Mastech Digital Illuminance/Light Meter LX1330B , 0 - 200,000 Lux Luxmeter
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Mastech Digital Illuminance/Light Meter LX1330B , 0 - 200,000 Lux Luxmeter
Customer Review: Sinometer
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent Lux and Foot-candle meter for the price. Great for using as a tool to measure for building codes and relative lighting abilities.Customer Review: Great Meter, Easy to use
Summary: 5 Stars
The light meter was ready to use straight out of the box. Easy to understand and use.Customer Review: a worthy meter
Summary: 4 Stars
I recently received the Mastech meter to monitor the lighting in my nursery. I found it easy to use although the directions might be a bit improved. For instance, putting in the supplied battery it's necessary to remove the rubber casing. The instructions said to slide off the battery cover in the direction of the arrow but there was no arrow and the cover wouldn't securely fit unless the rubber case was on. It took a little practice to figure out the scales since pushing the range button wasn't simply reflected on the LCD, especially on the lower ranges (afterwords it would show 10x,100x, etc.)It would have been nicer had it shown the actual amount on the readout within a particular range rather than having to multiply it by one of the factors. I should emphasize that the above quibbles are very minor and that the meter performs it's functions very well. The meter is well built and the rubber casing and sensor cover afford it excellent protection. Both the sensor and main unit are light weight and easy to grip. The readings I got were consistent time after time.I think that for the money it's an excellent buy and superior to most others on the market in its price range or even some higher priced ones. I would recommend this meter for anyone who wants a reliable meter that covers a great range and is very affordable.Customer Review: Good for general purpose, but not for science.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a fine light meter for general all around use, but it's sensitivity graph shows it to be highly non-linear over the spectrum. Basically it measures light that humans are most sensitive to. For that it's great. But if you are trying to measure light at different wavelengths, like for example grow lights, aquarium/reef lighting or any other specialized lighting this meter is not going to do the job unless you know the wavelength you are measuring and feel you can trust the little graph (1" square) in the "manual" to make corrections to the results. I'm not knocking the product, it's just not useful for anything other then general purposes.Customer Review: Bright Idea
Summary: 4 Stars
Unit works as described (except Peak-Hold - see below). Manual written in "Engrish". Would have thought that they would provide a molded or cut foam insert for storage box that holds the device from banging around in the box. I'll have to cut-out one myself. No pocket in box or lid for manual. Peak-Hold function does not work. Manual doesn't really describe theoretical peak-hold function, so maybe it was never really designed to work that way. Does anyone else have one with functioning Peak-Hold?