Well, I’m taking a break for getting things together for tomorrow’s roadtrip departure and decided to do a short post for an App I found for the iPhone that makes using my two new Analog Cameras easier to use. Neither of these cameras come with any sort of light metering system and I originally planned to use my D700 to meter the scenes, but on a whim I decided to see if there was an App for that and there is!

“FotometerPro By Kit Da Studio is a light meter for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch and iPad 2. It’s one of the best companions for your Hasselblad, Rolleiflex TLR, Nikon/ Canon SLR… or any old film cameras, Lomo toy cameras and even DIY pinhole cameras! It is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G. Requires iOS 4.1 or later” and it only costs 99 cents!

On the iTunes store one customer review by by dontbuyfoliobook says: Works Great! I just purchased this and checked it against my sekonic hand held $400.00 meter. Mostly just checked incident metering. It was dead on accurate in the shade, sunlight and in the house. I also checked it against my canon s95. It produced better readings than that meter both incident and reflective.

After downloading, installing and using the meter on my first two rolls in my pinhole camera I have to agree with him that it does an amazing job. Really easy to use and you can switch easily from reflective (light reflecting from the scene) to incident (light falling on the scene) readings. A large window at the bottom gives you your exposure times ranging from 1/4000 sec to 16 hours! You also have an easy to rotate dials to change your ISO and aperture settings to match your desires. Personally, I don’t think you can go wrong with this App if you’re in the market for a light meter.

Left, Aperture and ISO is easily set by putting your finger on the ring and rotating it and readings show in the window below. You can then click on the timer button and the app will switch automatically to a countdown timer.
Left, slide the star button in lower left to start the timer. You can turn an alarm and vibration on in the settings menu. If you have your phone set to sleep after x number of minutes, don’t worry as the timer will keep working in the background and alert you when it’s time to close the shutter.