The Lit Duo 1 Creator: The Light Meter That's Changing Everything – CineD Focus Check ep112

► Read more: https://www.cined.com/building-the-li... In this episode of Focus Check, Johnnie sits down with Marko Pirc, founder of LIT Systems and the creator of the LIT DUO 1 light meter. It is a rare, candid conversation about what it really takes to build a professional hardware product from scratch in Europe: the failures, the crowdfunding mechanics, the supply chain reality, and the product decisions that led to one of the most distinctive instruments the cinema lighting world has seen in years. --------------------------------------­­­­­­­----------------------------------­-­-­-­-­ Learn More: LIT Systems: www.lit-systems.com LIT DUO 1 Store: store.lit-systems.com --------------------------------------­­­­­­­----------------------------------­-­-­-­-­ Sponsor of this episode is NANLITE. Check out the section at 31:55 We are aware this is an unusual week to publish an "evergreen epsiode", given the huge amount of news coming out ahead of NAB. Truth is that we are about to fly out to Vegas, and with some of the team out (shooting / paternity leave), we couldn't produce a news episode this week. But that means that next week - Focus Check from NAB - will be even more interesting! Nevertheless, this episode with Marko Pirc, the maker of the LIT DUO 1 light meter, ROCKS. So give it a watch/listen, and let us know below what you think! Chapters: 00:00 Introduction & Meet Marko Pirc 01:15 Growing up in Slovenia – RC models, rockets & a glider license at 16 04:10 Background and studies 08:35 First company – underwater light shaping tools for world championship photography 15:07 The Sekonic article that sparked the Lumo smartphone light meter 18:10 Lit Flash, patents & landing at Profoto in Stockholm 20:24 Kickstarter reality – building the audience before the launch button 35:07 Building the LIT DUO 1 – from 5 am sketches to Kickstarter success 42:57 What is a light meter, and why should you use one? 58:52 The LIT DUO 1 – design, flicker measurement & 0.03% fault rate 01:01:08 Selling points and who is it for 01:08:37 Manufacturing in Europe & supply chain pressures 01:11:42 What's next – firmware 2.1, third-party app collaboration & games --------------------------------------­­­­­­­----------------------------------­-­-­-­-­ WATCH / LISTEN TO OUR WEEKLY 🎧 PODCAST "Focus Check": ➡ https://www.cined.com/podcast/ FOLLOW US: 🎥 https://www.CineD.com - unbiased filmmaking tech reviews & news 🧑🏻‍🏫 https://www.MZed.com - best online education for filmmakers & creators ➡ Subscribe to CineD on YouTube |    / cined   ➡ Follow us on Instagram |   / cinednews   ➡ Follow us on Facebook |   / cinednews   ➡ Follow us on X (Twitter) |   / cinednews