Light Meter
May 16, 2018 11:33:28 #
Does anyone use a light meter app on their phone? I've never had a light meter but I downloaded a light meter app a year ago. I am just now attempting to use it and finding that focus, maybe sharpness, is greatly improved when I set the camera as recommended by the app.
May 16, 2018 11:56:20 #
May 16, 2018 12:01:14 #
May 16, 2018 12:03:51 #
John_F wrote:
What is the name of the app and is it for the iPhone. Was it free?
LightMeter (noAdds) by David Quiles for android and free, I think. (it Was a year ago)
May 16, 2018 12:56:55 #
tallshooter wrote:
Does anyone use a light meter app on their phone? I've never had a light meter but I downloaded a light meter app a year ago. I am just now attempting to use it and finding that focus, maybe sharpness, is greatly improved when I set the camera as recommended by the app.
I can't see why a light meter can help you take sharper pictures.
May 16, 2018 13:00:00 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I can't see why a light meter can help you take sharper pictures.
I agree, but I don't know why eating vegetables make me healthier, but I think they do.
May 16, 2018 13:04:51 #
tallshooter wrote:
I agree, but I don't know why eating vegetables make me healthier, but I think they do.
I do know why eating vegetables make you healthier but I don't know why a light meter can help anyone takes sharper pictures.
May 16, 2018 13:11:21 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I do know why eating vegetables make you healthier but I don't know why a light meter can help anyone takes sharper pictures.
Again, I agree, but there it is. My photographs look sharper to me when I use the recommended settings from a cell phone light meter app.
May 16, 2018 13:34:17 #
I would guess a lightmeter would be a cross-check on the camera lightmeter accuracy. But unless your lightmeter has been calibrated from a standard known-intensity source, it might just be playing with gadgets. As exposure is the interplay of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO getting the light metering right is important.
BebuLamar wrote:
I can't see why a light meter can help you take sharper pictures.
May 16, 2018 15:38:33 #
John_F wrote:
I would guess a lightmeter would be a cross-check on the camera lightmeter accuracy. But unless your lightmeter has been calibrated from a standard known-intensity source, it might just be playing with gadgets. As exposure is the interplay of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO getting the light metering right is important.
Still it can help you expose correctly but exposure has nothing to do with sharpness.
May 16, 2018 15:50:42 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I can't see why a light meter can help you take sharper pictures.
Not really sharper pictures, but possibly pictures with better, more effective contrast, which will then appear sharper. A well exposed image will usually yield better contrast than a less ideally exposed image.
May 16, 2018 16:35:42 #
May 16, 2018 16:49:45 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
I don't need a light meter for the photos I take with my phone.
I don't need a light meter using my Nikon Df either. The built in meter went out for several weeks and I use it sans meter. I just guess and chimp and some of my first guesses while not perfect they are usable when I edit the RAW file.
May 16, 2018 18:20:28 #
rook2c4 wrote:
Not really sharper pictures, but possibly pictures with better, more effective contrast, which will then appear sharper. A well exposed image will usually yield better contrast than a less ideally exposed image.
After having reviewed ya'lls musings, I believe the light meter app allowed me to weigh my options and increase my shutter speed to higher, yet acceptable ISO settings. This app additionally has focal length adjustment and does affect the settings. It's nice, first click and BOOM!
May 16, 2018 21:37:43 #
How is it taking the readings? Are they incident or reflected light readings? If it's incident light then the meter would need to be next to the main subject. Just wondering because I use a Sekonic light meter that takes incident light readings but an optional attachment is available for reflected light readings.
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