"The upcoming LMW-V1 is scheduled to launch on Kickstarter on May 5. Increment Lab’s co-founders, Rich Soler and Eddie Wells, joined by Andy Barker-Jones, are confident that the LMW-V1 will improve how photographers capture photos in the field. The watch has an integrated light meter, which Soler tells PetaPixel makes it much easier and faster to use than a smartphone app or dedicated light meter. Further, by putting a convenient, fast light meter on the photographer’s wrist, they can regularly check light levels and, over time, sharpen their own instincts about exposure."

"Frustrated photographer develops a watch with a built-in light meter to help with manual exposure readings. The Light Meter Watch by Increment Labs claims to be the world’s first light-meter integrated watch, but I cannot believe that somebody hasn’t thought of this before. And I mean that entirely as a compliment, because I think this is an interesting concept."

An episode from Toby and Tom who caught up with Rich at the NEC Photography Show 2026.