Getting the correct exposure is critical, getting it quickly shows professionalism. In this video tutorial I show you how to do just that with the Sekonic Flashmate L-308S lightmeter. #sekonic #L-308S #L-308S-U #flasmate #lightmeter #howto #how_to #tips #tutorial #lighting #photography
Very good presentation Joe. I've just bought this and have read the manual (or user instruction). Problem with the manual is that you can tell it's been written by a resource whose first language is not English, and tends to confuse the reader (just a bit). Your practical demonstration is very succinct. Horses for courses, as the English say, and I can't quite get a grip on the EV functionality. It hasn't been carefully articulated in the User Manual. Your tutorial has kept the overall end user experience of L-308S very simple. 👍
So glad I found your channel Joe, I have this meter and now I've set it up and more importantly, understand how to use it! You have another subscriber!
G'day Joe & thank you > I have noticed that you are the only bloke / Guy ( On TH-cam ) In Showing how to use the Sekonic L-308s Meter - Who has pointed out the First setting you should do " The CS " setting f/ 1, Stop : 1/2 stop & 1/3 stop : This sure does put the user on the right track ....
Thank you again for GREAT TUTORIAL !!!! I'm one of your subscribers, because....YOU DO THE TUTORIALS RIGHT AT THE POINT !!! [compare with other who do lot's of bla-bla-bla,in between].Great work !!!
Joe -- good video -- quick Q about Sekonic 308U -- will it test fire the Canon 430EXII speed light with a YN 622 transceiver attached and/or the wireless YN685 flash (with built in trigger/transceiver)
The Sekonic does not actually fire anything unless you plug in a sync cable to it. What it does have that I use is a delay option that you can use that lets you press the button on the light meter, then trigger your flashes a few seconds later and then it will meter everything. So when I am setting everything up I am normally running around with my meter in one hand and the trigger in the other. Hope this helps.
Hey Joe. I hope you don't mind me pointing out what may be a small (most likely unintended) point in the video. If I heard you right, you stated that you can amend the Custom setting (C5) to: 1.0; 0.5; 0.3. Furthermore, it appears you've stated this selection will amend TV or ISO selection display (to full stop, a half, or a third). Well, I set custom setting to 1.0. Then I kept trying to get ISO to display just the full stops (100; 200; 400; 800; 1600; 3200; 6400; 12800; 25600 etc.) but it just kept showing ISO in third stops. Shutter value shows full stop ok but not ISO. I've verified this by reviewing the User Guide (page 22): Display range = film speed = ISO 3 to 8000 (1/3 step). Both TV and AV can be set to 1, 1/2 or 1/3 but ISO will always be 1/3 step. Thanks Joe. 👍👍
Not sure I follow you. But this will not effect your camera.. As far as setting it to exposure stops to 1, it will actually read out in 1/10th stop increments. Hope this helps.
Nice job as usual Joe! This would not be an answer video to any youtuber in particular would it? :) I hope you are having cooler weather in the "Pines then we are having in the great plains of the USA :) Cheers!
Hey Maxim, I love the weather here. Never to hot, never cold also.. Great part about living so close to the equator is that its actually cooler then living in Mississippi during July and August.. Pretty much low to mid 80s at night, to high of mid 90's during the day. I had planned to make this video for a few months as part of my Strobist Flash and Lighting Tutorials. Cheers, Joe
Hi! Great video! I just purchased my first light meter, the Sekonic L-308S-U. You may have answered this previously but where can I purchase a cover like the one you use in the video? Thank you!
Thanks Joe Great Video. Like others I have not been able to find the "Protective Skin". so my next question is where did you get the strap?? Is it short or is it LONG??
I have a Flashmate L-308S and I don't know how the f/s (Cinematography) Measurement got activate but I can't turn off so I can measure anything now. HELP!
Hey Joe. I have this light meter but it keeps giving the same aperture reading regardless of the flash power. I am not using it with HSS> Any idea why this is the case? Thank you.
If anyone is have an issue where the meter goes into cine mode, just keep pressing the down button on the right side until the f/s goes away on the screen. If you want to go into cine mode, just hit the up button until f/s appears on the screen.
Sadly the case didn't come with it and for some reason they are no longer being sold on Amazon. I can not understand why they quit selling them as everyone is always asking about them.
Thank you Joe. Your tutorial on how to use this light meter was better explained then what Sekonic did. Great job man
Thank you. Much appreciated.
Getting the correct exposure is critical, getting it quickly shows professionalism. In this video tutorial I show you how to do just that with the Sekonic Flashmate L-308S lightmeter.
#sekonic #L-308S #L-308S-U #flasmate #lightmeter #howto #how_to #tips #tutorial #lighting #photography
Very good presentation Joe. I've just bought this and have read the manual (or user instruction). Problem with the manual is that you can tell it's been written by a resource whose first language is not English, and tends to confuse the reader (just a bit).
Your practical demonstration is very succinct. Horses for courses, as the English say, and I can't quite get a grip on the EV functionality. It hasn't been carefully articulated in the User Manual. Your tutorial has kept the overall end user experience of L-308S very simple. 👍
So glad I found your channel Joe, I have this meter and now I've set it up and more importantly, understand how to use it! You have another subscriber!
Thank you. Much appreciated.
G'day Joe & thank you > I have noticed that you are the only bloke / Guy ( On TH-cam ) In Showing how to use the Sekonic L-308s Meter - Who has pointed out the First setting you should do " The CS " setting f/ 1, Stop : 1/2 stop & 1/3 stop : This sure does put the user on the right track ....
Thank you.. I tried to be a detailed as I could :-)
Your videos are always AWESOME!!! You explanations are so simplistic and so easy to follow. Thank you for making these!!!!!
Thank you, very much appreciate the compliment. :-)
Great explanation best on the internet!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video and upload it. Well done. Exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you Patrick, glad to help.
Thank you again for GREAT TUTORIAL !!!! I'm one of your subscribers, because....YOU DO THE TUTORIALS RIGHT AT THE POINT !!! [compare with other who do lot's of bla-bla-bla,in between].Great work !!!
Thank you, very much appreciated.
Good Tips, I love the way you explaine and the details on how to used a product.
Thank you for the continuous video
have a nice day
Thank you Abel, much appreciated.
just dug mine out today as well. very straight forward. thank you
Thank you Joe I appreciated your explanation of using the wireless flash mode. Perfect. I get it now! 🙂
Thanks for sharing all these awesome tips.
Thanks Joe, I have just bought the 308X, have to say without this video I would have been a tad lost. Cheers for sharing your knowledge. Subscribed :)
I just bought the l308s and this was really helpfull 👊🏾
Yet another fine tutorial from you again Sir! Thank you ever so much.
Thank you :-)
Great video bud, learned a lot.
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice video Joe - exactly what I was looking for.
Glad to help.
I love your videos. You are so helpful.
Great job! Thank you very much.
thanks u viedeo. Can you give a closer introduction to cs1.0, cs0.5 .. why do I use always flashing flash light set up under the machine.
Really informative. Thanks for the tutorial!
Thanks Joe! Very helpful video
Thank you Sameer, glad the video was helpful.
Thank you Joe for the nice informative video.
Your welcome Tamer. Glad you enjoyed it.
Useful stuff. Cheers man!
so glad I found your channel Joe😉
Thank you Martin, happy I am of service :-)
+Joe's Photo & Video Channel 😉👍👍👍
How do you use this model to take a reflected reading? The product description mentions being able to take incident & "reflected" readings.
Just choose the incandescent option on the meter.
Thanks Mr. Joe greatly appreciate that.
Hi Joe where did you get your rubber cover from cant seem to get one.
I got that years ago on Amazon.. Seems like they are very hard to find these days and I havent seen them on Amazon in about 2 years..
Great video - thank you for the info!
Thank you Lindsay.
Thanks for the video, very informative.
Thank you, happy it was able to help.
Joe -- good video -- quick Q about Sekonic 308U -- will it test fire the Canon 430EXII speed light with a YN 622 transceiver attached and/or the wireless YN685 flash (with built in trigger/transceiver)
The Sekonic does not actually fire anything unless you plug in a sync cable to it. What it does have that I use is a delay option that you can use that lets you press the button on the light meter, then trigger your flashes a few seconds later and then it will meter everything. So when I am setting everything up I am normally running around with my meter in one hand and the trigger in the other. Hope this helps.
What stop incriments would you use for a Leica m6
Awesome tutorial!
Thank you.
Helped me setup my L308X-U. Thank you
Thanks for the good tip !
Joe do you know if the L3 08S will actually do an average reading?
I just bought the sekonic flashmate l-308x-u, but sometimes it does not read my OCF.. I don’t know if it has to do with the way I’m holding it
Hey Joe. I hope you don't mind me pointing out what may be a small (most likely unintended) point in the video.
If I heard you right, you stated that you can amend the Custom setting (C5) to: 1.0; 0.5; 0.3.
Furthermore, it appears you've stated this selection will amend TV or ISO selection display (to full stop, a half, or a third).
Well, I set custom setting to 1.0.
Then I kept trying to get ISO to display just the full stops (100; 200; 400; 800; 1600; 3200; 6400; 12800; 25600 etc.) but it just kept showing ISO in third stops. Shutter value shows full stop ok but not ISO.
I've verified this by reviewing the User Guide (page 22):
Display range = film speed = ISO 3 to 8000 (1/3 step).
Both TV and AV can be set to 1, 1/2 or 1/3 but ISO will always be 1/3 step.
Thanks Joe. 👍👍
Not sure I follow you. But this will not effect your camera.. As far as setting it to exposure stops to 1, it will actually read out in 1/10th stop increments. Hope this helps.
When I say "it" I mean the light meter.
Joe's Photo & Video Channel thanks for clarifying, Joe. Your tutorial is still very informative notwithstanding. 👍
Thanks a lot Joe
Excellent!
Many thanks!
Nice job as usual Joe! This would not be an answer video to any youtuber in particular would it? :) I hope you are having cooler weather in the "Pines then we are having in the great plains of the USA :) Cheers!
Hey Maxim, I love the weather here. Never to hot, never cold also.. Great part about living so close to the equator is that its actually cooler then living in Mississippi during July and August.. Pretty much low to mid 80s at night, to high of mid 90's during the day. I had planned to make this video for a few months as part of my Strobist Flash and Lighting Tutorials. Cheers, Joe
Where did you get the blue cover for the lightmeter? I've searched and searched.
I got mine on Amazon. But for some reason they stopped selling them. They are actually hard to find now for some reason.
Hi! Great video! I just purchased my first light meter, the Sekonic L-308S-U. You may have answered this previously but where can I purchase a cover like the one you use in the video? Thank you!
I got mine from Amazon USA. The link is in the description below. They also make a red one.. :-)
Thanks, Joe! Sadly, the Sekonic 401-869 Protective Skin for L-308 Series Meters is "currently unavailable" from Amazon. I'll keep looking!
Great video Joe. I like the 308's raincoat/hoodie :-) Where did you get that?
Off Amazon, but they are no longer being sold now for some reason..
Thank you for this tutorial,where did you get that rubber case?
Rubber case I got from Amazon, but seems they no longer have them for sale anywhere now..
Hey Joe where did you get the gel case for sekonic lightmeter?
I got it from Amazon the same time I bought my meter. Link is up in the description also.. Cheers, Joe :-)
Thanks Joe Great Video. Like others I have not been able to find the "Protective Skin". so my next question is where did you get the strap?? Is it short or is it LONG??
It came with a strap, but the strap I have on mine is from Paul C. Buff. It came with some of my PCB studio gear.
I have a Flashmate L-308S and I don't know how the f/s (Cinematography) Measurement got activate but I can't turn off so I can measure anything now. HELP!
Thank you Joe! Best video I've found trying to learn to use this thing
Glad you found it helpful.
Hey Joe. I have this light meter but it keeps giving the same aperture reading regardless of the flash power. I am not using it with HSS> Any idea why this is the case? Thank you.
Thanks Brother, You safe my Life, i have to Return my First One Because i could Configurate it, Thanks Again.
Always glad to help when I can :-)
What's the different between the 308s and the 308x?
can I ask you a question
I have a canon 5d mark 3 whats the best ev settings
There are no best settings. You have to be willing to change with your surroundings. Hope this helps.
If anyone is have an issue where the meter goes into cine mode, just keep pressing the down button on the right side until the f/s goes away on the screen. If you want to go into cine mode, just hit the up button until f/s appears on the screen.
Superb
Did the case come with your meter? I can't find one anywhere.
Sadly the case didn't come with it and for some reason they are no longer being sold on Amazon. I can not understand why they quit selling them as everyone is always asking about them.
Help! I have a sekonic l-358 and get an E.u error - what is that?
Hey Dianne, I do not use that meter. But perhaps this can help: www.sekonic.com/downloads/l-358_english.pdf
Sorry I can not be much more help.
Dianne did you ever find out about the E.u error?
Thank you brother
Thank you for video
You are very welcome. Thank you for commenting.
Thank you.
i have this and the shutter speed wont go beyond 200 is that right ?
It will go higher, I often have mine set to 1/250.
@@JoeJacksonJr please tell me how thanks
thank you
THANKS
1 point O, WTF does that mean?
Impossible to follow.
Thank you for video