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Light Meter
WBPhoto · 444 ratings · ★ 4.4
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444 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 14 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"work"
4 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Does not work. Only stays on the first reading" - Marc Gordon
2
"camera"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Lots of functionality, but not sure of the accuracy. I compared it with a Gossen Luna Pro with the adapters from CRIS Camera, my old manual SLR with a Wein cell, and a Gossen Luna Pro SBC with a 9v battery. The camera and both the Luna Pros…" - Mark Brown
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"stop"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Lots of functionality, but not sure of the accuracy. I compared it with a Gossen Luna Pro with the adapters from CRIS Camera, my old manual SLR with a Wein cell, and a Gossen Luna Pro SBC with a 9v battery. The camera and both the Luna Pros…" - Mark Brown
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"down"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Lots of functionality, but not sure of the accuracy. I compared it with a Gossen Luna Pro with the adapters from CRIS Camera, my old manual SLR with a Wein cell, and a Gossen Luna Pro SBC with a 9v battery. The camera and both the Luna Pros…" - Mark Brown
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"meter"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Lots of functionality, but not sure of the accuracy. I compared it with a Gossen Luna Pro with the adapters from CRIS Camera, my old manual SLR with a Wein cell, and a Gossen Luna Pro SBC with a 9v battery. The camera and both the Luna Pros…" - Mark Brown
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"phone"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Purchased. Not able to connect to any of my canon camera (70D, 80D & 7DMkII) When going into camera mode it freezes and states cant acces camera. Need to shut down phone. How do i communicate with my cameras?" - Gregory Everson
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"working"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Only work twice😭😡 why is this not working?????" - Michelle Wilson
📋 All 14 negative reviews
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No way to practically use this as a light metr. You can only adjust aperture values, the time values seem to be stuck on 1/200 with some other value displayed in small print in parentheses. Sorry I paid for the app before trying it.
Does not work. Only stays on the first reading
disappointed
Purchased. Not able to connect to any of my canon camera (70D, 80D & 7DMkII) When going into camera mode it freezes and states cant acces camera. Need to shut down phone. How do i communicate with my cameras?
Didn't work. My phone is a galaxy s20 ultra and the numbers this app was giving me were way off. I pointed my phone at a very brightly lit space, set the f stop and iso accordingly, but the calculated shutter speed was ten seconds. I tried to fix it, but nothing I did made the app give me correct calculations. I don't know if it was a problem with my phone or the app itself, but unfortunately it's useless if it doesn't give me the right settings.
Paid for the full version yet the tutorial is interrupted by non-stop ads, with the ad audio track talking on top of the tutorial audio. Why pay for the app and still get non stop ads? Greed has paralyzed logic.
The added features are good the problem is the spot meter. It is uncalibratable due to the reading response being a non-linear regression... the readings are all over the place when compared to a Sekonic meter or an app I've used for years (a vintage looking meter app). Its a shame as that app work well but is lite on functions that this app has. If only this was as good as that one it would be hands down better but nope this one is pretty worthless as it stands now.
I used this app for 2 years, but now it gave me wrong number from 2 devices (both xiami redmi note 8 pro)
Only work twice😭😡 why is this not working?????
Awful! Crashes every time I try to launch the camera or sensor meter functions. Fix it or refund my purchase. Update: installed the update as recommended; however, no difference. Still crashes every time.
All it says when I go to the app the app has stopped working so I'm not very happy seen as though I've just bought it.
Lots of functionality, but not sure of the accuracy. I compared it with a Gossen Luna Pro with the adapters from CRIS Camera, my old manual SLR with a Wein cell, and a Gossen Luna Pro SBC with a 9v battery. The camera and both the Luna Pros were within 1/2 stop every time, but this app was always off by over a stop or more. In the end, it always comes down to seeing how your camera shoots with the settings the meter suggests, then adjusting accordingly...
Purchasing does not remove ads, just adds minor features. To remove ads you have to keep paying a subscription. It's an ok-ish app but absolutely not worth a subscription.
Not working well for me, probably two stops short of proper exposure in an experiment I am trying to do. Not sure if it's confused in low light, or needs a manual to explain how to use it. Admittedly, I am new to light meters, but I pointed the screen side of the phone towards the light, and parallel to the light. I set ISO 400, 1/100s, and used the sensor mode with the default sensor. It said f/4.5, and as I said, probably -2 stops of a reasonable exposure. Samsung Galaxy Active 8, I think.
Sentiment summary
85%
Positive (4-5★)
6%
Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)