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| − | | Measuring system || | + | | Measuring system || colspan="3" |incident and reflected |
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| − | | Measuring element || | + | | Measuring element ||colspan="2" |[[Selenium]] || Amorphous photocell |
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| − | | Measuring range incident || | + | | Measuring range incident ||colspan="3" | EV 4 to 17 (ISO100) |
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| − | | Measuring range reflected || || || EV 9 to 17 | + | | Measuring range reflected || ?||? || EV 9 to 17 |
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| − | | ASA || | + | | ASA || colspan="3" | 6 to 12,000 ASA |
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| − | | DIN || | + | | DIN || colspan="3" | 9 to 42 DIN |
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| − | | Shutter || | + | | Shutter || colspan="3" | 60 to 1/8000 |
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| − | | Aperture || f1 to 90 || | + | | Aperture || f1 to 90 || colspan="2" | f0.7 to 128 |
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| − | | Cine || | + | | Cine || colspan="3" | 8 to 128 fps |
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| − | | EV || | + | | EV || colspan="3" |EV 1 to 20 |
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| − | | Dimensions || 107 x 58 x 30 mm || | + | | Dimensions || 107 x 58 x 30 mm ||colspan="2" | 112 x 58 x 34 mm |
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| − | | Weight || 250g || | + | | Weight || 250g ||colspan="2" | 190g |
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Revision as of 17:35, 3 May 2011
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| Sekonic L-398M Studio Deluxe II image by Voxphoto (Image rights) |
The Sekonic Studio Deluxe L-398 is a series of hand held light meter released in 1976 and is still a current product (2011). It is an improved version of the Sekonic Studio L-28 series meters. This particular model design is directly related to the Director line of meters originally created by Donald W. Norwood and cinematographer Karl Freund.
Contents
L-398 Studio Deluxe
Released in in 1976, this meter has the "new" updated calibration compared to the L-28 series. Has a breach mount attachment of standard accessories as well as an expanded range of direct reading slides.
L-398 Gold
A gold faced version of the 398 was produced to commemorate the one millionth unit.
L-398M Studio Deluxe II
Released in 1989, it has improved the readability of the meter by having larger printing. It also has a slightly improved measuring scale and 27% reduction in weight because of construction material changes.
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| Sekonic L-398M showing larger text image by Voxphoto (Image rights) |
L-398A Studio Deluxe III
Released in 2006. This model uses a newly designed Amorphous photo cell instead of Selenium.
Accessories
standard
- Lumisphere (incident)
- Lumidisc (contrast)
- Lumigrid (reflected)
slide disc
- High slide
optional (1 to 11) direct reading slides
| slide/shutter | 1/15 | 1/30 | 1/40 | 1/50 | 1/60 | 1/125 | 1/250 | 1/500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISO 64 | ISO 125 | ISO 160 | ISO 200 | ISO 250 | |||
| 2 | 50 | 100 | 125 | 160 | 200 | 400 | ||
| 3 | 40 | 80 | 100 | 125 | 160 | 320 | ||
| 4 | 32 | 64 | 80 | 100 | 125 | 250 | ||
| 5 | 25 | 50 | 64 | 80 | 100 | 200 | 400 | |
| 6 | 25 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 80 | 160 | 320 | |
| 7 | 16 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 125 | 250 | |
| 8 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 400 | |
| 9 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 80 | 160 | 320 | |
| 10 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 64 | 125 | 250 | |
| 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 80 | 160 | ||
| High | 12 | 25 | 50 | 100 |
Specs
| L-398 | L-398M | L-398A | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measuring system | incident and reflected | ||
| Measuring element | Selenium | Amorphous photocell | |
| Measuring range incident | EV 4 to 17 (ISO100) | ||
| Measuring range reflected | ? | ? | EV 9 to 17 |
| ASA | 6 to 12,000 ASA | ||
| DIN | 9 to 42 DIN | ||
| Shutter | 60 to 1/8000 | ||
| Aperture | f1 to 90 | f0.7 to 128 | |
| Cine | 8 to 128 fps | ||
| EV | EV 1 to 20 | ||
| Dimensions | 107 x 58 x 30 mm | 112 x 58 x 34 mm | |
| Weight | 250g | 190g | |
