Sekonic Litemaster Pro L-478DR-EL Light Meter

Equipped with a large and intuitive 2.7" color touchscreen LCD and now featuring built-in radio flash power control and triggering for the 2.4 GHz Elinchrom EL Skyport wireless system, the LiteMaster Pro L-478DR-U-EL Series Light Meter from Sekonic will make incident metering for ambient and flash light super simple. The major ability of this system enables complete control of the flash's power in 0.1-step increments. Along with this, the 20-channel system has separate selection between 4 groups with measured values maintained for ratio determination. Users will also be able to control modeling lamp power as well as set ALL groups at once.

Notable for the L-478 light meter series is the large color touchscreen, which allows for fast control over settings for both ambient and flash metering. The meter is quite capable as well, able to function within a range of -2 to 22.9 EV at ISO 100. And, for the current crop of hybrid shooters this model expands on its standard stills functions with two distinct video modes: Cine and HD Cine. These settings give access to frame rate selection from 1-1,000 fps as well as shutter angle settings from 1-358° as well as ISO 850 for Canon cinema cameras.

Guaranteeing the best possible performance is a suite of functions and features that will ensure users have the best tools available to them. Among these is a flash analyzing function that uses ambient and flash simultaneously to allow for shooters to dial in their preferred mix. Also, using the included Data Transfer Software users will be able to do Exposure Profiling for their camera by using the optional 5° viewfinder, showing dynamic range limits and knowing that you will have an accurate exposure. Alongside this is a Filtration Compensation Mode that allows for the meter to account for filter factor, which can now be done at up to 12 EV for landscape shooters using high-density ND filters. Other features include a contrast function for comparing brightness, a memory mode for 8 readings, and illuminance or luminance measurement.

Specs

• Meter Type: Ambient, Cine, Flash
• Flash Metering: Cordless, Radio
• Light Readings: Candelas per Meter Squared (cd/m²), Foot Lamberts (fl), Footcandle, Lux
• Measuring Modes: Aperture Priority, EV Metering, FPS Metering, ISO Priority, Shutter Priority
• Max Flash Sync Speed: 1/1000
• Cine Speed / Shutter Angle: 1 to 1000 fps at 1 to 358°
• Diffuser: Adjustable Spherical to Flat
• Display: 2.7" / 6.9 cm Color Touchscreen LCD
• System Connection: PC Sync Terminal, Mini-USB Port
• Battery: 2x AAA (Alkaline, Lithium, Manganese, NiMH)
• Radio System: Elinchrom EL Skyport