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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 231267" data-attributes="member: 12496">Well, many only use&nbsp; a meter for flash, and for flash, the less expensive Sekonic L-308S is all you need, it does all that needs to be done (it meters the lights, and does it well).&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes, there are more frills not included, but none of the frills seem necessary or useful (my view).&nbsp; All I want to do is meter the lights.&nbsp; L-308S is simple, easy to use, we don't have to learn to use it.But for more general purposes (like landscapes), the L-308S only does Shutter Preferred mode.&nbsp; Which is all flashes do too, so no issue, but you may like Aperture Preferred for general work.&nbsp; That would move you up to the L-358, which has always been the most popular model.&nbsp; I'm not sure it is still in production, they added the L-478 now (touch screen <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )My own notion is that the meter is absolutely mandatory for multiple flash, but the camera meter is more than plenty for anything else. An incident meter could be more accurate, but more awkward, and we've learned to use the camera meter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 231267, member: 12496"] Well, many only use a meter for flash, and for flash, the less expensive Sekonic L-308S is all you need, it does all that needs to be done (it meters the lights, and does it well). Yes, there are more frills not included, but none of the frills seem necessary or useful (my view). All I want to do is meter the lights. L-308S is simple, easy to use, we don't have to learn to use it. But for more general purposes (like landscapes), the L-308S only does Shutter Preferred mode. Which is all flashes do too, so no issue, but you may like Aperture Preferred for general work. That would move you up to the L-358, which has always been the most popular model. I'm not sure it is still in production, they added the L-478 now (touch screen :) ) My own notion is that the meter is absolutely mandatory for multiple flash, but the camera meter is more than plenty for anything else. An incident meter could be more accurate, but more awkward, and we've learned to use the camera meter. [/QUOTE]

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