Light Meter - Lite

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About this app

The essential light meter app and exposure calculator for film and digital photography. Turn your phone into a precision spot and incident exposure meter trusted by 400,000+ photographers worldwide to nail the perfect exposure, every time.

PRECISION EXPOSURE METERING
• Spot meter - Measure precise exposure points through your camera
• Incident light meter - Measure ambient light falling on your subject via device sensor
• Calibrated and tested for accuracy against professional Gossen and Sekonic meters

YOUR COMPLETE MANUAL PHOTOGRAPHY TOOLKIT
Master manual mode with this powerful suite of 9 calculators:
• Depth of Field (DOF) - Hyperfocal distance, circle of confusion, near/far limits
• Reciprocity Calculator - Long exposure compensation for film photography (Portra, Tri-X, Delta 100, Ektar, HP5, and more). Essential for analog photography.
• EV/LV Converter - Convert between Exposure Value and Light Value systems
• White Balance Meter - Color temperature in Kelvin and Mired
• Bellows Factor - Exposure compensation for macro photography and extension tubes
• Flash Guide Number - Calculate flash power, distance, and aperture relationships
• Sunny 16 Calculator - Classic manual exposure reference
• EXIF Reader - Extract metadata and exposure settings from photos
• Angle of View - Calculate field of view for any lens and sensor combination

GOLDEN HOUR CALCULATOR
• Magic hour times: sunrise, sunset, golden hour, and blue hour
• Plan your landscape and portrait photography shoots with precision

BUILT FOR THE DEMANDING PROFESSIONAL
• Custom ISO, shutter speed, and f-stop ranges
• Half-stop and third-stop increments
• Shutter angle mode - cine meter features for filmmakers and cinematographers
• Live histogram display
• ND filter display options
• Foot-candles and Lux readout
• Built-in exposure timer for long exposures
• Screen lock to keep display awake

SAVE & ORGANIZE YOUR WORK
• Save exposures with GPS coordinates and notes
• Hardware profiles - save camera/lens specs to automatically constrain meter output to your gear's capabilities
• Reference past readings anytime

WORKS WITH ANY MANUAL CAMERA
Film SLR • Medium format • Large format • Pinhole cameras • Cinematographic • Digital mirrorless

50+ languages • No internet required for metering

YOUR CREATIVE PARTNER
Whether you're a seasoned filmmaker, dedicated analog enthusiast, or mastering your first manual camera, Light Meter is the only exposure tool you'll ever need. Download now and take confident control of every shot.

Ratings and reviews

Let it be known, I am not a good photographer. But with this app I have one less excuse for being a bad photographer! I highly advise purchasing the app for the full features offered. The reciprocity failure section and being able to save gear for quick reference is invaluable. The app is very accurate (at least on my phone) and costs less than 1/10 of a light meter.

Great free app. Worth the $6 of the paid version even without the extra features. I like that you can do metering a couple different ways, and I've found it pretty close to accurate, enough I don't worry about it if I use the app instead of my proper meters. I can also set it to third stop, half, or whole to match whatever camera I am carrying. Never used it for flash metering, so no idea how the Max mode works, but for both ambient and reflective in one app it's a good tool.

In my case I don't find sufficient agreement with Light Meter readings of light and that of my legacy Canon 7D. It may easily be a procedure error on my part. I'm using my 7D in spot meter mode instead of this app. However, the Light Meter calculators I use for pinhole photography are essential to my process. As an example the reciprocity error calculator is without fault. The exposure converter is also indispensable. Thank you for this excellent app.