In my opinion, the Gossen Digipro F Exposure Meter is a superb piece of camera gear to add to your photography tool kit.  It allows film speeds from ISO 3.2 to ISO 8000. The micro-processer controlled meter measures shutter speed readings from 1/8000 second to 60 minutes, and aperture readings from f/1 to f/90.  It's flash sync speeds range from 1 second to 1/1000 of a second.  The Digipro F gives precise, accurate readings.  Also, its contrast range function, multiple flash calculations, and programmable exposure corrections are all effective and easy to use.
 

Incident Light Metering

To properly expose a scene, you need to measure the amount of light that exists in that scene.  There are two ways to do this: an incident meter reading or a reflected meter reading.  The Digipro F includes both types. The video shows the incident meter feature.

As you've seen, Gossen's Digipro F incident meter measures the light falling on the subject, even when back-lit or in scenes with a lot of contrast.  It provides a clear display of shutter and aperture settings, even under dark, bright and high contrast conditions.  

Reflective in-camera light meters can give misleading readings since they are based on middle gray and they average the exposure to 18% gray.  Try photographing someone on a really bright day, or when light is bouncing up from water or sand, and your in-camera meter can give inaccurate exposures.  In the video above, we saw how the Gossen Digipro F solved this problem and gave a perfect exposure in a bright, back-lit scene aboard a sailboat.

Be sure to add this item to your photography toolkit by placing it on your Holiday wish list. Price point is $328.00. 

Jimages Rating:  5 out of 5 stars  «««««

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