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Company: Sekonic

Pricing: $599

Rating:

Hot: Measures flash duration and strobes in

HSS mode; three optional trigger modules

Not: Radio modules not interchangeable with

previous model; no sync cable

Exciting news for light meter geeks everywhere: The Sekonic

L-858D-U Speedmaster Light Meter is finally shipping, and it’s

a game-changer!

The new Sekonic L-858D-U Speedmaster Light Meter sports

the full digital feature set and touchscreen interface common to

Sekonic’s recent mid-tier model makeovers. Its large 2.7" color

dot-matrix touchscreen makes adjusting settings quick and easy,

but that’s where the similarities begin and end.

This light meter is not just a revamped digital version of

Sekonic’s venerable Sekonic L-758 DR, but rather the first meter

able to measure flash duration—a crucial metric when trying to

accurately and predictably freeze motion—and the first that can

measure strobes in High Sync and Hyper Sync modes. You can

even program the number of pre flashes to exclude from the

main exposure measurement. This is a major boon for mixed-light

portrait photography and for those wishing to freeze action with

shutter speed rather than flash duration—both huge advances

in light-meter technology. The Sekonic L-858D-U races past

the 1/1,000 sec. shutter speed top end of most light meters,

delivering a future-proof 1/16,000 sec. top shutter speed!

Review by Michael Corsentino

Multifunction Light Measurement Control

for Photographers and Filmmakers

Sekonic

L-858D-U

Speedmaster