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The new studio deluxe iii l 398a retains all of the legendary features and benefits of its predecessor, the l 398m. On june 16, 2011, sekonic celebrated its 60th year in the light meter business. I have an old sekonic l 398 studio deluxe that i bought back in the 80s or early90s. It is an improved version of the sekonic studio l28 series meters. Just a quick video unboxing the sekonic l 398 a lightmeter.
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As promised, sekonic has redesigned the popular studio deluxe ii l 398m analog light meter to new industry standards. The particular model designs is directly related to the director line of meters originally created by donald w. Using an environmentallyfriendly amorphous silicon photocell, sekonic can continue to offer the popular l 398 batteryfree. Sekonic releases limited edition meters sekonic blog.
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I own an older sekonic l 398 l398 light meter which is designed primarily for incident light readings however, i want to use it for reflective light measurements. Buy and sell used sekonic light meters and meter accessories at keh camera. I do not have multiple slides and do not know what you mean by iso setting slides on my meter, iso is set on the dial. It is an improved version of the sekonic studio l 28 series meters. Receive a high quality printed and bound manual in days.
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