Light meters aren’t quite the photography must-have now that they are built into the camera itself, but one startup is bringing the timeless tool into 2018 with a long list of modern features, from ...

The 61-686 digital light meter measures incandescent, fluorescent, metal-halide, high-pressure sodium, and halogen lamp output The 61-686 digital light meter measures incandescent, fluorescent, ...

This project uses a simple LDR that is calibrated against a reference photometer in order to build a digital lux meter. This project uses a simple LDR that is calibrated against a reference photometer ...

The Traceable® pocket digital light meter reads from 0 to 1,999 foot-candles (resolution 0.1 to 1). Bright, ½-inch-high digits make it an easy-to-read pocket light meter. The simplicity of the ...

Fully-manual analog film cameras can be fun and interesting to use, but it sucks when they don't have a built-in light meter. That's where the Hedeco Lime One comes in, as it's a digital light meter ...

Replay: The apparent convenience of shooting digital has meant that the humble light meter has taken a bit of a popularity hit of late. But as Phil Rhodes writes, they are in fact still one of the ...

When you’re working in film, video, or photography, precision in light measurement can make or break your project. Enter the LIT DUO 1 camera light meter, an innovative tool designed to streamline ...

Gauging the amount of light that's in a scene is one of the most fundamental and important skills for a photographer to have. Knowing how to set the exposure on a camera will produce a picture that's ...

The iPhone democratized photography and disrupted the video and camera industry. Now a new product that plugs into the iPhone’s Lightning port aims to replace an important photographer’s tool — the ...

Dip into the complex metering modes on a modern digital camera and it’s easy to forget that photographers once relied on dedicated handheld devices to meticulously measure light before firing the ...

Light meters, these days, are no longer a mystery: From home-improvement stores to eBay and Amazon you can find have at least a few units available for purchase. An open-source light meter, however, ...