Sekonic L-308X-U Flashmate Light MeterExceptionally portable and versatile in its design, the L-308X-U Flashmate Light Meter from Sekonic is a versatile meter that blends both photo and video-oriented functions into a single unit. Equipped with a sliding lumisphere, the L-308X is capable of measuring incident or reflected light via a lens with a 40° reception angle. It offers a wide metering range from 0 to 19.9 EV at ISO 100, working with exposure times as low as 1/8000 all the way up to 60 seconds; it also has an equally broad flash range from f/1.0 to f/90.9 at ISO 100. The L-308X offers three specialized metering modes: a Photo mode for still shooting with aperture and shutter priority, a Cine mode for selecting frame rates between 8-128 fps with one-tenth of a stop accuracy, and an HD Cine mode for those shooting video with DSLR or mirrorless cameras. All these settings can be easily viewed on the backlit LCD display, which can be customized to your liking and automatically lights up when working at 5 EV or darker. Other features include a PC sync terminal and a cordless flash measuring option. The L-308X-U weighs approximately 100g and runs on a single AA battery. Key Features Portable meter for measuring incident and reflected light features a sliding lumisphere with a 40° reception angle Measuring range of 0 to 19.9 EV at ISO 100 Flash measuring range of f/1.0 to f/90.9 at ISO 100; flash can be measured with PC sync terminal connection or cordlessly Remarkably accurate with a rated variance of ±0.1 EV on repeat exposures Exposure times ranging from 1/8000 to 60 seconds ISO 850 is available, useful as it matches the native ISO of some video cameras The backlit LCD screen can be customized to display relevant information, automatically lights up under 5 EV Shutter and aperture priority modes are available in Photo mode Cine mode allows you to select the frame rate, from 8 to 128 fps, as well as shutter angle with one-tenth stop accuracy Runs on one AA battery
