Gossen Digisix Light Meters

Gossen Digisix Light Meters 

DESCRIPTION

  • Ambient light meter
  • Digital read-out and analog scale
  • Reflective and incident modes
  • Clock with alarm for timing long exposures
  • Precision digital thermometer

  • USER REVIEWS

    Showing 1-10 of 17  
    [Aug 02, 2022]
    ChrstnaCol


    Strength:

    This tiny Gossen Digisix is a great light meter, as well as a virtual Swiss-Army Knife of electronic tools for any photo outing. There is no backlight, and the big LCD digits are always easy to read. The light meter is great.

    Weakness:

    Great great great! That's all I can say! Luminas

    OVERALL
    RATING
    4
    [Dec 06, 2020]
    hamishheney5


    Strength:

    Military Drop Tested. Made of premium hybrid hard Metal + Siliconeto provide great texture while providing military level shockproof functionality. waterproof S20 ultra case

    Weakness:

    Align the wireless logo of the charging case with the wireless charging pad for wireless charging. Note 20 Ultra Case

    Purchased:
    New  
    OVERALL
    RATING
    5
    [Nov 16, 2020]
    hgriffin08


    Strength:

    This camera have a lightweight, digital, incident exposure meter for ambient light with a very small form factor to it. driveway pavers bradenton

    Weakness:

    No weakness for me.

    Purchased:
    Used  
    OVERALL
    RATING
    5
    [Oct 21, 2020]
    ogilview82


    Strength:

    This GOSSEN DIGISIX LIGHT METERS was one of the best purchase I had from Amazon, I am so happy that this light meters exist. landscaping service aurora is here to help you with your landscaping needs - just visit their site or give them a call

    Weakness:

    DIGISIX is so small that you need some lace or holder to avoid accidental drops of the product

    Purchased:
    New  
    OVERALL
    RATING
    5
    [Aug 24, 2020]
    JeanCaron


    Strength:

    Abundant features. Fantastic layout. Intuitive controls. Small size.

    Weakness:

    Although I don't have big hands, not at all, it is difficult to operate digisix with one hand. plasticky feel and smell. Especially smeel of the case. This little cute lightmeter has broken my heart. I wake up with its alarm and cook my lever, soaked in milk, using digisix timer. I love to look how much 25 degrees celsius is,if converted in Fahrenheit (am a european in america). We used it to take pictures for our plancher epoxy contract and we were not impress. Digisix has an excellent design, but it smells of cheap plastic, though. The smallest lightmeter I've seen. Precise. I use with Olympus OM-1 and wish it was metal as my GREAT body is!

    Purchased:
    New  
    OVERALL
    RATING
    4
    [Nov 20, 2016]
    Toby Madrigal
    Professional

    Strength:

    Its small, easily seen and when hanging around my neck, pops in my shirt pocket - thus, always to hand . Being electronic, its incredibly accurate. A spare battery is easily carried in a bag and its quick to change. Apart from its intended use, I do not use the others.

    Weakness:

    None really worth mentioning.

    I bought this to use with a pair of Leica MDa bodies and 35 mm f3.5 Summaron lens and SBLOO viewfinder, all carried in the Billingham for Leica Combination bag M. As the meter is quite compact, it does not take up much room leaving room for extra rolls of film.

    Similar Products Used:

    Gossen Lunalite - big, sturdy with 9v battery, but takes up a lot of room. Weston Master V, getting old now, Leicameter MR4.

    OVERALL
    RATING
    5
    VALUE
    RATING
    5
    [Jun 30, 2007]
    drg
    Professional

    Strength:

    -Demonstrably durable. Has been dropped repeatedly and works.
    -Compact size
    -Easy to read under most conditions (see below)
    -Thermometer and Clock.

    Weakness:

    -Plastic, but only has one gouge from some ham handed photographer!
    -No real functions for memory and comparison.
    -Obviously limited in use to basic readings.
    -Can be tricky to read if not in hand or in the lens of the camera as it is small.
    -At full price, it is expensive compared to some other similarly featured meters but They don't have the clock and thermometer. Probably wouldn't buy it at full retail.
    -Buttons are touchy. Have to keep it away from things that can accidently depress the buttons. Have a small plastic case that works fine, but offsets much of size advantage as a result.

    One of those purchases that worked out better than expected.

    This little meter has gotten lots of use in rugged conditions. It is amazing the number of clients who have been very pleased to see the temperature displayed in some documentary photographs of work sites.

    On days of varying lighting this has been real handy to just stick (literally with velcro or gaffer's tape) in the corner of what will be the photo for reference. For test shots you can compare the reading (you can do this with any meter admittedly) with the cameras for one more check! And it also tells time. Time, Temperature and incident and ambient light, a handy combination. I got this one a little cheaper the normal as part of a promotion with another MUCH more expensive Gossen meter.

    It is accurate, only changed batteries once in 3+ years. Of course there are very limited options in terms of stops, no advanced features for filtering, accumulated measurement etc.

    Used it a number of times with a 4x5 camera under variable conditions and the thermometer came in handy than one might expect! The ambient temp of the camera was cooler or warmer from the case and the meter in the case reminded me of that and allowing for it prevented wasting film and shots with a camera adjusting to conditions. Probably paid for itself on one or two days in film alone!

    More than accurate enough for most non-studio work where a spot meter isn't required as a 'double check' to more expensive meters or TTL systems.

    Customer Service

    Have not used it for this product.

    Similar Products Used:

    I've used many light meters from Gossen and Sekonic to name two.

    OVERALL
    RATING
    4
    VALUE
    RATING
    3
    [Oct 02, 2004]
    graphicssolutions
    Professional

    Strength:

    Small.

    Weakness:

    Doesn't measure light.

    Well, one I have got has a clock, alarm and even tells your a temperature, but as a lightmeter, I am getting pretty much random exposure values. Even in constant light repeated measuring can look like this: 6, 6.2, 8, 6.1, 8.3 ... and it should be something like constant 4.

    Customer Service

    B&H - Shocking and still looking for Gossen's home page.

    Similar Products Used:

    Sekonic 608

    OVERALL
    RATING
    1
    VALUE
    RATING
    3
    [Jul 05, 2004]
    HMausolf
    Intermediate

    Strength:

    Tiny, lightweight, ease of use.

    Weakness:

    Buttons are pressed a bit too easily, so you can press them when being carried in a pocket.

    This tiny little lightmeter attracted me, as I needed a reliable, yet easy-to-carry companion for my Leica M2. It has got everything I need. It fits easily into any pocket. Metering is reliable and exact enough, there is no significant difference to my other meters (Lunasix, Spotmaster, Leicameter). I like Digisix's extra features such as clock, count-down clock and thermometer. It's easy to use and exactly the kind of meter I was looking for.

    Customer Service

    Not needed yet.

    Similar Products Used:

    Gossen Lunasix, Sixtino, Spotmaster, Leicameter MC

    OVERALL
    RATING
    4
    VALUE
    RATING
    5
    [Jun 22, 2004]
    mkjyg
    Expert

    Strength:

    Compact, easy to use, accurate.

    Weakness:

    Poor battery life. Died after only 2 years.

    While it worked, it was good. Compact, easy to use, accurate. Battery does NOT last long. It died after only 2 years.

    Similar Products Used:

    selenium meter.

    OVERALL
    RATING
    3
    VALUE
    RATING
    1
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