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Jason
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2024
It’s kind of ridiculously overpriced for what it is but it works so I gave it a five
paparazzi06
Reviewed in France on February 14, 2024
Un plus si l'on possède le sékonik litemaster pro L478 DR et que l'on désire faire la mesure sur un point précis
Tom McGrew
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
This is a great addition, read more accurate, to metering your scene.
Stan L.
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2023
This is working well with my 490. I don’t think there will be any issues
Jussi Jarvi
Reviewed in Germany on March 14, 2022
This add-on adds 5 degrees "spot metering" to Sekonic L-478D. The delivery was prompt and reliable.
Yarwood
Reviewed in Japan on September 2, 2020
Excellent, received in UK as stated, very quick.
Proud Single Dad
Reviewed in Canada on September 14, 2019
Now my L-478 does everything I need it to do. A great addition id you have an exciting meter that does not have the built in viewfinder. Swapping it out for the dome only takes a few seconds. I don't use it often...but really help me to adjust for challenging lighting conditions for landscapes.Would buy again and would recommend.
Edgar Covarrubias
Reviewed in Mexico on May 24, 2018
Llego super rapido, justo como lo esperaba. Buen precio y relación calidad/costo beneficio.Sin dude volveria a comprarlo en caso necesario.
CosmicRay
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2016
I have not tried to set a profile with it yet but I have played with it to get familiar. It does read the light accurately. I really didn't need it but it completes the package.
C
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2015
I really like this viewfinder that enables you to take reflective readings, and it is easy to install and remove with the Sekonic light meter. Using the light meter with this has really helped my pictures. So far have just used it for landscape pictures.
Tony
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2015
Before you buy weigh the cost value of this item. For me it was simple after almost dropping a $200 ND filter in the ocean. This little device keeps me from screwing and unscrewing filters onto my lens to take exposure measurements. Other than that I just evaluate the scene through the camera spot metering system and if I need to bracket, then I do.
KR503
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2013
I bought this 5-degree viewfinder at the same time that I bought my Sekonic 479DR meter (see my review of that). Being very used to using spot meters, this was something I knew I had to have, but I couldn't quite justify the expense of the 700-series Sekonic light meter that had this functionality already built in. It was a bit cheaper to buy the meter, and the spot attachment separately.It's a bit of a pain switching back and forth between the incident light head that comes on the meter normally, and this attachment, but I wouldn't take off more than about a half-star for that. It was my own decision to not buy the one where everything was already in the same meter. In retrospect, I might have considered spending a little more for the 700-series meter that has it built in.This allows the meter to act as an reflected light meter as well as an incident light meter, and to take a reading obviously from a small portion of the shot, so that you can see what the camera is considering "middle gray" and adjust accordingly.I would have preferred a one-degree viewfinder, as I find the five-degrees a little larger an area than I ideally like to check on (maybe because I was used to a one-degree meter for many years). But it completely depends on your subject matter, how brought the fields of illumination are on it, and how wide your shot is (or how far you're standing from the subject). Maybe Sekonic will come out with a compatible one-degree.But in the meantime, this works fine, is fairly easy to read, is FAIRLY easy to attach to the meter when you take the other head off (it could be a little easier) and will work with several of the Sekonic meters out there. It comes in its own little velvet pouch, which helps keep it protected.Another followup -- this on 2/4/14. I recently discovered that the 700-series meter's built in spotmeter is a 1 degree spot. A 1 degree spot accessory cannot be made for the 400-series meters because of design issues. Therefore, if you want a one degree spot, you MUST buy the more expensive 700-series meter. I wish I had known that before I bought the less expensive meter with the add-on.
DS
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2013
This review would be 4.5 stars if granularity were allowed, pretty much because of the pouch. Someone in one of the Sekonic videos thinks it's all cute and medieval. I don't. I think it's annoying, because if you're buying this attachment you already have a 478D or 478DR, and that comes with a pouch that does not allow you to place this attachment in it, and vice versa (not without keeping the original incident dome with the unit too). Minor gripe, shared with the 478 meter itself.The spot meter however, is excellent. Because of the design of the 478, this attachment can be turned side to side to change the angle of the screen to any position. It stands a bit taller than the dome piece, but not overly so - if you put the incident dome in the pouch this comes in, you could use the 478 pouch to store the meter with this attachment on it (if you primarily use reflective over incident).I really like the bright circle in the viewfinder that shows you your target area. While it does not generate light (it is passive), it is considerably lighter than the rest of the viewfinder. So as long as you can see what you are measuring, you shouldn't have any problems targeting specific measuring areas.Some people are annoyed that the 478D/478DR light meter does not allow reflective metering without this attachment. I am not including this (valid, I think) argument in this review, as I've already mentioned it in my 478D review, and it is a criticism leveled at the base meter package. I was going to get a more restrictive reflective meter anyway.All round, an excellent addition to my 478D light meter, that gives me a more restrictive area for multiple measurements. Makes for a strong pairing with the 478 light meter, particularly once you've calibrated the meter for your camera's dynamic range, and are using the memory functions of the meter.One final note: if you calibrate your light meter using the DTS software, make sure you get a different profile for using this. It is almost definitely going to be different from your incident profile for the same light.
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