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Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

Kal,
I know you have done a listing of meters, but that is for the ones you guys are recommending. I would be curious as to the differences between all of the meters. I was just reading a post by the late Randy Tomlinson who said that he bought the Gretag Lightspex and that was much better than the other meters out there. I seem to remember Cineramax mentioning a meter that was in a class of its own. Anyway, I was just curious if Kal or others could provide differences and maybe a more comprehensive list of meters.

**kal** · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:00 am Post subject:

I certainly hope the the Gretag Lightspex spectroradiometer does well as it's worth about $10K which is x3 the price of the Hubble (the most expensive meter in the FAQ you refer to). I don't know a thing about it however.

What meter was Cineramax mentioning? Given that he typically only mentions stuff priced in the stratosphere it's probably some sort of $10-20K pro meter too.

The point of the guide was to list the good ones that mere mortals could afford, as well as the ones that mere mortals can afford that are not good. We certainly can't list all meters.

Kal

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

Kal,
I am not sure which one Peter was refering to, but yes it was probably expensive.

I understand what you are saying about the other list, but that is why I asked about it over in this section. Whether no one ever buys the expensive ones or not, I would be curious exactly what one gets with the higher priced models. Which ones are good and which ones are over-priced to maybe get an insight into which pro-calibrators know what their doing and which may not. In the end, I was just curious and wondering if anyone else would be in a more comprehensive list of meters. Personally, I wonder how many people would see a difference between a calibration with the least expensive meter and the most expensive meter.

**kal** · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:23 am Post subject:

It's important to realize that sometimes the SAME meter can be both the least expensive and the most expensive one too!

Take something like the Sencore OTC10000. It's an X-Rite Hubble with their own label on it. They sell it for over $7000. SpectraCal sells the Hubble for $3000 or so.

Same thing with the Chroma5. You can pay around $500 or around 3-4 times the price elsewhere.

Kal