Product Description
Sekonic has introduced the PRODIGI COLOR C-500, the worldΓÇÖs first color meter that is designed for both digital and film capture. The "R" version, the C-500R has PocketWizard wireless triggering built-in. The meters incorporate four sensors to measure light color and display color temperature and compensation values (LB/CC index or filter numbers) specifically calibrated to the spectral sensitivity of the CCD and CMOS sensors used in digital photography or the spectral characteristics photographic color film. Professional photographers and cinematographers now have greater control over color than ever before. The PRODIGI COLOR C-500R includes a built-in radio transmitter module for wireless triggering of PocketWizard receivers up to 100 feet away. The transmitter is also compatible with selected products from Prophoto, Dyna-lite, Photogenic, Norman, and Lumadyne having built-in PocketWizard radio technology. The meter can transmit with 32 digitally-coded channels with four Quad-Triggering Zones.
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Product Details
- Color: Black
- Brand: Sekonic
- Model: C-500R
- Dimensions: 1.10" h x 2.40" w x 6.20" l, .92 pounds
Features
- Built-in radio transmitter module for wireless triggering of PocketWizard receivers.
- The world┬┐s first color meter that is designed for both digital and film capture.
- The meter incorporate four sensors to measure light color and display color temperature and compensation values
- 19 Channel Preset White-Balance/Color Compensation Function
- Six Custom Settings that enable displaying shutter speeds in 1/3, 1/2 or full stops
From the Manufacturer
 C-500R ProDigi Color
With the new ProDigi Color C-500R, Sekonic gives photographers the world's only photographic color meter designed to read spectral sensitivity of both color film and CCD and CMOS sensors used in today's digital still and DV cine cameras. Identical to the C-500, the "R" model adds wireless triggering for your flash and camera.
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 postproduction. 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.
Controlling the light in front of your camera is the first step in your color workflow.
As long as you are working with a single light source, you can count on the white balance function of your camera or computer to get the color you want. However, add a second light, a light modifier, or work on location with todayΓÇÖs mix of tungsten,halide, vapor and fluorescent lights, and you will either have to fix it up front or fix it later, if you can. How do you arrive at a common, single color tone that is easy for your camera or software to correct? How do you introduce additional flash illumination in the foreground without making it look like,well, additional flash illumination? And knowing that the color accommodation of your eyes and brain make unaided color adjustment nearly impossible to judge by yourself, how do you know how much color filtration is enough and when youΓÇÖve overcorrected? If color is important, a Sekonic C-500 Series color meter should be in your arsenal of photographic tools.
Wireless Radio Triggering Mode
The Prodigi Color C-500R is the first color meter to incorporate a flash triggering radio transmitter module. Simply press the measuring button to wirelessly trigger flash units up to 100 feet away. The built-in transmitter is compatible with PocketWizard radio triggering systems, as well as the PocketWizard Wireless Freedom partners (Photogenic, Norman, Lumedyne, Dyna-Lite and Profoto with built-in PocketWizard radio technology). TheWireless Radio Triggering Mode offers 32 digital coded channels and Quad-Triggering Zones.
Digital and Film Compatible
The PRODIGI COLOR C-500R displays and measures 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 you greater control over lighting and color reproduction than ever before, regardless of your medium.
Engineering a m
eter to accurately measure color for both human visual response (digital sensors) and the characteristics of photographic color film required more that just creating a new set of algorithms to process the data. Properly measuring red intensity was a major hurdle. Sekonic designers solved the problem by incorporating
four color sensors: a Red sensor for visual/digital response (Rd); a Red sensor for photographic film response (Rf); a Green sensor (G); and a Blue sensor (B). They then developed a new ΓÇ£Simulated SpectrumΓÇ¥ software solution (patent pending) that emulates the blue and green channel color response for both digital and film.
Brightness and Color Value Display:
lluminance Measurement
The brightness of continuous light sources is displayed in LUX (lx) or foot-candle (FC). Illuminance measurement is especially useful for cinematography, videography, theatrical and other applications that require precise control of light source brightness.
Color Temperature Display (in Kelvin)
The color temperature is displayed for human visual response in DigitalMode or the spectral response for photographic color film in Film Mode.
LB/CC Index Display
The LB (Light Balancing) in MK-1 (Per Mega Kelvin equivalent to Mired) andCC (Color Compensation) Index correspond to light source filtration systems.This simplifies the selection of amber (CTO) or blue (CTB) filtration as well as the amount of magenta or green (CC) filtration needed to balance the color of the lights you are using.
Also, the correction values can be directly entered into the color adjustment mode of some professional DSLR cameras.
LB/CC Filter Number Display
Used primarily for film applications, amount of lens filtration needed is directly indicated in both LB (Light Balancing) and CC ( Color Compensation)filter values. The display can be adjusted to read out in KODAK Wratten, LEE or FUJIFILM filter systems in the custom setting MENU.
Accessories for Wireless Radio Triggering
PocketWizard Plus II Transceiver
4-Channel auto-switching Digital Radio Transciever 1600 ft range. Ultra-fast processing for flash synch of 1/250th for focal plane, 1/1000th for leaf shutters and shooting at up to 12 frames-per-second. Relay mode enables meter or third PocketWizard to trigger camera-flash studio setup. Local/Remote control enables switching between camera mounted and remote triggers.Features extended battery life, shoe mount and 1/4"-20" mounting thread. Compatible with the first four channels of all PocketWizards. (Requires camera or flash connecting cables.Includes two ΓÇ£AAΓÇ¥ Alkaline batteries.)
PocketWizard MultiMAX Transceiver
32-Channel Digital Radio Transceiver, with a 1600 ft+ range. Advanced features include: integrated ΓÇ£Trigger Time ControlΓÇ¥software, ΓÇ£Selective Quad TriggeringΓÇ¥ for up to four zones of remote control lighting, and ΓÇ£Radio Trigger ConfirmationΓÇ¥ on all four Quad-Triggering Zones. At the flip of a switch it can be set to either transmit or receive radio signals or do both individually or simultaneously. The MultiMAX also includes an illuminated Soft-Touch keypad, Back-lite LCD panel, hot shoe mount and1/4-20 female mounting thread. Other features include 1/1000 sec. flash synch (in fast mode), contact closure adjustment, trigger counter, relay mode and optional flash confirmation sensor.
Color Control Command Center
Easy, one-touch display. The worldΓÇÖs most comprehensive arrayof color/illumination information. The PRODIGI COLOR C-500 and C-500R put you in command of any color control situation.
Other Functions:
Flash Color Measurement
Simultaneous color measurement of flash and ambient light is available in non-cord, cord and wireless modes at synch speeds from 1 to 1/500 second.Flash brightness is read in two intensity ranges, H (high) for high-power studio flashes or L (low) lower power or shoe-mount flash units.
Preset White Balance / Color Compensation Function
Nineteen presets enable adjusting display values to compensate for differences in film types, light sources, digital sensors, or personal preference. An eight-character readout on the display allows creating custom naming for easy identification of the compensation value.
Memory (Δ) Function
A simple way to observe differences in light-source brightness or color is with the C-500 Series memory function. Simply take a reference reading and press the memory (Δ) button. Then press the measuring button and measure any other light source to see the difference in brightness (foot-candle or Lux) or color (Kelvin or filtration).
Power Source
Uses convenient AA alkaline, lithium, or rechargeable batteries.
Custom Settings
1 Shutter speed steps (Full, 1/3 step or 1/2 step)
2 Target color temperature increments (100K, or 10MK-1 Step)
3 LB index display step (1MK-1, 1daMK-1 step, w/o decimal point, 1daMK-1step with decimal point)
4 LB filter number display (Kodak/LEE or Fujifilm)
5 Automatic power off setting (20, 10, 5 minutes, or no setting)
6 Illuminance measurement mode (No display, both lx & FC, either lx or FC)
Technical Specifications:
| Type: | Color meter with 4 internal sensors for digital or film camera |
| Receptor Head: | Rotating Head 90┬░ to the right, 180┬░ to the left receptor head containing four filtered photo diodes under flat incident light receptor |
| Light Receiving Method: | Incident light |
| Receptor Incident Light: | Flat diffusor (fixed type lumidisc) |
| Light Receptor Element: | Silicon photo diode (4 sensors) with visible transmitting filter |
| Measurement Types: | Digital Mode - Film Mode |
Measuring Range and Modes
| Measuring Modes Ambient Light: | - Lux (lx) / Foot candle (FC) |
| Measuring Modes Flash: | - Measurement using the included wireless flash radio triggering system - Without synchro cord - With synchro cord |
| Measuring Range (ISO 100) Ambient Light: | EV 3 to EV 16.3 (20 lx to 200,000 lx) |
| Measuring Range (ISO 100) Flash: | - Range Low f/2.8 to f/22 (20 lx/s to 1300 lx/s) - Range High f/16 to f/90.9 (640 lx/s to 38,000 lx/s) |
| Measuring Range Illuminance: | 2.50 to 61000lux - 0.23 to 56500FC |
| Measuring Range Color Temperature: | 2300K to 20000K |
Display Range and Modes
| Display Modes: | Digital, Film and Illuminance |
| Display Range (Measured) Color Temperature: | 2300K to 20000K |
| Display Range LB Index: | -500 to 500 (in MK-1) |
| Display Range Selected Color Temerature: | 2500K to 10000K |
| Display Range CC Index: | 80G to 80M |
| Display Range LB Filter Number: | Fuji's LAB/LBB-LBB20 to LBA20 - Kodak Wratten/LEE-80A +80D to 85B +81EF |
| Display Range CC Filter Number: | 200G to 200M |
| Dot Matrix Display: | 8 user-adjustable channels |
| Display Preset: | 19 |
| Display Range Illuminance: | 2.50 lx to 610000 lx - 0.23 FC to 56500 FC |
| Display Range Sync Speeds: | 1 sec. to 1/500 sec. (in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 stops) plus 1/75, 1/80, 1/90, 1/100, 1/200, 1/400. |
Other
| Exposure Out Of Range: | U (underexposure) or O (overexposure) |
| Auto Power Off: | Yes, time elapsed in 4 preset values (approx 20 min, 10 min, 5 min or none) |
| Battery Power Indicator Display: | Icon with 3 status |
| Tripod Socket/Shoe Mount: | 1/4" - 20 thread mount |
| Battery(Power): | (2) Type AA 1.5V Battery Alkaline, Manganese, Lithium, NiCad, NiMH, nickel types |
Radio Triggering       
| Radio Triggering Radio: | Complex 16/24 bit digitally coded |
| Radio Triggering Channels: | 1 to 16 channels standard, 17 to 32 "Quad Triggering" |
| Radio Triggering Range: | Up to 100 feet from transmitter to receiver |
| Radio Wave Frequency Europe: | - CH1-CH16 433.62MHz - CH17-CH32 434.22MHz |
| Radio Wave Frequency USA Canada: | - CH1-CH16 344.00MHz - CH17-CH32 346.50 - 354.00MHz |
Dimension and Weight
| Product Dimensions: | 6.30x2.80x1.40 in./15.90x7.00x3.50 cm |
| Product Weight: | 0.40lbs./0.20kg. |
Item Includes:
C-500 Case, 2 AA 1.5V Batteries, Syncro Terminal Cap and Strap
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