In January Matt Bechberger of Reveni Labs introduced a new meter design. It was to be a full feature meter with incident and reflective metering plus flash and color temperature. In a departure from the 3D printed nylon he had been using, it was to be housed in a machined aluminum housing, metal buttons and a full color screen. I backed the Kickstarter, the meter arrived today. It is exceedingly well made, offers a ton of features, has a bright, easy to read full color screen and fits in a pocket. The incident dome is fixed with the reflective sensor at the top of the meter. It's powered by a NiMH battery and USB-C charging.
Initial test shows it closely matches the readings from my Sekonic 308X but is only about a third it's size.
I have a feeling this will be my go to meter. Matt has learned a lot since the original cube and every meter since has shown improvement. This one is a home run.
Sorry for the lousy phone pictures but wanted some for the post.
It’s really solid and makes the Sekonic feel like a plastic toy. The body is aluminum and the buttons are machined brass. The range of shutter speeds stretches from 1/8000th to one hour and apertures from f 0.7 to over f 850. I had a firmware glitch and Matt instructed me on how to unplug the battery to rest the meter. There is mention of the user being able to replace the NiMH battery when it reaches a the end of its life in addition to regular firmware updates. He mentioned that he has had a hundred new orders since the Kickstarter closed and expects even more when people see it in use. I wish it had been available when we went to Paris. The little cube worked fine but the Lumo is in a whole different class.
madNbad wrote:
In January Matt Bechberger of Reveni Labs introduced a new meter design. It was to be a full feature meter with incident and reflective metering plus flash and color temperature. In a departure from the 3D printed nylon he had been using, it was to be housed in a machined aluminum housing, metal buttons and a full color screen. I backed the Kickstarter, the meter arrived today. It is exceedingly well made, offers a ton of features, has a bright, easy to read full color screen and fits in a pocket. The incident dome is fixed with the reflective sensor at the top of the meter. It's powered by a NiMH battery and USB-C charging.
Initial test shows it closely matches the readings from my Sekonic 308X but is only about a third it's size.
I have a feeling this will be my go to meter. Matt has learned a lot since the original cube and every meter since has shown improvement. This one is a home run.
