Top 5 Light Meters for Photography 2021
1. Dr.Meter 1330B-V Digital Illuminance/Light Meter
- 4-Range Settings : This high-quality digital illuminance/light meter has 4-range settings, 0/200/2,000/20,000/200,000 Lux, for a dynamic metering ability.
- High Accuracy: With auto zeroing capabilities, you can be sure you’ll always get a reading with pinpoint accuracy, and it will always be fast!
- EZ-Read Display: Clearly readable info lets you read Units and Signs easily, and stay informed with the over-range indicator.
- Convenient Switches: Get better control over your readings with Data Hold & Peak Data hold for when you’re recording information. You’ll also benefit from its lower power consumption and the short rise and fall times.
- Bring Anywhere: From squeezing into tight places to keeping your load light, you can bring the Dr.Meter Digital Illuminance/light meter wherever you need to. Fits easily into a work bag or large pocket and barely adds any weight. It’s the ultimate in light-metering convenience!
Package Content
- 1 x Dr.Meter 1330B Light Meter
- 1 x Carrying case
- 1 x 9V battery
- 1 x User manual
- ▶【4-Range Settings】: This high-quality digital...
- ▶【High Accuracy】: With auto zeroing capabilities,...
- ▶【EZ-Read Display】: Clearly readable info lets...
- ▶【Convenient Switches】: Get better control over...
- ▶【Bring Anywhere】: From squeezing into tight...
2. External Flash Battery Hot-Shoe Flash Battery Pack
- Exposures accurate down to a tenth-of-a-stop for both ambient and electronic flash light readings in full-stop mode.
- At ISO 100 the ambient EV range is 0 to 19.9 flash f/stops range from f/1.0 to f/90.9 with a shutter-speed span of 60-seconds to 1/8000th-of-a-second (1 sec to 1/500th for flash).
- Photo Mode: for still image photographers featuring shutter or aperture priority display of a full range of ambient and flash functions including Cord and cordless flash measurement
- HD Cine Mode: perfect for DSLR and mirrorless videographers who need to take exposure readings and control light using shutter speeds and frame rates
- Cine Mode: designed for use with cinema-grade cameras, allows users to select from the most useful frame rates and shutter angles for exposure control with one-tenth stop accuracy.
- Exposures accurate down to a tenth-of-a-stop for both...
- At ISO 100 the ambient EV range is 0 to 19.9 flash...
- Photo Mode: for still image photographers featuring...
- HD Cine Mode: perfect for DSLR and mirrorless...
- Cine Mode: designed for use with cinema grade cameras,...
3. External Flash Battery Hot-Shoe Flash Battery Pack
Don’t waste precious time perfecting images or videos with a display that does not accurately represent your digital files. A calibrated and profiled display is a critical element in an efficient digital workflow.
The X-Rite i1Display Pro is the ultimate choice for discerning photographers, filmmakers, designers, and imaging professionals looking for the highest level of on-screen color accuracy for displays, laptops, mobile devices, and projectors.
Two user modes (Basic and Advanced) provide serious Color Perfectionists with the perfect combination of unrivaled color precision, speed, options, and controls to fit any workflow. Includes quality assurance functions and display uniformity testing.
PROFESSIONAL CALIBER: i1Display Pro combines ambient light measurement, monitor profiling & projector profiling into a sleek, compact, and fully integrated device at 5 times faster measurements than previous devices, offering unrivaled color precision
DUAL MODE: Two user modes (Basic & Advanced) provide serious Color Perfectionists with the perfect combination of unrivaled color precision, speed, options & controls to fit any workflow. Includes quality assurance functions & display uniformity testing.
ULTIMATE ACCURACY: The X-Rite i1Display Pro is the ultimate choice for discerning photographers, filmmakers, designers, and imaging professionals looking for the highest level of on-screen color accuracy for displays, laptops, mobile devices, and projectors
COLOR MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE: X-Rite is the leader in color management solutions. Our color matching products can help you get you the right color every time, accurately & consistently, whether you’re an enthusiast or professional photographer, or filmmaker; Intelligent Iterative Profiling, an adaptive technology, produces optimized results for maximum color accuracy on each unique display every time you profile.
A NOTE ABOUT 3RD PARTY SOFTWARE: Please check with your 3rd party software developer to verify if this device is supported. X-Rite can only guarantee compatibility with the included X-Rite i1Profiler software.
- The Professional’s Choice – industry leading...
- Increased Functionality - i1Display Pro combines...
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- Incorporates technologically advanced filter and...
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4. Lux Light Meter for Photography Grow Plants Led Photometer
- AS803 Lux Light Meter is used to measure intensities of illumination in Lux or Footcandles, including all visible lights such as LED and fluorescent.
- It’s widely used in scenic design, research teaching, metallurgy building, industry inspection as well as agriculture researching and illumination control.
- The Lux meter has its own temperature sensor to measure the temperature of the environment in real-time.
- Built-in low battery indication, auto power-off without operation after 3 minutes, convenient and power saving.
- Hand-held design and small size make the meter easy to carry;
- Compact and ergonomics design make it fits the hand perfectly, providing a comfortable grip feeling.
- Large LCD display and backlight.
- Measuring range: 0-200,000 Lux
Specifications
- Measuring range: 0-200,000 Lux
- Accuracy: ±5%rdg ±10dgts
- Measuring unit: Lux or FC
- Sampling frequency: 2 times per second
- Repeatability: ±2%
- Modes: MAX / MIN / Data Hold
- Size: 162*47*25mm
- Power supply: 3 * 1.5V AAA Batteries (Not Included)
- AS803 Lux Light Meter is used to measure intensities of...
- With the advanced built-in calibration sensor and twice...
- Large LCD display and backlight.
- Hand-held design and small size make the meter easy to...
- Measuring range: 0-200,000 Lux
5. Extech LT40 LED Light Meter
The LT40 LED light meter is useful for measuring and optimizing environmental light levels in a wide range of environments, including office buildings, manufacturing plants and warehouses, university campuses, schools, hospitals, and many other locations.
OSHA regulates workplace lighting because illumination must be adequate for assigned tasks, and light meters are used to verify regulatory compliance, as well as state and local public safety codes and ordinances.
Besides white LED lighting, the LT40 can measure standard light sources — fluorescent, metal halide, high-pressure sodium, and incandescent — up to 400,000 lux (40,000 Fc).
- The LT40 is auto-ranging to optimize accuracy and resolution.
- The meter comes with a tripod mount on the bottom of the device for convenient hands-free operation.
- Designed for safe and reliable use, the meter conforms to JIS C 1609:1993 and CNS 5119 general class A Specifications.
- One-button zero calibration is quick and easy to perform. The 1000 LUX calibration should be performed by qualified personnel only.
- Toggle between Lux and FC (foot-candles) units with the push of a button.
- The meter can record the maximum, minimum, and average readings when changed to MAX/AVG/MIN mode.
- The 4,000-count LCD display includes overload indication, data hold, and auto power-off with disable the function.
- The LT40 measures LED and Standard Lighting in Lux or Foot-Candle (Fc) units.
- USB interface for easy setup and data download
- Selectable data sampling rates from 1 second to 24...
- LCD displays current readings, min/max and alarm status
- Includes Windows 2000, XP and Vista compatible analysis...