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Direct reading using a Sekonic light meter

The default setting for how readings are displayed on the Sekonic Flash Master L-358 is in full shutter stops, with 1/10th aperture stops, as it was traditionally.

Various reading display settings on the Sekonic Flash Master L-358

For those who have learned their f-stops in the digital era, it usually makes more sense to talk of thirds of stops. If you want your Sekonic Flash Master L-358 to display direct readings, enable the DIP switch #3. Switch #4 determines if the reading will be in half or thirds of a stop.

Here's how my unit is normally setup:

DIP Switches on my unit