Comments on: Your iPhone is a Light Meter, Waveform Monitor, and False-Color Display with $5 Cine Meter App

By: turn your iphone into an incident light meter, way cool | Fuzzypictures's Weblog

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:58:09 +0000

[...] seen some apps for iOS in the past that allow your phone to be used as a light meter, and even though some were very skeptical, there were some tests conducted by Ryan E. Walters [...]

By: Turn Your iPhone into an Incident Light Meter with Luxi - NoFilmSchool

Turn Your iPhone into an Incident Light Meter with Luxi - NoFilmSchool — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:46:15 +0000

[...] seen some apps for iOS in the past that allow your phone to be used as a light meter, and even though some were very skeptical, there were some tests conducted by Ryan E. Walters [...]

By: domenic barbero

domenic barbero — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:44:06 +0000

what i like about this is if needed, i can match it to my sekonic and give my phone to my gaffer or anybody else and let them get a much better feel for whats going on rather than just guessing. Im gonna test it with my sekonic and see how it works.

By: alex van der kleij

alex van der kleij — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:10:32 +0000

Please take a look at iZoner.
The next upcoming release will contain also an incident meter.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/izoner/id489828927?mt=8

By: Kingsway Dynamic Media - HD Video . Animation . Rich-Media Web

Kingsway Dynamic Media - HD Video . Animation . Rich-Media Web — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:33:41 +0000

[...] Cine-Meter iphone-app – Light Meter, Waveform Monitor, False-Color Display – Created by the knowledgable Adam Wilt [...]

By: Joe Bourke

Joe Bourke — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:00:57 +0000

Thanks – I’ll use the block of cheese as my meter – at least when it doesn’t work properly I can eat it.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:45:33 +0000

I just downloaded this app on the idea that it would be worth it to have a back up in case my Sekonic fails at the wrong moment. I figured I would test it against the real meter to see if it can be trusted. Oops, just wasted $5. This does not function as an incident meter, only as a reflected meter. That is – it measures what the camera sees, not the amount of light hitting the camera/sensor. With spot meter “off” it measure the whole camera field of view. With spot meter “on” it measures a rectangle about 15° across (w/iPhone 4s). My Sekonic spot meter measures a 1° circle. So there’s no real way to test it against a real meter. I’m sure this app is good for a number of things, just not as an emergency meter backup as I was hoping.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:13:33 +0000

I paid the $5 for the Cine Meter app and tried it out, initially it does seem very cool and useful for general reference or emergency backup. If it’s w/in 15% of accurate, completely awesome for a phone app I have with me at all times anyways. I’ll try to find time this weekend to do some tests/calibrations/comparisons with a RED, Sekonic Cine meter/scope, charts/cards, and some Zeiss primes. If the planets align, I’ll report back. Thanks

By: Erik Stenbakken

Erik Stenbakken — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:53:10 +0000

Agreed. I have a “real” light meter. And a “real” color meter too. But they’re not always in my pocket. My phone is. If one were to trust a $5 app for shooting a reel of 35mm film with no other light tools, yeah. That would be crazy. But we have monitors (sweet!) and metering BEFORE setting up the camera is a good idea. This should get someone 90% there.

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:46:00 +0000

Wow there’s a lot of cynicism here on this post which in my opinion is a refreshing change for nofilmschool.

It’s an app that costs $5. Let me repeat that, FIVE DOLLARS. Come on people, a block of cheese costs more than that. Based on many, many other posts and comments throughout this site over the last few months, many of you seem quite happy to pay $3000 plus for a camera you’ve never seen or been able to test in the field and yet you’re clamoring about a $5 app?

By: d

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:23:55 +0000

Now this is useless… unless you can plug in a feed from the camera you’re using (or you’re going to *shudder* shoot something on the iPhone).

By: DIYFilmSchool.net

DIYFilmSchool.net — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:45:14 +0000

My friend told me about this last night; downloaded and said he would be able to test it out soon. It sounds like a good app to have, along with Dale Grahn Color. I’ll look for my friend’s blessing because I don’t own an iPad.

By: Derik

Derik — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:37:27 +0000

This. While it looks neat, I wouldn’t trust this thing any farther than I could throw it. Show me some side-by-side tests with actual legitimate testing equipment, and then I might be a little more convinced.

Maybe next time we can get a buyer’s guide for an actual light meter?

By: Dom

Dom — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:32:37 +0000

great idea, I hope that sekonic or gossen or kenko pick up on it.

By: Samuel H

Samuel H — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:10:32 +0000

* People who don’t have a light meter and would rather spend their limited money on something else.

* People who don’t have a monitor with waveform and want to see if their green screen is evenly lit.

* People who have a very nice light meter and camera but left them at home. I often find myself discovering a nice location, then wondering if it’s bright enough me to come back and shoot with available light only. I’m used to taking stills with my phone in these situations, to analyze them and try to guess how much light there was there. This app is a huge improvement on that.

By: carlos

carlos — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:45:50 +0000

Agreed.

By: Raihan

Raihan — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:43:09 +0000

Cool! I just bought it! Will be testing it on my next project.

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Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:38:34 +0000

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By: Fresno Bob

Fresno Bob — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:34:43 +0000

Who is going to trust this on anything that matters?

You could shoot your film on your iphone to, doesn’t mean you should.

By: Samuel H

Samuel H — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:47:58 +0000

“an Android version is coming, by the way”
Thankfully!