How to use a LIGHT METER and the myLightMeter Pro App

A review and walkthrough of the myLightMeter app by David Quiles, available for iPhone and Android. This app is great for film photography, and anyone wanting to better understand photography film exposure and how light meters work.
I also demonstrate how to use the app as both a reflective and as an incident light meter. Plus explanation of 18% reflectance gray and how to use a gray card to meter.

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Time Stamps:
0:00 Into
0:16 Reflective vs Incident Metering
2:44 18% Gray Card
4:54 Incident Light Meter Conversion
7:01 Calibrating the Incident Meter
8:02 Conclusion

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[sendachimptospace]

Hey man nice to see this notification on my phone. I remember asking about this. Thank you for taking the time.

[LetsClickPhotography]

I’ve just downloaded the pro version. I’ve been after a reliable phone metering app for a while. A couple I had tried only measured reflective and were not great. For the price this is worth a shot, thanks for sharing this one Jim, very useful 👍🏻

[chuckgliderable]

Great video. Love your clarity and communication of knowledge!

[tonymckeage]

Great Video James, fantastic explanation of the difference between incidence and reflectance, light meter, but most importance is that you and remember when cameras didn't have light meters .! thanks for sharing

[zephyrw]

Thank you for the demonstration! I just got my first SLR and it’s all new to me, so this is just what I needed!

[HelgeTaksdal]

Very nice guide, I recently started shooting fully manual film and the myLightMeter App has gotten me good results.

[michaelbuckley]

Great presentation indeed.Thanks for sharing👍

[panbmw]

Hi
Very nice video.
Do i need to calibrate the reflected option (front camera)It is set to 0 by default.
Thanks.

[thehonestguitarist]

Thank you! Best video on light meters and the current apps. But what is the EV frame for at the bottom left of the app? Cheers!

[anchorsmedia]

can you use this app to measure strobes??

[rudytorres]

Thanks for taking the time. Great Info. Regarding myLightMeter Pro, Did you have trouble getting the calibration to even work? Both calibration functions are grayed out. Again this is the Pro Version. They don't work. Did I miss a button somewhere? I do that a lot.

[alphanuevo]

Thanks for sharing. I'm going to get back into film soon with an old Canon VT de luxe. So, this is great information and will be useful to me as I gain practice with film again. Cheers.

[paulcookphotography]

Great explanation on the app Jim, looks really cool. I've never used one before. Have you ever compared how a light meter (not the app) measures the light to how a DSLR camera/mirrorless camera reading the light? Just wondering if the results would be similar...Great video as always!

[TheMungo]

Nice video. I’ve been also been enjoying using this app for some time.

[JeremyPayne]

Hey Jim nice video and explanation mate and very interesting subject.

[Tahcaisnala]

Thank you for an informative vid! A question: why shutter speed goes from 8000 to 1 and then again to 30? What that orange 1-30 sequence mean? Talking about LightMeter.

[wanderingwongs]

Thanks for doing this video! Most helpful. Question: How did you finally sync the calibration on the incident and reflective metering modes?

[Kanogotpreggo]

I was hoping to understand the ev setting.. is it something I don’t have to look into since it wasn’t talked about ? I don’t know what I’m suppose to do with it

[AndrewWaltonPhotography]

A great vlog Jim, this will come in handy when I'm messing around with those film cameras I own that don't have their own built in meters.

[Adrian-wdrn]

So how do you know the meter was off 2 stops?