Which Light Meter and Why?

A guide to some popular types of light meters, and the variation between them. Metering well is an important skill for all photographers, especially when shooting film and each shot costs money! ►LINKS/SUPPORT 📘 Buy my Zine - https://www.exaframe.com/product/sund... 🖼️ PRINTS - https://hashem.darkroom.com/ ☕ Buy me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pushingfilm 👕 Merch Shop - https://pushingfilm.myspreadshop.com 📺 Metering Tips video -    • Tips for Metering WITHOUT a Light Meter   📺 Sunny 16 Tutorial -    • Sunny 16 Metering: beginner/intermediate t...   📃 Sunny 16 written guide - https://www.exaframe.com/blog/metering Note: Many of the following are affiliate links. You can use them at no extra cost to yourself, but in turn, help support me with a small commission on qualifying purchases. 📷 Film cameras at KEH - https://bit.ly/3RACoBM 🌍 Urth filters & camera accessories - https://bit.ly/45AP2Gy 🎞️ Buy film - https://bit.ly/48iOnL4 🎁 FilmPack7 Free Trial - https://tidd.ly/3tz1toH ►FILM PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR: Leica M-A rangefinder (new) - https://bhpho.to/3ty7uly Leica M-A rangefinder (used) - https://bit.ly/3TAZDOT Sekonic L-308 Flashmate meter - https://amzn.to/2jOz7Db Sekonic L-398A III analogue meter - https://amzn.to/48OQl6i Sekonic 208 analogue-style meter - https://bhpho.to/47Lb7Tb Voigtlander VC Meter II (black) - https://amzn.to/3u7BNQi Voigtlander VC Meter II (silver) - https://bhpho.to/3O3dwC0 TTArtisan hotshoe meter - https://amzn.to/3tPY710 AstrHori light meter - https://amzn.to/3vCOYtc To apply a 5% discount to Astrhori AH-M1 on Amazon (Until 02/03/2023) US: https://www.amazon.com/promocode/A3K6... UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CN1G7KB7 ►GEAR USED FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO: Canon EOS R6 - https://amzn.to/3VH9AIH Canon RF 35mm 1.8 - https://amzn.to/3R8EOqH Atomos Monitor - https://amzn.to/3BdVVAI Rode Videomic Me - https://amzn.to/3pFCHh2 Rode SmartLav+ - https://amzn.to/3T7csxz Rode PodMic - https://amzn.to/3c8XOFw SE Dynamite pre-amp - https://amzn.to/42k3UXF DJI Action 2 - https://amzn.to/3knvFhA ►WHAT I USE FOR HOME DEVELOPING AND SCANNING: Paterson developing tank - https://amzn.to/3TwrFek Rocket air blower - https://amzn.to/2G0pZpN Negative sleeves - https://bhpho.to/47gAXyw Negative binder - https://bhpho.to/3v93RmD Canon 5D MK IV - https://bhpho.to/3vaVzLa Canon EF 100mm Macro - https://bhpho.to/3NDO05X The Essential Film Holder - https://bit.ly/47nuFOg L116T LED light - https://amzn.to/3GMzKUE Negative Supply Riser - https://bit.ly/48564xU 🎞 Negative Lab Pro for converting scans - Get a free trial at https://bit.ly/41WQYab ►SOCIAL 💬 Join the Pushing Film Discord Server -   / discord   📷 Pushing Film on Instagram, Threads -   / pushingfilm   📷 Hashem on Instagram -   / hashemmcadam   📺 My Personal Youtube channel - ‪@hashemmcadam‬ 🧾 My Blog - https://www.exaframe.com/blog 🎵 Artlist.io - High-quality Music, Footage & SFX for your projects. Get 2 months FREE when you join Artlist using our link! - http://bit.ly/2vNloCi ►WEBSITE 🏠 https://www.exaframe.com I use Pixpa for my website - an affordable and effective website solution. If you would like to try Pixpa you can get a free trial at https://bit.ly/3UTof2e and get 50% OFF on annual plans when you subscribe with the promo code PXREF50 ►CHAPTER MARKERS 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Why meter light? 01:29 - Smartphone app 02:45 - Hotshoe meters 03:33 - Note on reflective meters 04:25 - Astrhori AH-M1 05:01 - Analogue light meters 06:13 - Digital handheld meters 07:29 - Spot meters 08:24 - Hybrid analogue meters 09:00 - Other options 09:27 - Roundup/conclusion 09:58 - What I use 10:58 - Street photography series 11:30 - My zine #filmphotography #lightmeter