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Color Meter . Can i buy this one.

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Actually, I'd also like to know the differences between this one and any one of the Minoltas (II and III series)...
 
Yes, I can wonder about the differences as well:

Minolta Auto Meter-IV F

Minolta Color Meter III-F

Minolta Spot Meter F

Sekonic L-508 Flash & Ambient Meter
 
I was comparing 2 month ago "kenko(minolta)" vs. "gossen" color meter.

The results were almost the same what is expected :P

Kenko has nice display and it is very well organized with functions.
I picked gossen because it fits in a hand little better :)
 
Color meters are for film and not for Video, since you have all the features on a RED to play with and to be your own artist to influence your pictures to your taste.
Peter Pietrowski Germany
 
peter, i dont agree with you! you need a light meter to see or to set some difference between left and right side of the faces and etc... In indoor you are blind without light meter...
 
Color meters are for film and not for Video, since you have all the features on a RED to play with and to be your own artist to influence your pictures to your taste.
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Say you have 4 6k and 4 4k HMIs with bulbs of different ages. Then a color meter comes in really handy for figuring out which lamps need which gells so that they all match.

Nick
 
arrinick said:
Say you have 4 6k and 4 4k HMIs with bulbs of different ages. Then a color meter comes in really handy for figuring out which lamps need which gells so that they all match.

Nick
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that's right !
 
Peter Pietrowski said:
Color meters are for film and not for Video, since you have all the features on a RED to play with and to be your own artist to influence your pictures to your taste.
Peter Pietrowski Germany
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Film & Video require the same excellent lighting. Color meters are for determining & setting a light's proper kelvin, by using CTB, CTO to shift globe color so it conforms to your spec. Aging globes, dimmers, HMI lamps warming up, etc., need something better than the human eye to get it correct. While camera tweaking is good & creative using calibrated monitors with controlled BG ambient light, good set lighting is even better. See the works of Connie Hall, Road to Perdition and other masters.


Check out the new Sekonic C-500.
 
Here are specifications:
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Measuring System
Three-color photographic color meter with four sensors to determine visual (digital) or photographic (film) color temperature of light sources and filtration required

Measuring Modes
Ambient: Yes
Flash Cordless/Cord-in: Yes
Radio triggering: Yes (Model C-500R ONLY)

Receptor Head
Rotating (90° to the right/180°to left) receptor head containing four filtered photo diodes under flat incident light receptor

Aperture/Shutter Priority
Not Applicable

Display Readout
Dot matrix display : 8 adjustable characters
Digital: 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
Display Ranges:
CC index: 80G to 80M
CC filter number: 200G to 200M
illuminance: 2.5lx to 610,000lx 0.23FC to 56,500FC
Film 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
lluminance: Ambient light only; Lux(lx); Foot-candle(ft-cd)
Measured color temperature:
2,300K to 20,000K
Selected color temperature: 2,500K to 10,000K
LB index: -500 to +500 (in MK-1)
LB filter number
Fuji's: LBA/LBB LBB20 to LBA20
Kodak Wratten/Lee: 80A+80D to 85B+81EF

ISO Range
Measuring Ranges
Color Temperature: 2,300K to 20,000K
(At ISO 100 equivalent) Ambient light: EV3 to 16.3 (20lx to 200,000lx)
Flash light: Range Low F/2.8 to 22 (20lx/s to 1,300lx/s) Range High F/16 to 90.9 (640lx/s to 38,000lx/s)

f/Stop Display Range
Flash light:
Range Low: F/2.8 to 22 (20lx/s to 1,300lx/s)
Range High: F/16 to 90.9 (640lx/s to 38,000lx/s)

Shutter Speed - Ambient
1 to 1/500sec

Shutter Speed - Flash
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

EV Range (ISO-100)
Not Specified by Manufacturer

Cine Speeds
Not Applicable

Exposure Memory
Not Applicable

Shadow/Highlight Calculation
Not Applicable

Brightness Difference
Yes

Flash to Ambient Ratio
Not Applicable

Multiple Flash
Not Applicable

Exposure Calibration
Color calibration is done in the factory and MAC service center. The photographer can make Pre-Set corrections to reflect the differences in his system, which will be appreciated by film photographers

Power Source
Two "AA" 1.5V batteries (Alkaline, Manganese, lithium, Nickel, NiCd and NiH)
Operating temperature range: -10 to +50° centigrade

Dimensions
2.4 x 6.2 x 1.1" (62 x 158.6 x 28mm) (WHD)

Weight
8.1 oz (230g) (with batteries)
 
I still use my trusty Minolta color Meter II.
Easy to calibrate, works with all type lights, and the are inexpensive on ebay.

Good Luck!
 
David W. Jones said:
I still use my trusty Minolta color Meter II.
Easy to calibrate, works with all type lights, and the are inexpensive on ebay.

Good Luck!
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Would you buy kenko's lightmeter and color meter after the crash of Minolta?
 
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