Jeff I very much second Jim's advise. Get yourself a dedicated flashmeter and stay away from combination devises. They are a compromise, you don't need since you have the dedicated meters for ambient light. Regards Ralph W. Lambrecht On 10/5/04 7:25 AM, "Jim Brick" <jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I love my Minolta Flashmeter VI. Handles all situations easily. I also have > a Gossen Luna Star F2 which is really simple to use. And very accurate. > > Jim > > > At 09:38 PM 10/4/2004, Jeffrey Krenzel wrote: >> Hello everyone. I need advice regarding the purchase >> of a flash meter. For twenty-some years I have used >> only available light. Because of a portraiture >> project I have in mind I have begun to learn to use >> studio lighting (in both a class and while assisting >> an architectural photographer). Although I am >> starting off with hot lights -- so that I can see what >> I am doing -- I am progressing to strobes. So I would >> appreciate some recommendations regarding a flash >> meter. >> >> I will be using B&W film and a Hasselblad. I have >> used a pentax spot meter and a gossen luna-pro for >> outdoor shots and sunny 16 for landscapes. I >> generally prefer low-tech, intuitively obvious gear >> when at all possible as I am not all that great at >> reading manuals. TIA for your learned counsel. >> >> >> >> _______________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! >> http://vote.yahoo.com >> ============================================================================= >> ================================ >> To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your >> account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you >> subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. >> >> >> !DSPAM:41622641186301277717403! > > ============================================================================== > =============================== > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) > and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.