Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>>>>>>>> The Sekonic 508 IS fabulous. I recently bought it to accompany my M3, and it is great to have spot and incident metering in one unit. Nathan <<<<<<<<<< But be sure to test the L508, both incident and spot meters. I speak from experience. I've had an L508 for about a year now. I first chalked up some poor exposures I was getting when setting my camera based on spot readings to bad technique. But after comparing incident to reflected grey card readings in a test, it appeared that in fact readings between incident and spot modes were varying by a good stop. I sent the meter to Mamiya USA (which sells Sekonic in the US) and in less than a week I had it back with a service order showing they had replaced a circuit board. It has worked flawlessly since. I've heard of others with similar experiences. Hopefully after a year on the market, Sekonic has fixed any problem early meters may have had. Still, after my experience, I like to warn others to make sure their L508 is working correctly. Because since mine has been fixed, it has been a terrific meter. Larry