Seems to me it ought to be fairly simple to write a cell phone app that measured light through the phone camera lens. Anybody ever seen one?
I could not find one, but perhaps there is not much demand for that sort of thing these days.
Seems to me it ought to be fairly simple to write a cell phone app that measured light through the phone camera lens. Anybody ever seen one?
I could not find one, but perhaps there is not much demand for that sort of thing these days.
Tim, get yourself a patent NOW!
Haven't seen one, but "Photobuddy" is a good bellows factor app!!
Lachlan.
You miss 100% of the shots you never take. -- Wayne Gretzky
Too late, I know of someone who is already working on oneOriginally Posted by Christopher Broadbent
Patent don't matter, as it would cost more to get it than you could ever get selling it.
There is an app for that.
http://iphone.ambertation.de/lightmeter/
http://www.appstorehq.com/lightmeter-iphone-57542/app
Only works on iPhone 3GS.
(Pictures taken with older models don't have exposure info in the EXIF data)
Is there anything for Windows Mobile or the Droid phones?
I suppose these would be harder because the hardware varies so much, but I would consider choosing a phone based upon it. The iPhone isn't an option for many of us living in rural areas.
Maybe someone could make a fitting for the phone so you could attach an incident light meter dome over the objective? And a USB<-->X-sync interface for flash testing.
I can see using one in a pinch but to take a very mediocre digital camera that probably costs less than $10 and use it to replace a good hand held meter is absurd.
- Dan.
Checked it out, iPhone lightmeter reading of a scene 10 EV, meter reading 10 EV. Spot reading of my mouse on the desktop EV 7, iPhone reading EV 7.
One costs 99 cents, the other hundreds.
My iphone is my new extra backup lightmeter.
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