Sekonic’s New Light Meters Are Sexier Than That Piece of Crap iPhone 5 Announced Yesterday

by Chris Gampat on 09/14/2012

Sekonic today announced two beautiful new light meters: the Litemaster Pro L-478D and the L-478DR. Now, people don’t usually get excited over light meters, but these are very Apple-esque in design and look. They include a touchscreen interface and allow you to control all the variables that standard light meters let you (aperture, ISO, shutter speed). Additionally, there are a bunch of different ways to meter: ambient, corded, not corded, multiple flash, etc. The two flashes are nearly identical with the exception of the L-478DR being able to wirelessly set off flashes, providing they are connected to your PocketWizard units.

Plus, they can be used for cinema metering (T-Stops) and reflected light.

The Litemaster Pro L-478D is selling for $389.00 while the L-478DR goes for $469.00. Both are available for purchase at B&H Photo right now.

Tagged as: apple, L-478D, L-478DR, light meter, litemaster pro, photokina 2012, pocketwizard, sekonic

SteveM

Mmmmm, Apple esque in design and look you say about the Sekonic light meter, yet, the Apple iPhone 5 a piece of crap? I would suggest the iPhone 5 is very Apple-esque in design and look too.

Make your mind up with your stupid attention grabbing title. What a stupid thing to say, this website just took a big credibility dive !
- Bruno
  
  Completely!!! I get tired of fanboys, but the worse is this!! Making an title like this just to get page views!!!!
  - Leo
    
    Amen. Thank you.
Scott

Is this supposed to be amusing or is this a serious critique? Either way it reflects badly on the site … and it’s from the ‘Editor in Chief’ of all people!
ian

lost me as a follower.
- http://www.pavelkounine.com/ Pavel Kounine
  
  Seriously Ian, you’re going to stop reading a site you likely enjoyed because he made fun of a phone? A PHONE! Life is too short to be so sensitive about inanimate objects.
  - Roy
    
    I must have missed the fun part.
- http://www.facebook.com/chrisgampat Chris Gampat
  
  You’ll be back.
http://www.pavelkounine.com/ Pavel Kounine

This is an interesting product. Mind you, I won’t be buying it because I’m perfectly satisfied with my Sekonic colour and light meters. However, I do wonder about the battery packaged into this unit. Is it a rechargeable battery? Is it removable? Is it the latter and not the former? I ask because I know what a pain in the ass it is to have your meter’s battery die on the job. Hopefully this can go for more than 14 hours at at time.
- http://www.facebook.com/chrisgampat Chris Gampat
  
  You need two AAA batteries. I’d personally recommend Enloop rechargeable batteries. No more watch batteries like they used to.
  - http://www.pavelkounine.com/ Pavel Kounine
    
    I’m surprised, because I really can’t imagine two AAAs powering that screen for long. My light meter uses one CR123a and my colour meter has two AA eneloops in it.
    - ChrisGampat
      
      I know! I was wondering that myself and hoping that isn’t a dealbeaker.
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Gianluca

What a piece of crap of a title….
Dylan

“crappy article by piece of crap author” should have been the title.
cgw

Man, some short-tempered, humorless oiks around here. Smaller and cheaper than the current 758D(R).Touch screen can’t be less readable than that ghastly, dim, LED on the current models that also hums at a near-dog whistle level. The 358/508/558/608/758 Sekonics weren’t exactly ergonomic marvels.Suspect an auto-off setting will kill the display at 10sec or so and extend battery life. AAAs are cheap and available relative to CR123s. Thanks for the heads-up.
AJ

You lost your credibility by calling iPhone 5 a piece of crap.
http://www.facebook.com/retlod Stephen Dolter

Only complete idiots would think the title was a serious slam and not a humorous attempt to get people to read further. I see by the comments that there are plenty of idiots around.