Identical to the C-500, the "R" model adds wireless triggering for your flash and camera. Sekonic provided the answer to exposure control with the L-758DR, the worlds first meter that can be tuned to a film or digital camera. With the PRODIGI COLOR C-500 and C-500R, Sekonic gives photographers the worlds only photographic color meter designed to read spectral sensitivity of both color film and CCD and CMOS sensors used in todays digital still and DV cine cameras.

Serious photographers and cinematographers know that good lighting and proper exposure are more important now than ever. With the higher demands of todays 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.

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's radio triggering systems, as well as the PocketWizard Wireless Freedom partners (Profoto, Dyna-lite, Photogenic, Norman and Lumedyne with built-in PocketWizard radio technology). The Wireless Radio Triggering Mode offers 32 digital coded channels and four Quad-Triggering Zones.

Features:

• Color Control Command Center - easy, one-touch display provides a comprehensive array of color/illumination information
• Digital and film compatible - measures and displays color temperature and compensations values in LB/CC indes or filter numbers for both digital and film cameras.
• Illuminance Measurement - brightnes of continuous light sources is displayed in LUX (lx) or Foot-Candle (FC)
• Color values displayed in three ways - Color temperature (in degrees Kelvin),  Light Balancing in MK-1 (per Mega Kelvin) and Color Compensation Index and Light Balancing/Color Compensation (LB/CC) Filter Number Display
• Flash color measurement flash readings available in non-cord, cord and wireless modes
• Nineteen preset white balance/color compensation function enables adjusting display values to compensate for differences in film types, light sources, digital sensors, or personal preference
• Wireless Radio Triggering Mode- Simply press the measuring button to wirelessly trigger flash units up to 100 feet away
  

Includes:

• PRODIGI Color C-500R Meter
• Soft case
• Strap
• Synchro terminal cap
• Operating manual
• Quick Guide
• 2 AA dry cell alkaline batteries

• Three-color photographic color meter with four sensors to determine visual (digital) or photographic (film) color temperature of light sources and filtration required

• Rotating (90° to the right/180°to left) receptor head containing four filtered photo diodes under flat incident light recepter

• Digital mode : Visual Color Temperature (based on color matching function)
• Film mode : Photographic color temperature (based on film spectral characteristic)

• Ambient: Yes
• Flash: Cordless/Cord-in & Radio triggering

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• Operating temperature range: 14 to 122 degrees F (-10 to +50 deg. C)
• Power: Two AA 1.5V batteries (Alkaline, Manganese, lithium, Nickel, NiCd and NiH)
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 2.4 x 6.2 x 1.1" (62 x 158.6 x 28mm)
• 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