…in a range of about 15-25USD?
Lotsa old threads but I´m not sure what the situation is at the moment
…in a range of about 15-25USD?
Lotsa old threads but I´m not sure what the situation is at the moment
www.fasttech.com/products/0/10003840/1274500-hs1010-illuminance-brightness-lux-meter-light
This was recommended a lot, within the last few months. Planning on getting this one if I ever pull the trigger on a lux meter.
Oh, haven´t seen that one before…
Thanks for pointing out! 8)
I got one of these (HS1010A) as I wanted the flexibility of a separate sensor unit. It arrived today.
I have the same model, and currently building my Sphere-Of-Light measuring device with it.
wow , i have never searched for a lux meter, and did not expect to see that they are sooo cheap.
i’ve always wanted one, but for some reason, i thought they would cost at least $80.
i think its time to own one now hahah.
are they fairly simple to use, like just go put it in a dark room or closet, and just shine your light at it?
to the OP, now that were in this topic, can we also add cheap lumens meter with this thread? or watever they are called.
Integrated sphere? There’s a few threads dedicated to that. You gotta make it.
How is this light meter??? I just ordered one today! How many points out of ten?(6/10?) Thanks,HB
For the price it has a lot of useful features (min/max/hold, data recording with adjustable timer and sampling interval), but for some of my intended use I would prefer dedicated 20-200 lux ranges for lower ambient light levels (according to the manual the HS1330A model has this).
I have not tested it much yet. For ‘ceiling bounce’ light measurements and daylight measurement I found it very positionally-sensitive. Even moving a centimetre affected the reading.
Thanks! Are you saying that this meter will not register anything under 200 lux? I don’t expect it to be a precision instrument,but good enough for goofing around? HB
It will register, but a dedicated lower range[^1]. may be better. The HS1010A has 2000, 20000 and 200000 lux ranges.
[^1]: Manual states at <20000 lux range the accuracy is ±4% ±10 dgts, versus ±3% for HS1330A, so slightly greater margin. In practice this might be a non-issue.
Thanks! HB
I've got the same meter as Chloe,from Gamesailor.It leaves you the option to use with an integrating sphere later ,if you decide to make one.The capter is placed in a hole in the sphere,so with a one piece,the display is also facing the sphere and unreadable .I made a sphere and also did ceiling bounce tests.These are the results for a Shaddow SL3.
Sphere: high 55100-100%, med 16800-so 30.5%, low 3300-so 5.99%
Ceiling: high 167-100%, med 53-so 31.7%, low 11-so 6.59%
The number are what I read off the meter,Lux I presume.The test implies that ceiling bounce is pretty accurate compared to an IS and that the HS1330A is at least consistant.Same thing for a DQG Tiny 18650 mk1.
Sphere:H 10500/100%, M 4700/44.8%, L 385/3.7%
Ceiling:H 39/100% M 14/36.0% L 0
Hmmm,not quite so consistant,but draw your own conclusions.I think,the more lights I test,the better idea of accuracy.At least for this,I don't need ANSI rated lights,calibrating the sphere is a different matter,but it's all part of the fun.My contribution to IS construction,for the baffle to block the line of sight between light source and meter,I used a ping pong ball on a stalk .
This is the one I use for both throw and lumens: ebay-New-Digital-200-000-Lux-Light-Meter-LX1330B, for $33 w/shipping from US. Several of us have the same meter. I got a PVC pipe based light box, think first made popular by TurboBB.
TurboBB thread: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/6918
More lumens.lightbox info: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/20730
Unfortunately the pictures in TurboBB’s thread seem to be broken (razzi.me host down?) but Google have them cached:
https://www.google.com/search?q=https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/6918&biw=1024&bih=445&tbm=isch
When I bought mine I also bought this after lots of queries as lots of other noted members here use this one as well. I would hope that I can compare my lights and get some sort of comparison. When I was looking though there appeared to be lots that looked the same but had slight differences to the one in Tom Es link.
looks decent for the price. but it only measures up to 200000 lux?