Serious photographers and cinematographers know that good lighting and proper exposure are more important now than ever. With the higher demands of today's digital medium, "garbage in" can mean hours of post-production. They know that color is a critical factor when multiple light sources are involved. Changing reflectors, adding diffusion or adjusting power levels will result in a color temperature change that needs to be corrected. They know that taking the time to do it right is always a good investment because "perfect in" always looks better than an image that has been adjusted.
Digital and Film Compatible
The PRODIGI COLOR C-500 and C-500R measures and displays color temperature and compensation values in LB/CC index or filter numbers for both digital and film cameras. In Digital mode, the color temperature and compensation readings are based on human visual response. In Film mode, readings are based on the color characteristics of traditional photographic film. By engineering the spectral characteristics of both systems into a single meter, Sekonic designers have given today's digital and film photographers greater control over lighting and color reproduction than ever before.
Color Control Command Center
Easy, one-touch display. The world's most comprehensive array of color/illumination information. The PRODIGI COLOR C-500 put you in command of any color control situation.
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| Type: | Three-color photographic color meter with four sensors to determine visual (digital) or photographic (film) color temperature of light sources and filtration required |
| Receptor head: | Rotating (90° to the right/180°to left) receptor head containing four filtered photo diodes under flat incident light recepter |
| Digital mode: | Visual Color Temperature (based on color matching function) |
| Film mode : | Photographic color temperature (based on film spectral characteristic) |
Measuring modes:
| Ambient: | Yes |
| Flash: | Cordless/Cord-in |
Measuring ranges:
| Color Temperature: | 2,300K to 20,000K |
| (At ISO 100 equavalent): | Ambient light: EV3 to 16.3 (20lx to
200,000lx) Flash light: Range Low F No.2.8 to 22 (20lx/s to 1,300lx/s); Range High F No.16 to 90.9 (640lx/s to 38,000lx/s) |
| Illuminance: | Ambient light: 2.5lx to 610,000lx; 0.23FC to 56,500FC |
Display Modes:
| Digital: | Ambient/Flash
light: *Visual Color temperature + CC index *LB filter number + CC filter number (Fuji's LBA/LBB, Kodak Wratten/LEE filter number) *LB index + CC index |
| Film: | Ambient/Flash
light: *Photographic Color temperature *LB filter number + CC filter number (Fuji's LBA/LBB, Kodak Wratten/LEE filter number) *LB index + CC filter number |
| Illuminance: | Ambient light
only: *Lux(lx) *Foot-candle(ft-cd) |
Display Ranges:
| Measured color temperature: | 2,300K to 20,000K |
| Selected color temperature: | 2,500K to 10,000K |
| LB index: | -500 to +500 (in MK-1) |
| LB filter number: | Fuji's LBA/LBB: LBB20 to
LBA20 Kodak Wratten/Lee: 80A+80D to 85B+81EF |
| CC index: | 80G to 80M |
| CC filter number: | 200G to 200M |
| Illuminance: | 2.5lx to 610,000lx 0.23FC to 56,500FC |
| Shutter speed: | Flash light: 1s to 1/500s (in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 steps) plus 1/75, 1/80, 1/90, 1/100, 1/200, 1/400 |
| Preset no.: | Digital mode: 19 Film mode: 19 |
| Dot matrix display: | 8 user-adjustable characters |
Other features:
| Operating temperature range: | -10 to +50 deg. centigrade |
| Power: | Two AA 1.5V batteries (Alkaline, Manganese, lithium, Nickel, NiCd and NiH) |
| Dimensions: | 2.4"W x 6.2"H x 1.1"D (62mmW x 158.6mmH x 28mmD) |
| Weight: | 8.1 oz ( 230g) with batteries |
| Standard accessories supplied: | Soft case, Strap, Synchro terminal cap, Operating manual, Quick Guide, 2 AA dry cell alkaline batteries |
| Main functions: | Color temperature measurement, illuminance measurement, Custom settings, Preset White Balance/Color Compensation, Color/illumination contrast comparison, Battery power indicator, Auto power off, Automatic EL backlight, Jog wheel lock, Tripod socket |
CAT 401-500
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