aperezdevelasco Posted May 7, 2014 Share #1 Posted May 7, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Dear all I use a Leica M and I am new to the forum I just bought a sekonic 308s meter and I am trying to calibrate it as it is making me underexpose by a stop. I have seen the calibrating your meter answer by sekonic website but it is not said which buttons to press to enter the new values. Looking in the internet for the 358 you enter the new values and then press iso1 and 2 to set the new calibration how about the 308s? Would you happen to know the answer? I look forward to your reply Alfonso Sent from my iPad Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tobey bilek Posted May 7, 2014 Share #2 Posted May 7, 2014 If it is off that much, I would have it repaired. Quality Light Metric in Hollywood Ca. does all mine. George is the go to man for movie producers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted May 7, 2014 Share #3 Posted May 7, 2014 If it is consistently underexposing by one stop, it might be best to simply set the ISO to a stop lower. But I would wonder if the meter is really off, or is the camera off? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted May 7, 2014 Share #4 Posted May 7, 2014 I'd pop into a camera shop pick up an expensive new meter and compare. I wonder if you are comparing spot metering on the camera with a different option on the meter ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblutter Posted May 7, 2014 Share #5 Posted May 7, 2014 I'd get used to using the in camera meter better Pick an area equivalent to middle grey, 1/2 press the shutter to lock in the shutter speed, focus, compose and go. Much faster than a handheld - and if you're shooting RAW, don't need to be dead on with exposure anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 8, 2014 Share #6 Posted May 8, 2014 If the meter was being used as a flash meter I can perhaps see the point of the calibration exercise, but in ambient light just changing the ISO is the logical thing to do. All types of meter read differently, all types of meter are more or less sensitive under different types of light, all types of meter have a different metering pattern compared with the next, and all meters offer a guide, not a rule. This is why many people use a -1/3 exposure compensation by default in the M digital camera's, because the meter says one thing and the photographers brain says another. So it is very difficult to make two types of meter read the same all the time, whereas it used to be possible to make two examples of the same meter agree when manufacturers allowed you to adjust them yourself. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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