Yes, indeed. Many of the iconic photographs over the past 175 years were made with primitive or no light meters. For years I used a basic incident selenium cell meter with studio lights that had modeling lamps which tracked the flash output. A flash meter should be more accurate and is certainly more convenient. Old selenium cell meters still do well enough for most outdoor photography. To apply the Zone System and for very precise exposure of chromes, a more sophisticated meter is worthwhile.
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