Description: Spot & Incident Light Readings Under Flash and/or Ambient Lighting Conditions Calibrated
to match the Sensitivity of Your Camera's Imaging Sensor
The Sekonic L-758DR DigitalMaster is simply the most dynamic light meter you will ever
own. It can record incident or 1-degree spot-readings under ambient and/or strobe lighting
down to a tenth-stop in accuracy, and it's sealed against the nastiest of weather. With the
included Sekonic RT-32 Radio Transmitter Module and you can wirelessly trigger
PocketWizard-enabled flash systems within a 100' range. But that's not what makes the
Sekonic L-758DR DigitalMaster different from any other meter you have owned. What
moves the L-758DR DigitalMaster to the head of the class is that it is the only meter that
can be calibrated to read light the way the sensor in your particular camerareads light.
Like film, imaging sensors vary in light sensitivity levels from one batch to the next. Despite
manufacturers best efforts, fluctuations of native ISO sensitivities of up to plus/minus half-a-
stop can be detected across the uncut wafers as they come off the manufacturing line.
Depending on which 'slice of the pie' is inside your camera, the specs listed in the camera
manual may not hold true to the characteristics of the sensor in your particular camera.
By running an easy calibration test using Sekonic's L-758DR, a Sekonic Exposure Profile
Target (optional) and the included Data Transfer Software (Mac & Windows), you can
accurately profile the sensitivity characteristics of your camera's sensor to determine the
compensation value for its true native ISO, dynamic range and clipping points.
Features:
- Profiles the specific sensitivity levels of your camera's imaging sensor for exacting light
readings.
- Exposures accurate down to a tenth-of-a-stop in full-stop mode for both ambient and
electronic flash light readings with a repeat accuracy of +/- 0.1 EV. Meter can also
display shutter-speeds and apertures in half or third-stop increments to mirror the
exposure settings on your camera. Flash exposures can be recorded cumulatively or
non-cumulatively.
- Built-in 1-degree spot meter features an adjustable diopter (-2.5 to 1.0d), and is
threaded for 30.5mm filters and/or lens hood (a tethered lens cap is included). Large
red LED characters display exposure data within the viewfinder allowing for real-time
exposure referencing while maintaining continuous eye contact with your subject.
- The L-758DR's head swivels 270-degrees allowing you to æwalk the set' while
maintaining constant visual contact with the meter's LCD display. Flash exposures
can be taken with or without a tethered PC cord.
- Up to 9 readings can be stored for meter averaging and contrast evaluations in
aperture and shutter priority modes. Mid-tone button allows you to shift the highlights
or shadows to within the dynamic range of the profiled exposure reading. Warning
flashes for out of range readings.
- Incident readings of three-dimensional objects are taken using the Lumisphere, which
can be retracted for selective, narrower-field readings such as contrast ratio for flash
lighting or for flat-field objects such as artwork.
- For mixed lighting scenarios, the Sekonic L-758DR DigitalMaster displays the
combined exposure values of both flash and ambient light sources, including the
percentage of flash in total exposure in 10-percent increments.
- Dual ISO buttons allow for quick exposure referencing when working with two
differing film speeds, film and Polaroids, or other shooting scenarios involving dual
ISO ratings.
- An indigo, backlit LCD screen with large text and icons allows for easy referencing
when ambient light levels drop below EV 6.
- For wireless metering û including Selective Quad Triggering - the included Sekonic
RT-32 Radio Transmitter Module will wirelessly trigger PocketWizard-enabled flash
systems within a 100' range from a choice of 32 channels.
- Includes soft case, strap, synchro terminal cap, lens cap, Data Transfer Software, neck
cord, CR123A lithium battery, custom function and multi-function charts (stickers).
- 1-Year Warranty, extendable at no charge to 3 years total (USA only) after
registration, backed by our outstanding customer support team.
Specifications: | Light receiving method: | Incident light and reflected light |
| Incident light: | Convertible to flat diffuser (Lumisphere in down position) |
| Reflected light: | 1¦ spot with display in finder |
| Light receptor element: | 2-Silicon photo diodes (incident and reflected) |
| Ambient light: | Aperture priority metering Shutter priority metering EV metering |
| Flash: | With synchro cord (cumulative and non-cumulative) Without synchro cord (cumulative and non-cumulative) Measurement with built-in wireless flash triggering radio triggering system (cumulative and non-cumulative) |
| Radio technology: | Complex 16/24 bit digitally coded |
| Range: | Up to 100 feet from transmitter to receiver or transceiver |
| Channels:t | 1 to 16 channels standard, 17 to 32 "Selective Quad Triggering" |
| USA & Canada (FCC & IC) | CH1-CH16 344.00MHz CH17-CH32 346.50 ~ 354.00MHz |
| Reflected metering distance: | 1¦ spot with display in finder |
Mfr.# 401-758