I bought this same meter and can’t find out hoe to put this in select Aperture mode.

Let me explain. As it is now, I can set full shutter speeds… after taking a reading the meter rarely gives a full aperture reading.. usually something like f4.3 or 4.8 ( I know light is random..:)

What I want to do is to be able to set a full aperture and read off the incremental shutter speed.. . more like how I prefer to work

Can this meter do this or is it out of its capability?

I seem to remember my Sekonic L 308b being able to do this.. (but you know what tricks you memory plays on you)

perhaps you can tell me.. I have a manual but it escapes me if it does tell you how.

Thanks.. Alan

Omar, Thanks for commenting. If you are using speedlites in TTL mode, you likely don’t need the meter. If you are using in MANUAL mode, a meter can come in handy to get your settings correct. As for video, you can meter the scene, but as you know you can also get by with looking a the screen. Averaging a scene is where you’d take readings within your frame that may be brighter and darker, but with digital this is easier than the film days. Meters still come in handy especially for lighting set ups that you don’t use on a daily basis. Thanks again for commenting. All the Best, David

Thanks David. I’m going to read this again but I’m glad to find that i can use an older meter like this today. I have a 7D digital camera and just learning to use speedlites- no strobes. Can this still be useful? and if i’m using it for some video work like an interview would you say i can still use it? I know they use them for videos sometimes but I guess that’s something nowadays we just see on our screens. I may pick one of these up since it seems like a good one to learn on. There was something about averaging that I need to look up because I know i’ve seen that even newer meters don’t do that. Glad to have found this . all the best!

Christopher, It’s a great light meter and thanks for commenting. David