Having just got my first large format camera it has become even more important t hat I can trust my meter so that I can avoid the need to use my F4 to take readi ngs. I don't want two cameras in my pack on walks. Problem is if I meter with th e Nikon on a simple scene I get a reading I know will be correct. So I would exp ect the Sekonic to give a reading reasonably close. If I take an incident readin g (cone out) by placing the meter right in front of the subject pointing back at the camera the readings are inconsistant. In subdued light its only a stop off but in sunlight the reading can be as much as 3 stops different. The meter seein g more light than the camera in each case. If the difference is the same all the time I could at least calibrate the meter but it seems almost entirely unpredic atble. I have contacted Sekonic and will most likely send it back to them to be checked . Has anybody else had experience of this meter and indeed established a high le vel of confidence in its readings? I have to admit that this is my first hand-held meter and also of incident readi ngs. But the fact reamains, I know my Nikon is right.
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