Okay so I recently bought the new Sekonic L-758DR light meter. Apparently the thing that makes it unique is that it’s both a still photography light meter (the features of the L-758D) and a cinematography light meter (the features of the L-758Cine) combined together with the added ability to program the meter to match and be calibrated to the sensitivity of any digital camera including the DVX-100 for “perfect exposure control” using the light meter (so your gaffer can be setting up the next shot with accurate lighting schemes without him having to look through the camera constantly to see if anything is blowing out... and you can be in another room shooting while he sets up.)
In the past, I used to just choose ISO300 when I was working on a project being shot on digital video but ISO300 is based on film latitude and the ability to capture lights and darks much more efficiently. Where as the capture latitude of digital video is much narrower so lights blow out and darks disappear much easier.
Now supposedly instead of just choosing some random ISO number I can actually calibrate the L-758DR to a custom setting for “DVX-100A” instead of an ISO and it will be perfectly reflective of how the camera sees and captures light. The trick is that you’re supposed to calibrate it using this software that comes with it and this manual that is driving me nuts right now. :kali:
Does anyone else have this light meter? If so, how do you calibrate it? Any info you can provide will be GREATLY appreciated.
In the past, I used to just choose ISO300 when I was working on a project being shot on digital video but ISO300 is based on film latitude and the ability to capture lights and darks much more efficiently. Where as the capture latitude of digital video is much narrower so lights blow out and darks disappear much easier.
Now supposedly instead of just choosing some random ISO number I can actually calibrate the L-758DR to a custom setting for “DVX-100A” instead of an ISO and it will be perfectly reflective of how the camera sees and captures light. The trick is that you’re supposed to calibrate it using this software that comes with it and this manual that is driving me nuts right now. :kali:
Does anyone else have this light meter? If so, how do you calibrate it? Any info you can provide will be GREATLY appreciated.