There are a plethora of modern shoe-mount meters out there, but they're 
generally designed for view- or range-finder 35mm still cameras (Leica, etc) 
and too wide to fit on a Bolex. 

Not exactly "modern," but how about the 60-year-old Gossen-built purpose-made 
Bolex meter? It sits in the cold shoe and is calibrated for the reflex light 
loss. I still use one (accurate according to my fancy digital meter) and it 
works as well as "sunny 16" when I'm in a hurry. 


On Sun, Apr 23, 2023, at 10:50 AM, Julian Antos wrote:
> Does anyone have any recommendations for a small, modern light meter that 
> could be mounted to a Bolex (or any other 16mm camera, for that matter)?
> My current setup for my "home movies" is either a Sekonic Studio Deluxe II, 
> which is wonderful and accurate but I still fumble around with if I need a 
> reading in a hurry, or my iPhone with the Cine-Meter app, which is accurate 
> enough for my purposes when calibrated to the Sekonic meter, but again is 
> still a bit of a nuisance to use if I need a reading in a real hurry.
> 
> The answer is probably just that I should get quicker at using these devices, 
> but it also seems that the perfect solution must have been devised for this. 
> Also curious to hear what other people may be using.
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