Calibrating light meter to camera...

[photonewb]

Anyone calibrate their light meter to their camera? How do you go about doing it?

I picked up a Sekonic L-358 last week and haven't done anything yet, so I figured I'd try to do this before using it.

[CaptainTom]

constant light source

gray card

light meter

camera

measure incident light reading at gray card location. note exposure reading.
fill camera frame with gray card. adjust camera exposure until histogram in photoshop is mid frame. note exposure.

adjust light meter to coincide with photoshop histogram camera reading.

now you can also make in camera exposure adjustment to compensate for variation with the PS histogram.

[andyz]

You mean profiling the camera to the meter? It sounded better on the box, and I haven't tried it yet. This video shows it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7SZ58CugpY

[CaptainTom]

Originally Posted by andyz

You mean profiling the camera to the meter? It sounded better on the box, and I haven't tried it yet. This video shows it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7SZ58CugpY

L758 - nice program.

[peeker]

Too bad I just bought a 358... the 758 looks like a great meter for perfectionists like me that remember the old days of film and taking your time to set up to take the one shot (with one or two backups).

[aerosolcheese]

I have the 758, and the original profiling target. I have been trying to make a camera profile with strobes since I bought it and can never get it right. Tried calling and emailing the sekonic support guys with no luck. They are unresponsive. Wish I would have stuck with the 358...

[hhscr]

The 358 has the ability to adjust 1 stop in the calibrate mode.

Make sure power is off.

Hold the two mode buttons down then turn on meter.

Cal shows on lcd, while still holding the mode buttons down the jog wheel will let you adjust 1 stop up or down to calibrate the meter to the camera. Let go of buttons, your done.

Hope this is helpful.

[anjy834u]

The most important thing is you need to have the right kind of sensor for the device you are caliberating with, otherwise the entire procedure can go for toss.

[Stifled_1]

Originally Posted by anjy834u

The most important thing is you need to have the right kind of sensor for the device you are caliberating with, otherwise the entire procedure can go for toss.

Please explain?