New Features!
about 4 years ago
– Wed, Mar 04, 2020 at 01:45:56 AM
3 days in and we are over 300% funding! Truly amazing!
The rallying of the film community behind this project is far greater than I could have imagined and I am so happy at the response that I've gotten! I am so excited that I have struck upon a light metering solution that so many people say they were in search of.
New features!
In appreciation of the feedback that I have received in the last few days regarding features and a few concerns about meter functions, I'm announcing some of the new things that you can expect in your Reveni Labs Light Meter.
Position in camera shoe
There's been some comments about the meter sitting too far back in the camera shoe, which would cause the meter to protrude from the rear of the camera. This was already on my list of alterations and I have adjusted the design to move it further forward in the shoe, as needed. Here is a picture of the adjusted design that resolves the issue;
Exposure Compensation
Many of us familiar with digital cameras know of the exposure compensation features, generally permitting you to set a fixed adjustment to the internal light meter's reading, generally up or down 2 stops. This is handy for bracketing or in adverse conditions where you know the meter will consistently read too high or too low due to a bright sky, snow, etc. I have added an Exposure Compensation feature accessible through the menu which allows the user to set from -2 to +2 stops in 1/3 stop increments, to simplify dealing with adverse lighting conditions. It's an excellent suggestion that I heard from several people and so now it's there!
Odd-number Film ISOs
I've expanded the film ISO range to include some of the common film ISOs that are not on the standard full-stop list (50, 100, 200, etc). The new ISOs added are 80, 125, 160, 250, and 320. There are many common and currently produced films in these ISOs and it was raised that these would be valuable to have as well. So they've been added!
Higher apertures
Several pinhole users requested extended aperture ranges, so I have added f180 and f256 to the upper end of the aperture range. This covers some more common pinhole aperture sizes for small and medium format cameras. Further aperture ranges can be approximated by adjusting the exposure compensation or film ISO. As reciprocity failure with film makes accurate metering difficult at extreme length exposures, I'm afraid I don't see a lot of value in going beyond f256.
Pledge upgrades for accessories
After many inquiries about accessories (many of which I had thought of myself) I am working on some designs for accessories that will be available as upgrade pledges. They will be available shortly so stay tuned!