Sekonic L-558 DualMaster Light Meter

Sekonic L-558 DualMaster, a professional incident and reflected light meter with 1-degree spot mode. Reads incident light at the subject (the gold standard for film/cinema metering) and reflected light through a 1-degree spot for measuring brightness of specific elements in frame. Memory functions for averaging multiple readings, latitude evaluation, and exposure profiles. Why we still meter on a shoot with calibrated monitors and waveform displays: a meter at the subject's face tells us what the LIGHT is doing, independent of any camera, lens, or monitor. For interview lighting setups, an incident reading at the chin verifies the key/fill ratio in stops without any calibration ambiguity. The L-558 is the tool that confirms what you set is what you got. Battery powered (CR123A); rugged housing. Older meter still working, Sekonic's analog generation predates wireless flash triggers but the dome and spot remain trustworthy.