With the smartphone becoming steadily more and more ubiquitous, it's even managing to worm it's way into areas of our life where it can replace bits of kit once deemed essential. The light meter is a ...

Built-in light meters have made cameras so sophisticated that it is almost possible to simply aim, focus and shoot without worrying much about shutter speeds or lens openings. Almost, but not quite.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Shooting with a classic Leica M film camera is a tactile, deliberate experience—one rooted in simplicity and mechanical precision. But for those of us using meterless models like the M2, M3, or M4, ...

Lumu is a tiny, portable light meter that plugs into the iPhone’s headphone jack to help budding photographers get the perfect exposure and figure out the perfect shutter speed, aperture and ISO ...