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* Sekonic L-7B FR-Meter<REF name="product list" />
 
* Sekonic L-7B FR-Meter<REF name="product list" />
 
* Sekonic L-8B Director<REF name="product list" />
 
* Sekonic L-8B Director<REF name="product list" />
* Sekonic L-20B Table Light Checker<REF name="product list" />
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* Sekonic L-21
 
* [[Sekonic L-28|Sekonic L-28A Studio S]] (1957-1970)<REF name="product list" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-28|Sekonic L-28A Studio S]] (1957-1970)<REF name="product list" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-28|Sekonic L-28A2 Studio S2]] (1970-1976)<REF name="product list" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-28|Sekonic L-28A2 Studio S2]] (1970-1976)<REF name="product list" />
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* Sekonic L-164C Marine Meter II<REF name="product list" />
 
* Sekonic L-164C Marine Meter II<REF name="product list" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-188|Sekonic L-188 Auto-Leader]] (1979–2005)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-188|Sekonic L-188 Auto-Leader]] (1979–2005)<REF name="battery operated" />
* [[Sekonic L-206|Sekonic L-206 Viewmeter]] (1966–76)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
 
* [[Sekonic_L-208|Sekonic L-208 Twinmate]] (2000–)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* [[Sekonic_L-208|Sekonic L-208 Twinmate]] (2000–)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-216 Autorange (1966–78)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-216 Autorange (1966–78)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-216B Autorange<REF name="product list" />
 
* Sekonic L-216B Autorange<REF name="product list" />
 
* Sekonic L-218 Apex (1967–79)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-218 Apex (1967–79)<REF name="battery operated" />
* Sekonic L-228 Zoom-Meter (1968–85)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
 
* Sekonic L-248 Multi-Lumi (1971–92)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-248 Multi-Lumi (1971–92)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-256 Flashmeter (1972–85)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-256 Flashmeter (1972–85)<REF name="battery operated" />
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* [[Sekonic L-398|Sekonic L-398M Studio Deluxe II]] (1989-2005)<REF name="product list" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-398|Sekonic L-398M Studio Deluxe II]] (1989-2005)<REF name="product list" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-398|Sekonic L-398A Studio Deluxe III]] (2006–)
 
* [[Sekonic L-398|Sekonic L-398A Studio Deluxe III]] (2006–)
* Sekonic L-408 Multimaster (1995–2002)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
 
* [[Sekonic L-418|Sekonic L-418 Autometer]] (1977–80)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-418|Sekonic L-418 Autometer]] (1977–80)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-428|Sekonic L-428 System-Meter]] (1974–85)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-428|Sekonic L-428 System-Meter]] (1974–85)<REF name="battery operated" />
* Sekonic L-438 View-Spotmeter (1979–88)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
  
 
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* Sekonic L-448 Studio-Auto II (1981–85)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-448 Studio-Auto II (1981–85)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-458 Digi-Flash (1984–89)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-458 Digi-Flash (1984–89)<REF name="battery operated" />
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* Sekonic L-518 Digipro X-1 (1983–89)<REF name="battery operated" />
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* Sekonic L-718 Digi-Master (1990–2001)<REF name="battery operated" />
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=== Spotmeters ===
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* [[Sekonic L-206|Sekonic L-206 Viewmeter]] (1966–76)<REF name="battery operated" />
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* Sekonic L-228 Zoom-Meter (1968–85)<REF name="battery operated" />
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* Sekonic L-408 Multimaster (1995–2002)<REF name="battery operated" />
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* Sekonic L-438 View-Spotmeter (1979–88)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-488|Sekonic L-488 Digi-Spot]] (1985–91)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* [[Sekonic L-488|Sekonic L-488 Digi-Spot]] (1985–91)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-508 Zoom-Master (1997–2003)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-508 Zoom-Master (1997–2003)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-508 Cine Zoom-Master (1998–2003)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-508 Cine Zoom-Master (1998–2003)<REF name="battery operated" />
* Sekonic L-518 Digipro X-1 (1983–89)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
 
* Sekonic L-558 and L-558R Dualmaster (2003–)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-558 and L-558R Dualmaster (2003–)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-558 Cine Dualmaster (2003–)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-558 Cine Dualmaster (2003–)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-608 Superzoom-Master (2001–2004)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-608 Superzoom-Master (2001–2004)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-608 Cine Superzoom-Master (2001–2004)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
* Sekonic L-608 Cine Superzoom-Master (2001–2004)<REF name="battery operated" />
* Sekonic L-718 Digi-Master (1990–2001)<REF name="battery operated" />
 
 
* Sekonic L-758D Digital Master
 
* Sekonic L-758D Digital Master
 
* Sekonic L-758Cine Digital Master (2001-)
 
* Sekonic L-758Cine Digital Master (2001-)
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=== Illuminometer ===
 
=== Illuminometer ===
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* Sekonic L-20B Table Light Checker<REF name="product list" />
 
* Sekonic L-258 Light Checker<REF name="product list" />
 
* Sekonic L-258 Light Checker<REF name="product list" />
 
* Sekonic i-346 Illuminometer
 
* Sekonic i-346 Illuminometer

Revision as of 09:01, 23 January 2012

Sekonic is a Japanese manufacturer of light meters, still active today (2010).

History

The company's roots seemingly trace back to June 1941.[1] It was established as a stock company (kabushiki-gaisha) in June 1951 as Seikō Denki Kōgyō K.K. (成光電機工業㈱)[2] or Seiko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.,[3] based in Toshima, Tokyo.[2] Its first exposure meter was the Sekonic P-I.[3]

In 1959 the company opened a new factory in Nerima, Tokyo, and created the sub-company K.K. Hachiyō Kōgaku Kōgyō (㈱八陽光学工業), with a factory in Ikeda, prefecture of Nagano, for the manufacture of exposure meters.[2] The main company Seikō Denki Kōgyō was renamed K.K. Sekonic (㈱セコニック) in August 1960.[2] It opened another factory in Ikeda in 1965.[2]



As well as light meters sold under its own brand, the company also made various OEM meters, sold under different names such as Prinz and Hanimex, whilst others were built into various Japanese cameras. Sekonic also made 8mm movie cameras and projectors in the 1960s, some of which were also sold under other names like Hanimex, others under their own Sekonic and Elmatic brands.

In 1984, the Sekonic L-518 Digipro X-1 meter was used on board the NASA Space Shuttle.[3]

List of products

Exposure meters

  • Sekonic P-I Perfect (c.1951)[4][4]
  • Sekonic P-II Perfect (sold at ¥3,400 in 1955)[5][6]
  • Sekonic CB-I and B-I Baby[4]
  • Sekonic B-II Baby (sold at ¥1,980 in 1954–5)[7][5]
  • Sekonic LC-I Honest[4]
  • Sekonic LC-II Clip-On[4]
  • Sekonic L-I[4]
  • Sekonic L-II Universal (sold at ¥4,300 in 1954–5)[7][5][6]
  • Sekonic L-III Professional (sold at ¥6,800 in 1954–5)[7][5][6]
  • Sekonic L-IIIB Professional[4]
  • Sekonic L-IV[4]
  • Sekonic L-V New Professional (sold at ¥7,900 in 1955)[5][6]
  • Sekonic L-VI Leader (sold at ¥2,600 in 1955)[5][6]
  • Sekonic L-7 Baby[4]
  • Sekonic L-7B FR-Meter[4]
  • Sekonic L-8B Director[4]
  • Sekonic L-21
  • Sekonic L-28A Studio S (1957-1970)[4]
  • Sekonic L-28A2 Studio S2 (1970-1976)[4]
  • Sekonic L-28C Studio Deluxe (1964-1970)[4]
  • Sekonic L-28C2 Studio Deluxe (1970-1976)[4]
  • Sekonic L-36 Leader Deluxe II[4]
  • Sekonic L-38 Auto Leader[4]
  • Sekonic L-54 Pet Polaroid-Meter[4]
  • Sekonic L-54 Pet LV-Meter[4]
  • Sekonic L-54 Pet Snap-Meter[4]
  • Sekonic L-54 Movie Pet[4]
  • Sekonic L-58 Micro Mat[4]
  • Sekonic L-78 New Movie Meter[4]
  • Sekonic L-86 Autolumi[4]
  • Sekonic L-86B Autolumi[4]
  • Sekonic L-88 Micro Light Meter (1961–63)[8]
  • Sekonic L-96 Super Micro Light (1961–64)[8]
  • Sekonic L-98 Micro-Leader (1964–78)[8]
  • Sekonic L-99 Auto Leader II[4]
  • Sekonic L-448 Studio-Auto II (1981–85)[8]
  • Sekonic L-458 Digi-Flash (1984–89)[8]
  • Sekonic L-518 Digipro X-1 (1983–89)[8]
  • Sekonic L-718 Digi-Master (1990–2001)[8]

Spotmeters

  • Sekonic L-206 Viewmeter (1966–76)[8]
  • Sekonic L-228 Zoom-Meter (1968–85)[8]
  • Sekonic L-408 Multimaster (1995–2002)[8]
  • Sekonic L-438 View-Spotmeter (1979–88)[8]
  • Sekonic L-488 Digi-Spot (1985–91)[8]
  • Sekonic L-508 Zoom-Master (1997–2003)[8]
  • Sekonic L-508 Cine Zoom-Master (1998–2003)[8]
  • Sekonic L-558 and L-558R Dualmaster (2003–)[8]
  • Sekonic L-558 Cine Dualmaster (2003–)[8]
  • Sekonic L-608 Superzoom-Master (2001–2004)[8]
  • Sekonic L-608 Cine Superzoom-Master (2001–2004)[8]
  • Sekonic L-758D Digital Master
  • Sekonic L-758Cine Digital Master (2001-)
  • Sekonic L-758DR Digital Master (2006–)[8]
  • Sekonic L-778 Dual-Spot F (1992–2002)[8]

Illuminometer

  • Sekonic L-20B Table Light Checker[4]
  • Sekonic L-258 Light Checker[4]
  • Sekonic i-346 Illuminometer

Colormeters

  • Sekonic CT-II Color Meter[4]
  • Sekonic C-500 Prodigi Color
  • Sekonic C-500R Prodigi Color

Cine cameras

  • Sekonic Dualmatic Zoom
  • Sekonic Elmatic 8
  • Sekonic Zoom 8

Notes

  1. Company outline in the Japanese official website.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Chronology in the Japanese website.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 History in the English official website.
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 Product list in the Sekonic official website.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Column in Photo Art no.80, June 1955, p.103.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Advertisement in Photo Art no.80, June 1955, p.105.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Advertisement dated 1954 reproduced at Shashin-Bako.
  8. 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 List of battery-operated exposure meters in the Sekonic official website.

Bibliography

  • Photo Art rinji zōkan: Kamera akusesarī zensho (フォトアート臨時増刊・カメラアクセサリー全書, Photo Art special issue: All the camera accessories). June 1955, no.80 of the magazine.
    • "Denki roshutsukei" (電気露出計, Electric exposure meters). Pp.102–3.
    • Advertisement by Sanae Shōkai on p.105.

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