An in-depth look at the various accessory shoe-mounted light meters you can purchase for your camera, by photographer Johnny Martyr.
The film photography market has been inundated with new accessory shoe light meters for the last several years. Some are revisions of previous models with lower price points and slight changes. Several are completely new and unique designs.After years of using DOOMO, TTArtisans, Sekonic, and Voigtlander meters; and doing recent product tests for AstrHori, DOOMO, Hedeco, and KEKS I’ve come up with this guide to accessory shoe light meters.
Perhaps the smartest meters to buy if you want to maintain the most compatibility across numerous camera types are the AstrHori XH-2, Reveni Labs Light Meter Mk.2, or KEKS KM-Q with. Because these meters are not much wider than the standard accessory shoe and their feet are spring-loaded, they should fit pretty much anything without adjustment.All currently available accessory shoe light meters are very small.
Conversely, the TTArtisans Meter & Meter II are probably the largest accessory shoe meters available right now. The older TTArtisans Meter is made of thick gauge brass and is not only the largest but, heaviest meter I tested. The newer Meter II is made of aluminum and isn’t as long but is still taller than similar meters.
The Hedeco Lime II is the only current OLED meter that takes a replaceable CR2032 button cell battery. It also has a unique feature to conserve electricity – the display actually dims automatically in lower light. If you prefer an OLED with a long-lasting, replaceable battery, this meter’s for you.Vintage accessory shoe light meters featured top-mounted displays. And so do modern two-dial LED meters like the DOOMO Meter D, TTArtisans Meter & Meter II, and Voigtländer VCII.
A question that many people have asked me while I’ve been testing these meters is what the life expectancy and ability to replace the battery inside rechargeable meters. Unfortunately, most of these meters haven’t been around long enough for anyone to do extended-use testing. The position of the mounting foot on the TTArtisans Meter & Meter II is adjustable but the foot itself is simple, without any tensioning mechanism like the original Voigtländer VCII. However, the DOOMO Meter D foot features spring clips that allow it to work very well with earlier cameras that have simple accessory shoes.
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