Gossen Digisix Ultra Compact Digital & Analog Incident and Reflected Lightmeter

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A must have for studio work

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I bought the Gossen Digisix to use with a vintage camera, an Olympus, to provide reliable metering. And provide it did! The results in terms of the BW shots taken were excellent. Improved tonal range and nice ease of use in street photography. Inspired me to haul out my YashicaMat and load some roll film.

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I bought this light meter as a tool to help teach my nephew the basics of exposure as the first step to learning how to take a quality photograph. For this application the Gossen Digisix is perfect.
The meter comes complete with battery, case and carrying strap. It is quite easy to set up and use with only one quick read through the instructions.
However, you get what you pay for. It is made entirely of plastic and is quite flimsy. Even inserting the battery must be done very carefully to avoid damaging the meter.
In use, the steps of taking the reading in EVs, then moving the manual dial, then selecting either the desired speed or F-stop slows down the picture taking process so that a beginning photographer can think through exactly how to use exposure as a tool to produce the desired image.

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Point, set dial and read apertures and shutter speeds.
Very light, fits in your vest pocket; uncomplicated.
Uses are limited to portraits, studio, have to adjust
stops up or down depending on subject being photographed.

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I use this with my 35mm film and medium format camera's.

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Working as a nature Photographer I find the need for a quality meter is of utmost importance. When the need for a replacement arose the Digisix stood alone in the simplicity of use and the lowball price didn't hurt. Don't be mislead by its size, it packs alot into that small package. Often working well into the twilight the timer function and ability to meter to EV-0 have proved their usefulness. Had a few featuresthat I found superfluous. Do I really need to know the ambient temperature? Not a deal buster just extra.
Great that it displays in EV as my Hassleblad has EV settings on the Lens.

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Small, lightweight, works perfectly; highly recommended!

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Simple to use and very fast to set up and read. It has made my vintage cameras much easier to use and its small size makes it great to carry about when I use my modern equipment. A great gadget for a very good price (and it's still German made}

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Excellent light meter. I use it with m Nikon S3 and S2 to shoot slide and infrared film. Great results with all rolls shot so far. Seems to be spot on in accuracy.

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Does exactly what it says. It is cheap, light and wonderfully accurate meter. Of course you want to try it out and see how its EV readings will vary your exposure according to your tastes and your camera. The EV readings seem spot on with my buddies more expensive meter. The instructions say it reads down to EV0 but using the EV comparison feature I've noticed you can read down to EV-9. Of course you have to do the math in your head because the dial doesn't go that far but I count the clicks (and a cheat sheet of shutter speeds in 1/3 stops) and have some success. Also, I find the dial reading faster than digital outputs. It's also small enough that I almost forget I have it in my pocket. Fantastic deal!

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I've had a Digiflash for several years and like it. The Digisix appears to be essentially identical(without flash mode) but a little better: the detents on the exposure wheel are nicer. The two meters are 1/3 exposure step different. The Digiflash has been thru a lot of trauma and survived, thus, I'm assumming it's the one that is off a little. Will look into that when I get a chance. The Digisix is a great little meter for someone who hasn't gotten past circa 1955 from a camera technology point of view. It is very handy, accurate, well made, easy to use, a decent pocket watch/thermometer for the price and most importantly, tough.

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I use this for my old Rolleiflex and Rollei 35 cameras, neither of which have a meter that works. The Digisix is easy to use, fast, and accurate. I've compared the reading to my D700 in the same light and they are very similar. It is easy and light to carry.

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I use this with older unmetered cameras and to double check some with meters, mainly in incident meter mode. I like the compactness, and it seems spot on, which should be expected of Gossen, I guess. It's easier to put in your pocket or around your neck than some larger incident or spot meters.

The durability of the plastic construction remains to be seen, but will probably be OK. It's not a flimsy object.

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I occasionally shoot with a old Polaroid 180 Land Camera which has no meter but just a lens with aperture and shutter speed settings.
Instant film for the polaroid cameras, which is now made by Fujifilm (and sold by B&H) is from anywhere between $1.00-$1.35 per exposure. Photography is hard enough trying to get the right composition, cropping, etc. without having to waste time and money worrying about exposure. Every shot counts.

With the Gossen Digisix Lightmeter mounted on my camera's hotshoe, I get perfect exposure every time. No wasted shots means no wasted money. This Lightmeter has already paid for itself.

I can even put in exposure compensation for any filters that I use. Red 25 filter, add a stop and a third to the Digisix. Very simple.

Highly recommended. I also use it as an incident meter when shooting with my Canon DSLRs.

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[...] Easy to carry and use. A little effort involved in translating reading to camera setting options.

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I am still learning how to best use Digisix Ultra Compact Lightmeter by Gossen. So far I have found it easy to use but requires understanding where to take the best reading for the photo you are taken in order to fullly take advange of this important tool.

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Use this for a lot of outdoor shots and with some models, provides good info and is small enough to not be a burden

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I shoot mountain bike races where the lighting can go from complete shade to full sun, sometimes a combination of both and even a couple winter snow covered coursed. The Digisix gives me accurate incident readings in all these situations. HIking out into the woods I don't want to carry anymore than I have to and the compact size is great. I do wish the beep alert when changing ISO setting was a bit louder.

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I fixed it to the frame of my Panoramic Fuji G617, so I will not loose it as I did with my late Seconic. It is so tiny that it could sit permanently together with a camera. Very easy to use. On the dial you have combination of all possible sets in a given light condition at a single glance.

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This is the second Digisix I've bought, I gave away my first one, then I missed it so bought myself another.It is more convenient and portable than my Digipro F. It is far more robust than it first seems. Although not weatherproofed, it holds up under rain and high humidity very well. Dropping causes no harm to operation. I think you'd have to slam it hard onto concrete to do damage. Gossen light meters last a lot longer for me than do Sekonic meters."Anders from Bergen, Norway on 11/9/2009" has got it right, this meter is very quick in use The only "limitation of 1/2000" is on the setting ring, which I never use. If I want to use 1/4000 shutter speed, then I know I must have a 14ev meter reading if I want to set the aperture to f/2. See Table 1 and Table 3 in [@]. The Digisix design of displaying the Exposure Value in the LCD is the perfect choice. I use this meter for still photography with both film and digital cameras.My only CON is that Gossen User Manuals do not give the meter's Calibration Constant like Sekonic manuals do. See [@]