Blog — lux

You may have noticed we jazzed up the website a little, finally. Well there's a lot more going on behind the scenes... We're really busy with Luxi. It's amazing to think we've taken a product from invention through to manufacturing in just a few  months. In a large part we have our Kickstarter backers to thank for that. We've had numerous design iterations, a lot of back-and-forth with app developers. We've made two versions, and designed packaging to boot! We couldn't do it without our lead Industrial Designer, Shane. He's a total legend. When he's not designing great products for...

Some Kickstarter backers asked to see Luxi in action, compared to existing devices. This week we tested Luxi with a Sekonic L-308 and a digital lux meter. We used Pocket Light Meter and Light Meter by White Goods for the lux testing.     Outside the Extrasensory Devices office on a cloudy day. We see time at 1/500, f/16 and ISO 800. Beautiful public plants in Palo Alto get the same light meter treatment: 1/500, f/11. Digital lux meter test images:   Direct sunlight: ~95,000 lux! Lux reading in our workshop. More images available here.