379 shipping anywhere in India.
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