Light Meter Apps in Low Light
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- Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2021
- A year ago I tested out several light meter apps from the IOS app store and found they worked fairly well, but each had their own user interface. This video looks at low light performance using the same phone as before, an iPhone 6, and a newer iPhone 12 to see if they can keep up with a traditional light meter.
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Very interesting. I recently shot a roll of hp5 in 120 in an industrial area after dark. I don't have an incident meter but my minolta spot meter was doing fine until I found a very dark scene where I couldn't get a reading from it (needed a flashlight to focus). I tried my nikon f80 with a 50mm 1.4 and it was also unable to read. So I downloaded a light meter app that gives a reflected reading from the rear facing camera and it gave me something like 20s at 2.8 before reciprocity correction. The negative (box speed in xtol 1:1) was perfect. I've got no idea what the meter weighting pattern is but I had the same shadow density on that frame as the rest of the roll when contact printed. Granted hp5 is a very forgiving film, but still.
I have used the iPhone meter (myLightmeterPro) with great success in pinhole photography with relatively long exposure times (1 sek - 30 sek). No physical meter would have been better. Since I have my iPhone with me at all times, I no longer use anything other than my iPhone. I have used other apps, but MyLightmeterPro is all I use now. Great app. Nice iPhone 12. I only have used the reflective functions. i like very much the 5 settings for different lenses. My only problem is when I get a new iPhone 16. Then I will have to check if their readings are properly correlated. I have only recently come across TheNakedPhotographer, and I find this to be the best youtube ever! I will contribute (to Patreon, I think I saw ...) shortly.
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Thanks for doing this! I use this app, and I shoot in lower light situations. Though I've had decent results, I've wondered how it would compare to a quality light meter.
This is great info for me - I use an iPhone 7+ to meter, so this gives me food for thought! : )
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Ok, I have that app in pro version, I would like to know if you have proceeded to make the right calibration on both phones.
Where did you buy the spherical diffuser phone adapter? I’ve looked but I can’t find it anywhere
Do you need that little attachment for the phones? I have the app but i always thought it used the rear cameras and not the selfie cams?
This light meter gave accurate results on my Sony phone
What a shame there is no sound in the video 😔