Luxi turns your iphone into a professional light meter. Adding a free app to your smartphone to measure light levels sounds great but our recent test showed how poorly they performed. Sep 04, 2017 lumu power iphone light meter put to the test i tested the lumu power meter against my humble sekonic twinmate l208 my main meter these days for blackandwhite film photography. Jul 23, 20 luxi is a small diffusion dome that fits securely over your iphone s frontfacing camera. Luxi incident light meter adapter for iphone fuzzypictures. Luxi photographic light meter attachment for iphone 44s. A new product called luxi is designed to turn your iphone into just such a light meter. Lumu power lets your iphone double as a powerful light meter. Itll slip over the front facing camera of your device, and allow you to gather accurate exposure information for specific points in the scene. Urceri light meter digital illuminance meter handheld ambient temperature measurer with range up to 200,000 lux luxmeter with 4 digit color lcd screen. Mar 23, 2020 luxi, an incident light meter which can be clipped on iphones extrasensory devices promises that this problem will go away forever using luxi, a clipon accessory for iphones.
A musthave iphone accessory for field photographers. Mar 09, 20 a light meter like luxi is an incident light meter and it measures the intensity of light directly. The original luxi, which works well on iphones 4 4s, or 5 5s and. Luxi incident light meter adapter for iphone gadgetsin. Luxi incident light meter attachment for iphone 55s. Hardware from the film era, now available for the ig generation. Luxi converts your iphone into an incident light meter the.
Luxi for all is designed to work just like a professional incident light meter which can capture light from a 180 angle. Luxi for all originated in a kickstarter campaign in 2014. By securely sliding onto any mobile device or case up to 12 thick, the luxi for all light meter attachment functions as a diffusion dome for the frontfacing camera in order to receive accurate light measurements when used with the luxi mobile app for ios and android. First look luxi incident metering attachment for iphones by. Its essentially a diffusion dome that fits over your iphone camera so you can get a more accurate reading from existing iphone apps that take such readings. However, a new kickstarter project is aimed to make the light meter far more affordable by giving you a clipon adapter for your iphone. Today, were taking a look at five iphone apps that allow you to have a lightmeter in your pocket. As with standard handheld light meters you can find on the market, the luxi comes with a. Luxi turns your smartphone into incident light meter. A diffusion dome that fits securely over your iphone s frontfacing camera, point it at your subject and it will determine the best settings for your dslr or camera so that you can take perfectlyexposed pictures. You will receive one luxi light meter adapter for your iphone 4 4s and one for. Luxi easily turns any iphone 5 or 4 4s into a portable incident light meter. Luxi works with the front facing camera of your iphone 44s or iphone 55s. Let your iphone double as your cameras light meter.
Luxi is a small diffusion dome that fits securely over your iphones frontfacing camera. Thank you for your purchase of luxi, the first light meter for everyone. Its designers are currently looking for funding on kickstarter. A light meter like luxi is an incident light meter and it measures the intensity of. When using a light meter app without luxi, the iphone camera only receives light from a limited angle which means it doesnt capture all the light. When paired with the free luxi app, luxi for all will help you determine the best settings for your dslr or other camera, so you can take perfectly exposed and colorbalanced photos and videos. When using a light meter app without luxi for all, the iphone camera only receives light from a limited angle which means it doesnt capture all the light. Why do some photographers carry a separate light meter when theres a perfectly good one built into their camera. This reward is for backers with both an iphone 4 4s and an iphone 5. Ive always been skeptical of iphone apps that claim to be light meters but heres. Luxi brings a incident light meter to iphone owners. Measure lux light and use the free photography app to determine the best fstop for your camera. Extrasensory devices announces luxi, a cheap light meter for.
When attached and used with a light meter app, luxi will help you determine the best settings for your. I havent tested luxi on iphone 4 4s or on ipod touch 5g, so i cant speak to the accuracy of their cameras in this application. A diffusion dome that fits securely over your iphones frontfacing camera, point it at your subject and it will determine the best settings for your dslr or camera so that you can take perfectlyexposed pictures. Luxi offers a free app available in the ios app store.
Luxi turns an iphone into an incident light meter new atlas. Aug 19, 20 the luxi, created by extrasensary devices, takes the light meter app for iphones one step further by adding an actual physical adapter. The device is available for both the iphone 5 and iphone 44s, with a minimum pledge of. You will receive one luxi light meter adapter for your iphone 4 4s and one for your iphone 5. A great smartphone accessory and app for any photographer. The small addon is a diffusion dome which can be attached to the frontfacing camera of the ios device. Aug 30, 20 a small diffusion dome that fits over an iphones frontfacing camera, the luxi can turn the handset into a incident light meter. Luxi light meter adapter now available for preorder sat 20th april 20 4 luxi, the clipon incident light meter adapter for the iphone, is now starting production and can be ordered by members of the public. For our top reward, receive a cnc machined abs version of luxi.
The luxi device fits on a caseless iphone 4, 4s, 5,or 5s. Luxi is a clipon adapter that transforms your iphone into a. Luxi for all is a simple way to turn your iphone into a photography light meter. Luxi is a small accessory that attaches to the iphone and is made of a simple yet very smart translucent diffusion dome that turns your iphone into an incident light meter to adjust your cameras exposure settings. Luxi incident light meter adapter for iphone by james.
Luxi works with any light meter app that can use the frontfacing camera and can be calibrated with an offset. The luxi is a diffusion dome that fits over your iphones frontfacing camera. The other great thing is that the physical product is being designed app agnostic. Luxi is designed to work just like a professional incident light meter which can capture light from a 180 angle. Luxi for all turns your smartphone or tablet into a professionalquality light meter. Luxi incident light meter adapter for iphone by james kickstarter. The white lightdiffusing dome covers the devices front camera and incident light coming through the diffuser dome is read by that front camera and sent to an app installed on the iphone. The accessory could start shipping to kickstarter backers as early as may. Feb 22, 20 luxi is designed for the iphone 4 4s and 5. Lumu power light meter for iphone and ios hypebeast. Luxi for all is a small attachment for ios devices which works with a free app to turn your device into an incident light meter. Lucky for you, if you have an iphone 3gs or 4, you can get a meter for just a couple bucks or even free.
Luxi for all incidentmetering photosphere for ios and. So now you have a lug around your dslr to meter with. They work very well but by their nature, they only fit their target iphones. Ive always been skeptical of iphone apps that claim to be light meters but heres an interesting, and very popular, kickstarter project called luxi. Using pocket light meter, i had more consistent results on my iphone 5 than i did on my ipod touch 4g in fairness, luxi wasnt designed for the ipod touch. Lumu power is a powerful light meter for iphone which can measure color temperature, white balance, flash and ambient exposure. An incident light meter for your iphone learning dslr. Mar 01, 20 thats where luxi comes in, and i think its a fantastic idea to turn any iphone into an incident meter. Its called the luxi, and is a small clip on accessory that turns your iphone into a proper light meter. Following up on the success of our original luxi models for iphone 4 4s and iphone 55s, luxi for all brings light metering capabilities to the full line of ios devices, as well as a majority of android devices.
Incident light meter for your smartphone or tablet by adam welch today, there are literally countless apps, programs, and gadgets being produced to work in conjunction with your mobile device. Turn your iphone into an incident light meter with luxi. When used with the free luxi app, or another app such as pocket light meter, it gives incident light readings without the need for expensive hardware. Works with iphone, ipad, ipod touch, and other ios devices. Luxis light meter attachment for iphone will help you expertly capture the moment. Both luxi on ios and pocket light meter autodetect luxi and luxi for all. The iphone is definitely an insanely motivating incubator for accessories of all kinds. Works as an incident or spot light meter without adding bulky gear.
Luxi is a practical, portable adapter designed to offer you an easy to convert your iphone 5 or iphone 4 4s into an incident light meter. You place such light meters right next to your subject and have it face the camera e. When launched, the app tells the device to switch to that front camera to take light readings instantly. You will receive this special item much earlier than everyone else as early as march or april, up to 2 months ahead of our standard production version. Luxi turns an iphone into an incident light meter luxi brings a incident light meter to iphone owners. When paired with the free luxi app, luxi for all will help you determine the best settings for your dslr or other camera, so you can take perfectly exposed pictures. Why do some photographers carry a separate light meter when theres a perfectly good. Luxi photographic light meter attachment for iphone 55s. No doubt light meter can help you capture perfect photos when you use your slrdslr camera, but if you use iphone 5 or iphone 4 4s, luxi incident light meter adapter should be a nice solution. Download lumu light meter and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Thats where luxi comes in, and i think its a fantastic idea to turn any iphone into an incident meter. Luxi kickstarter will turn your iphone into an incident light.