AxisShot vs Luminic Light Meter

AxisShot is a pro camera app that gives you powerful, DSLR-like controls on iPhone—completely free. Shoot with more precision, steadier framing, and smarter capture modes for real-world photography and video. Key Features Pro tools, 100% free: Advanced photo and video controls with no paywall. DSLR-style manual controls: Manually adjust shutter speed, ISO, metering, and exposure compensation (EV). Tap the preview to set your focus point for accurate subject control. Dual levelers + grid: Choose between a horizontal level and a bubble level, and enable a grid overlay (or show both) to keep every shot aligned. Torch fill light that stays on: Keep the torch on during photo capture and video recording for consistent lighting and fill light when you need it. Pro Video mode: Record with stable, locked parameters to avoid unwanted shifts, while still allowing on-the-fly adjustments during recording when you want creative control. Delayed shot & timelapse: Long-press the shutter to access Delayed Shot and Timelapse, perfect for tripod work, hands-free shooting, and smooth motion sequences. Multilingual support: Designed for users worldwide with multiple languages supported. Whether you’re shooting architecture, products, landscapes, or everyday moments, AxisShot helps you frame confidently and capture cleaner, more professional results.

The light meter your film camera is missing. Point your iPhone at the scene, press MEASURE, set your camera. Accurate to within 1/3 stop, tested against professional meters. Luminic looks and works like the handheld meters of the 80s and 90s: a real LCD, real stops, no clutter. Built by a film shooter, for film shooters. METERING • Aperture priority: set your f-stop, get the shutter speed. • Shutter priority: set your speed, get the f-stop. • Scroll through equivalent exposure pairs to pick the combination you want. • Spot metering for reading just the highlight or shadow that matters. • Exposure compensation to shift the reading before you measure. READING LOG Stop scribbling exposures in a notebook. Flip the LOG switch and every reading is saved with aperture, shutter, ISO, timestamp, and a thumbnail of the scene. Long-press LOG to review your session. Up to 50 readings, stored only on your phone. ACCURACY • Full ISO range from 3 to 8000, in real 1/3 stops. • Calibration trim to match your own camera's meter, up to 2 EV in either direction. • A REC indicator and a confirmation tick tell you every reading landed. NO NONSENSE Works completely offline. No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription. Buy it once, meter forever. PRIVACY Luminic does not collect or transmit any data. The camera is used only to measure light. Your reading log, thumbnails included, never leaves your device.