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Carlton
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So lets say you don't own a light meter but you happen to own an iPhone.

Here's your $3. app solution. Now if they could figure out a way to trigger a flash/strobe...

http://www.ambertation.de/en/lightmeter

Here is is in action:

http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/03 ... on-review/
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For $3. ya can't go wrong. Too bad I don't own an iPhone.
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how does the iphone meter light??????
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right.... so only works as a reflective light meter then.
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lxdesign wrote:
right.... so only works as a reflective light meter then.

Unless you can put an opaque disk or such over the camera :)

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It is sad that I'm tempted to buy a $400 phone to run a $3 app.
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smlg.ca wrote:
It is sad that I'm tempted to buy a $400 phone to run a $3 app.


Sekonic L-308s is a lot cheaper :)

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dcsang wrote:
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right.... so only works as a reflective light meter then.

Unless you can put an opaque disk or such over the camera :)

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Opaque? Or transluscent?
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lxdesign wrote:
Opaque? Or transluscent?


Translucent :)

I meant that.. but hadn't had my first coffee yet :)

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No app for the blackberry? :cry:
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