The company bringing some of the most affordable deals on analogue film today has added a light meter to its product line. Reflx Lab’s new Light Meter comes in black or silver, weighs only 25g, and features 30-degree average metering along with exposure compensation adjustments from -2 to +2.
Powered by a CR1632 button cell battery, the Reflx Lab Light Meter works on an aperture or shutter priority mode basis. Users plug in the ISO and either the aperture or shutter speed and the remaining setting is calculated by the meter sensor. Shutter speeds start from 30 seconds and go up to 1/8000 while the aperture ranges from F1 to F32. ISO settings available range from ISO 8 to 6400.
The meter is packaged with a shoe bracket, extra screws, and a screwdriver. The placement of the shoe bracket can be changed to suit the camera it’s mounted on. While the shoe bracket does have to be changed with screws, the battery compartment doesn’t. If you are familiar with other light meters, you may know that for some of them, to change the battery you have to unscrew the compartment each time. Reflx Lab has made this easier by designing a latch that quickly opens the battery compartment door. Not that you’ll be changing the battery very often as they rate the standby battery life for as long as one year.
Measurements of 35mm x 28mm x 11.5mm make this meter very portable. Reflx Lab states it can work in temperatures from -12°C – 60°C. The metal shell is made from aluminum and zinc and the lens housing the sensor is weather and dust-proof.
For a product demo, visit Reflx Lab’s Youtube video here showing how to use the different functions of the Light Meter:
Priced at $45 (USD) at the moment (on sale from $50 (USD)) the Reflx Lab Light Meter is one of the more affordable options seen on the market. To read more reviews on 35mmc about the various light meters available, see the link here.
Find more information on the Reflx Lab Light Meter product page linked here.
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Lawrence Fine on NEWS: Reflx Lab Releases Affordable Shoe Mount Light Meter
Comment posted: 24/07/2023
Comment posted: 24/07/2023
James Evidon on NEWS: Reflx Lab Releases Affordable Shoe Mount Light Meter
Comment posted: 25/07/2023
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Comment posted: 25/07/2023
Graham Orbell on NEWS: Reflx Lab Releases Affordable Shoe Mount Light Meter
Comment posted: 27/07/2023
It looks as though the price is good.
PS I walked along a beach for a couple of hours with my Doomo mounted on my Nikon FM a few days ago. Came back to my car put the camera on the passenger seat. At home putting the camera away I discovered the Doomo was missing. It was sitting on its own on the passenger seat fortunately not falling off on the beach. The two screws holding the shoe on had loosened off. They were still in the shoe still on the camera. I’d correctly installed them but they only hold by a few threads. I’m reinstalling the screws using Loctite plus some medium strength glue between the meter and shoe. It’s unlikely I’ll ever need to remove the shoe again. Probably summer / winter temperature changes on the brass body had caused loosening
Daniel Castelli on NEWS: Reflx Lab Releases Affordable Shoe Mount Light Meter
Comment posted: 27/07/2023
I just ordered one. I was looking for an inexpensive meter to use on my Leica & Leitz-Minolta CL. My old Voigtlander meters are wearing out after almost 10 years.
I use a meter to get a general reading, then dig into the little gray cells of experience to tweak the final exposure.
I’ll see how it work’s out.
Dan
Comment posted: 27/07/2023