The Sekonic L-358 flash-meter is both a flash-meter and an ambient light exposure meter, and both at the same time. It is solidly built, weather proof (not under water proof) and feels good in the hand. I have seen one video where the fine photographer said that we do not need flash meters any more as we have LCD screens. I am not that experienced in studio work yet and this meter showed how far out I was with my lighting ratios. Of course I used it to set the exposure for itself in this picture and it was bang on. I think it will be of great value to me. Please enjoy my video cast review of this fine product.
Metering mode
Hold down the mode button and rotate the dial to navigate through ambient metering using either aperture or shutter priority or EV values, flash with and without cord reading.
Battery condition
A black symbol indicates it has full power, this drops of to half and then an outline when the battery is near exhausted.
Shutter speed
Can be selected anywhere between 1/8000sec down to 30 minutes. The meter then displays the necessary aperture to suit that speed. EU appears if it’s out of range.
Film speed
Can be set between ISO3 and ISO8000.
Exposure mode
A square appears around the exposure mode that’s selected. F is aperture T is shutter EV is exposure value.
Aperture
Can be selected anywhere between f/1 and f/90. The meter then displays the necessary shutter speed to suit that aperture. EU appears if it’s out of range.
Exposure scale
A scale across the bottom shows the aperture or shutter speed depending on the mode you are in. The aperture scale shows values from f/1 to f/90 and the shutter speeds go from 2sec to 1/400sec. The black indicator shows the suggested value.
