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Sekonic C-500 Color Temperature Meter

The Sekonic PRODIGI COLOR C-500 is a photographic color meter suitable for both film and digital applications. It provides accurate and easy to read color temperature information.

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  • Digital and Film Compatible
  • Illuminance Measurement
  • Color TEMPERATURE DISPLAY in Kelvin
  • Light Balancing in MK-1 (Per Mega Kelvin)
  • Flash Color Measurement Flash
  • Preset WHITE BALANCE/COLOR COMPENSATION FUNCTION

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

Measurement type
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
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

Sekonic C-500 Color Temperature Meter