FILM LIGHT METER NO. 001 2026 · 04 · 15 iPHONE NATIVE

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Calibrate once with Sunny 16. Every reading after is correct to within a third of a stop. No subscription. No login. Works offline.

FRAME 02 / PROBLEM

Existing meters lie.

Every iPhone's light sensor drifts. Two phones one metre apart can read a third of a stop differently. That's enough to push a Velvia frame from punchy to muddy, or undercook a Tri-X portrait by a paper grade.

Every general-purpose meter app ships generic curves that ignore the chip in your hand. Some charge you monthly to do it badly. Most demand a login. None of them know your camera body, your film, or where in the city the sun is.

stop. fixes the calibration once, on your device, and never asks you to think about it again.

FRAME 03 / METHOD

Calibrate once. Trust forever.

Tap one Sunny 16 reference scene. stop. learns your phone's exposure offset and bakes it into every reading after. Pick a stock, Portra or Tri-X or Velvia or Cinestill, and the meter biases for that film's latitude.

ISO 400 · Daylight · C-41

Portra 400

Wide latitude. Skin tones win the day.

ISO 400 · B&W · D-76

Tri-X 400

Punchy mids. Forgiving over-exposure.

ISO 50 · Daylight · E-6

Velvia 50

Saturated. Punishes a third of a stop.

ISO 800 · Tungsten · C-41

Cinestill 800T

Halation glow. Best for night.

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FRAME 05 / PRICING

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  • Spot, centre, matrix metering
  • Sunny 16 calibration
  • Portra 400 + Tri-X 400 included
  • Works offline
  • Share via URL, no install
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  • Everything in Web
  • Lock-screen quick-meter widget
  • Shutter-haptic feedback
  • Full film-stock library (8+ stocks)
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FRAME 06 / CAPTURE

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No login. No subscription. The whole meter loads once and lives in your pocket forever.

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