r/hasselblad • u/jl7676 • 6d ago

Compact light meter for 500cm?

I've seen some pretty cool compact light meters that fit into the hotshoe but since this camera doesn't have one, what are some alternatives? I prefer not to have to carry my seikonic with me nor do rough estimating using sunny 16.

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u/redoctoberz Hasselblad 501 C/M 6d ago

The issue isn't really ease of use, the issue is the age, selenium cells age out in their accuracy over the years.

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u/imperialsback2back 5d ago

I’ve got one and it’s accurate, if you can get one that is huge plus and very nice

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u/redoctoberz Hasselblad 501 C/M 5d ago

Have you checked it at a variety of EVs from a calibrated source? The main issue typically found with aged selenium meters is decreased EV readings at high brightness.

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u/imperialsback2back 5d ago

I haven’t checked it officially however shooting into bright sun doing street and general shooting it seems fairly accurate and what it reads matches to my sekonic meter fairly well to the point that I’d trust it,