The software that comes with the light meter blows. Setting up a profile without using Lightroom was a pain. I am an avid Photoshop fan and feel like I cheated myself with setting it up by the directions. I am still not sure I have it setup correctly either as I feel the in camera metering is doing a better job. The passport does work awesome with the Lightroom profile thought. I am sure once I get the hang of setting up the profiles i will like it more, but this is a much different meter than any other I have had.
I have yet to calibrate it to my camera...perhaps a project for the weekend...Meter: It seems to work fine, I'll give it that much but if has a very very cheap feel to it! maybe it'll last maybe it won't but it sure feels cheap! If it weren't for the easy to read and work display (it is very simple to use and easy to read. All the information is there on the screen at one time), I would consider the non-touch screen models as they seem to be built more ruggedly.
Color checker: The amount they charge for this little color grid thing is crazy. It does not come with the CD. You can download it but it is almost a 200MB file! With my internet that would take days. The description is misleading as it clearly states "Internet connection required for software update". No mention of you needing to download the software. I've contacted the seller to confirm but have not yet received a response.
I would give the meter a 4 because it is very simple to use and easy to read just happens to feel very very cheap and since I can't confirm just yet that it will break easily, I can't give it a low rating at this time.
As for the Xrite color checker. Without even including a CD (like a dollar for them to do so?), I think its just crazy how much they charge for it. I will update later on how well it works, but for now I would give it 2 stars...
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