The KM02 is the latest light-meter from Keks with groundbreaking new features to make your film photography life easier. Slot it into your film camera's hot-shoe slot and relax, knowing that you can trust it's exposure readings for fast and accurate photography.
The Keks KM02 is a premium model of light-meter - in comparison to the compact Keks KMQ. It has a larger display with more information about the scene, easy exposure compensation, aperture settings that can be set in third-stops, and the capacity to store detailed information about three different cameras/lenses from your kit.
This last feature is particularly useful - one of my favourites! It means that the KM02 light-meter won't recommend settings outside of your kit's capability (for example shutter speeds faster than can be achieved, or aperture sizes that the lens doesn't have).
The KM02 uses a VEML7700 high accuracy ambient light 16-bit digital resolution sensor, for high accuracy and reliability in difficult lighting situations.
The Keks KM02 charges via USB-C input (cable included) and each charge should last a minimum of 21 hours of always-on use.
Anyway... this meter is very accurate but very slight movements can change the exposure, I always air on the side of over exposure. It's a bit fiddly for fat fingers and I'm not super impressed with the battery life. I just prefer incident metering to be honest, but this is better than fumbling with an app on your phone I suppose.
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Roy (East Grinstead, GB)
KEKS exposer meter
instruction Boillat covers all situations and settings simple to use and thé perfect accessory for thé film caméra enthousiaste
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Jose E. (Wolverhampton, GB)
Awesome, accurate and well built
I have been looking for a camera mount light meter for a while now. Ive purchased a few of the other well known brands but have never been completely happy - either they were not accurate or the build quality was so poor I didn't trust them. I ordered the KEKS KM02 based in strong reviews, but didn't expect much. This light meter hs proven to be better than the reviews. It hs changed my whole shooting flow. Mounted on my Hasselblad 500 CM it makes shooting so much easier - point, measure, shoot. No more digging out my (trusty) 308, walking over , taking a measurement walking back etc... In fact it now has a permanent home on that camera. Only problem is now I have to buy another one for my other cameras to share!! Absolutely recommend this to any photographer.
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Anonymous (Warwick, GB)
KEKS KM02 meter
I bought this meter to be a more convenient, carryable alternative to my Sekonik hand held meter, for those days when I just want to carry one body and one lens with no other accessories in pockets or bags. The KEKS is so small, you hardly notice it's there on top of the camera, yet it still gives the same reflected light results as my larger Sekonik. I'm a bit of a purist at heart, so I prefer mechanical cameras with minimal / no electronics. As a result the KEKS is a great addition when the 'Sunny 16' rule isn't good enough.
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Marcus I. (London, GB)
It’s “ok” but maybe a bit soon to call it
Just got my first roll of film back that I used the KEKSKM02 for and my experience to date is a bit mixed.
Operationally it’s good it’s easy to use and also fits with the aesthetic of an SLR.
As far as getting the exposures right it was a mixed bag. For the test roll I only used the readings I got from the KEKS. I had set it to, I prefer over exposed but I still got what I think are a bit under which I don’t think I’d have got if I just used Sunny 16.
I need to shoot some more rolls in different lighting conditions to say definitely what if anything it’s giving me.
Jury is out at the moment.