Best Photographic Light Meters In June 2025

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Reading in bed is a common habit of many. Do you also enjoy it? Today let us present to you the Top 10 Best Photographic Light Meters.

To help you in your search, we have completed this list of the Best Photographic Light Meters.

Top Rated Best Photographic Light Meters Of 2025

Rank	Product Name	Score
1	Luxi For All - Smartphone Light Meter Attachment Buy Now	9.7 Buy Now
2	Bluelab BLU7000 METCARRYCASE for Combo Photographic-Light-Meters, natural Buy Now	9.5 Buy Now
3	Dr.meter LX1330B Digital Illuminance/Light Meter, 0-200,000 Lux Luxmeter Buy Now	9.1 Buy Now
4	URCERI Light Meter Digital Illuminance Meter Handheld Ambient Temperature Measurer with Range up Buy Now	8.8 Buy Now
5	Light Meter LM-50KL Measures Lux/Fc - LED/Fluorescent, Industrial, Household, and Photography - Calibration Buy Now	8.6 Buy Now
6	Sekonic 5-Degree Viewfinder for L-478 Photographic Light Meter (401-364) Buy Now	8.3 Buy Now
7	Sekonic 401-208 Twin Mate Light Meter (Black/White) Buy Now	8.1 Buy Now
8	Sekonic L-308X-U Flashmate Light Meter (401-305) Buy Now	7.8 Buy Now
9	Sekonic L-398A Light Meter Studio Deluxe III (401-399),Black Buy Now	7.5 Buy Now
10	Kenko KFM-1100 Auto Digi Meter - Light Meter for Flash and Ambient Light Buy Now	7.2 Buy Now

1. Luxi For All - Smartphone Light Meter Attachment

• Works with iphone, ipad, and ipod touch.
• A popular photography accessory, luxi for all works with phones and tablets.
• Luxi for all turns your smartphone into a pro quality light meter. download the app for ios.
• Note that luxi can not meter flash lighting.
• An accurate photographic light meter for incident light and color temperature metering.

2. Bluelab BLU7000 METCARRYCASE for Combo Photographic-Light-Meters, natural

• Impact resistant to protect bluelab combo meter and probes
• Strong nylon strap with adjustable length
• Supplied by bluelab, the industry leader in hydroponic testing equipment, 2 year limited warranty with proof of purchase
• Case only, meter and probes not included
• Firm outer casing with custom fit for bluelab combo meter

3. Dr.meter LX1330B Digital Illuminance/Light Meter, 0-200,000 Lux Luxmeter

• Ez-read display: clearly readable info lets you read units and signs easily, and stay informed with the over-range indicator.
• High accuracy: with auto zeroing capabilities, you can be sure you'll always get a reading with pinpoint accuracy, and it will always be fast!
• 4-range settings: this high-quality digital illuminance/light meter has 4-range settings, 0/200/2,000/20,000/200,000 lux, for a dynamic metering ability.
• Bring anywhere: from squeezing into tight places to keeping your load light, you can bring the dr.meter digital illuminance/light meter wherever you need to. fits easily into a work bag or large pocket and barely adds any weight. it's the ultimate in light-metering convenience!
• Convenient switches: get better control over your readings with data hold & peak data hold for when you're recording information. you'll also benefit from its lower power consumption and short rise and fall times.

4. URCERI Light Meter Digital Illuminance Meter Handheld Ambient Temperature Measurer with Range up

• High accuracy of 3% rdg 8 dgts (<10,000 lux), 4% rdg 10 dgts (>10,000 lux)
• Handheld design, lightweight and compact, easy to transport
• Wide range of application, use lux light meter for set design, factory, office or home use
• Measures luminosity from 0 to 200,000 lux and ambient temperature
• 4 digital color lcd screen, min/max readings, data hold, auto power off, and low battery indication

5. Light Meter LM-50KL Measures Lux/Fc - LED/Fluorescent, Industrial, Household, and Photography -

• Measuring intensities of illumination in lux or footcandles.
• Many applications include: warehouses, factories, office buildings, restaurants, schools, library, hospitals, photographic, many video, parking garages, museums, art galleries, stadiums, building security.
• Measuring lights source: led white light and all visible light.

6. Sekonic 5-Degree Viewfinder for L-478 Photographic Light Meter (401-364)

• Clear viewfinder
• Made for the sekonic l-478
• Non obstructive

7. Sekonic 401-208 Twin Mate Light Meter (Black/White)

• Hold-and-read mode locks readings for 15-seconds, allows for extended exposure evaluation time
• Only sekonic meters that are shipped by and sold by amazon.com or other authorized sekonic dealers can ensure that you are receiving goods that have proper fcc communication and are covered by a usa warranty.the amazon offer may be seen to the right. grey market sekonic meters will not applicable for a us warranty.
• Perfect for beginners, or as a compact ambient backup meter
• Iso 12 to 12500 in half-stop increments
• 30-seconds to 1/8000th, f/1.4 to f/32 in half-stop increments

8. Sekonic L-308X-U Flashmate Light Meter (401-305)

• At iso 100 the ambient ev range is 0 to 19.9 flash f/stops range from f/1.0 to f/90.9 with a shutter-speed span of 60-seconds to 1/8000th-of-a-second (1 sec to 1/500th for flash).
• Photo mode: for still image photographers featuring shutter or aperture priority display of a full range of ambient and flash functions including cord and cordless flash measurement
• Exposures accurate down to a tenth-of-a-stop for both ambient and electronic flash light readings in full-stop mode.
• Hd cine mode: perfect for dslr and mirrorless videographers who need to take exposure readings and control light using shutter speeds and frame rates
• Cine mode: designed for use with cinema grade cameras, allows users to select from the most useful frame rates and shutter angles for exposure control with one-tenth stop accuracy.

9. Sekonic L-398A Light Meter Studio Deluxe III (401-399),Black

• 60-seconds to 1/8000th, f/0.7 to f/128, 8-fps to 128-fps
• Iso range 6 to 12,000 in 1/3 step increments
• Amorphous photocell requires no batteries or external power source.
• Only sekonic meters that are shipped by and sold by amazon.com or other authorized sekonic dealers can ensure that you are receiving goods that have proper fcc communication and are covered by a usa warranty.the amazon offer may be seen to the right. grey market sekonic meters will not applicable for a us warranty.
• Ideal prime or back-up meter for still photography and cinematography use

10. Kenko KFM-1100 Auto Digi Meter - Light Meter for Flash and Ambient Light

• Cord or cordless operation
• Flash-ambient ratio calculations
• Simple and easy-to-use ambient/flash meter
• Analyze function for mixed lighting
• Accurate and full featured