Light Meter, Handheld Lux Meter for Photography Grow Plants Led, Digital Photometer Illuminance Meter Range up to 200,000 Lux, Photo Illuminance Sensor with MAX/MIN Data Hold

I'm still learning how to use these light meter readers. I mainly got one to try and measure the lux of the scenes I'm filming in order to try and keep the same levels if I need to reshoot any scenes. I make sketches and sometimes I'll have to reshoot days later. To try and keep the lighting the same, I'll take pictures of my setup before I film and I measure the lux beforehand as well. I'm not sure if that's a practical way of doing it or not but that seems to work for me so far. I wouldn't say this is amazing or cheap, I'd say it's straight down the middle.

EDITED REVIEW (knocked down 2 stars): I’ve had this meter for a while now, and I’ve tried to match up the plants I have with a list of the optimum light intensity in lux. The results were confusing. Plants that were thriving under a particular light for months should have been doing poorly based on the numbers. Until I found a note from another orchid grower on how to “ball park” test a light meter. This advice was generally backed up by others with an internet search.Go outside at noon on a sunny day. The light meter should measure about 110,000 lux at noon on a sunny day. Doesn’t need to be exact.I tried it at 1:30pm on a day that had hazardous air quality (meaning less light because of the smoky air) and I measured 145,000 lux. That does not seem very accurate.I will still use it to compare light conditions (brighter or dimmer in this window or that one), but I won’t trust it.ORIGINAL REVIEW:I've been looking for a light meter for my orchids for a few weeks. Using an app on my cell phone was not satisfactory. Reading varied wildly with just a minute movement of my phone.Many light meters I looked at have confusing displays and multiple modes. So many negative reviews suggested that people are not able to interpret their readings and get annoyed with fiddling with buttons and so just give up. This one just has you look at the reading and multiply it by 100 or 1000. Even I, a math-phobic English major, can do that!I can't speak to the accuracy of this meter (honestly I don't need more than a ballpark number) but it is extremely easy to use and the display could not be simpler to see and read. It came with batteries included so I could begin using it right away. That was very helpful!It measures only lux, not foot candles. I think this makes it simpler to use.I am new to growing orchids under light. There are so many things that can contribute to making a plant healthy and blooming. I understand that not enough light will keep plants from blooming, so I want to put each plant in an optimum position. I do NOT want to wait and see if I sunburn a plant before moving it farther from the light. A simple Google search gives me lists of orchid types and their preferred light levels in BOTH foot candles and lux.I highly recommend this light meter. Five stars!