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Image of our prototype light meter watch in front of a camera

12 April, 2026

Why being bad at photography led me to create the world’s first digital ‘light meter watch’

By Richard Soler

12 April, 2026

/ Kickstarter, Light Meter, watch, /

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Simon Foale on Leica-R Summicron 50/2 on Nikon F3
For what it's worth this lens barely outperforms the Nikon AF 50mm F1.8 according to the old Photodo mtf tests…
Sneakerzoom on Why being bad at photography led me to create the world’s first digital ‘light meter watch’
Well, what can I say! This sounds like an awesome idea, for number of (obvious) reasons. Carrying light meters sucks.…
Richard Soler on Why being bad at photography led me to create the world’s first digital ‘light meter watch’
Glad you like the idea!

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