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Pros & Cons
Pros
The meter is simple and straightforward, as is the instruction manual. Specially for the price.
It seems simple to operate and gives repeatable readings. Display is large and easy to read, even in dim light. Runs quite a long time on a set of batteries.
It takes out the guesswork, and saves you tons of time. It is a life saver.
The polaris is a shutter-priority device. The up and down * take you through all of the shutter/aperture equivalent combinations. All i need is to have a good aperture reading when i set my iso and shutter speed values.
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Quality
I am very pleased with the meter and would recommend it
So overall i would recommend this product
Seeing as the alternatives are at last three times the price i can live with the shortcomings in construction
Then after you take the reading the meter gives you the fstop that goes with the shutter speed
Price
Or lower the price to about 100
The only reason why i gave it a 4 starrating is its price
Competitiveness
Recommended as a lowcost alternative to some of the other more expensive brands
I then demonstrate the corded pc sync flash meter mode with a cowboystudio 180 watt second studio strobe
It gives more accurate readings for incident light than my sekonic my adorama 1º spot meter or any other meter i have
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- This product had a total of 119 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 26 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Can be wired via sync cable to your flash which you can fire directly from the meter itself or use wireless mode and it will wait until it detects a flash
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The program mode is nice that you can have it show readings based on your preference of overunder exposing slightly to suit your taste
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive found mine to be accurate and reliable in the readings so if yours seems off check your camera
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So dont instantly blame the meter if you havent checked your camera settings
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And it does have a warranty 2 years and a place to send it so quit trying to convince people that they need to spend a ton of cash to get something useful
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Keep in mind that a light meter works as a guide to give you an aperture and shutter setting that will generally give you an acceptable photograph
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This product seems to be made fairly well and should last if it is not mishandled
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
They are about 1 stop off of what i seem to get with my camera but are consistent so you can adjust as necessary
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