Minolta Auto Meter IV-F

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Minolta Auto Meter lV F's versatileoperationwill help
s i m p l i f yy o u r m o s t c r i t i c a la p p l i c a t i o n s . l t i n c l u d e ss u c h b a s i c s
as ambient, cord and non-cord measuring modes, average
c a l c u l a t i o na
, nd memory space for two seperatereadings. In
a d d i t i o n ,f l a s h m e a s u r e m e n t sf r o m 1 / 5 0 0 - 1 s e c . , b r i g h t n e s s
d i f f e r e n c ec a l c u l a t i o n ,a w i d e f i l m - s p e e dr a n g e , a n d d i g i t a l a s
w e l l a s a n a l o g d i s p l a y sw i l l f u r t h e re n a b l ey o u t o a p p l y t h e A u t o
M e t e r l V F t o v i r t u a l l ya n y e x p o s u r e o r l i g h t i n gs i t u a t i o ny o u
e n c o u n t e r . Y o u w i l l t h e n b e f r e e t o c o n c e n t r a t em o r e f u l l y o n
c r e a t i v ed e t a i l s .
Next, a word about this manual. lt is divided into several
s e c t i o n st o m a k e i t e a s i e r f o r y o u t o l e a r n a b o u t t h e m e t e r a n d
t o f i n d s p e c i f i ci n f o r m a t i o nw h e n e v e ry o u n e e d i t . T h e f i r s t t w o
Names of Parts and Displays and Preparations should be
read before you begin using the Auto Meter lV F. Basic
O p e r a t i o n t h e n e x p l a i n sh o w t o u s e t h e m e t e r t o m a k e a m b i e n t
a n d f l a s h m e a s u r e m e n t s . T h e n e x t s e c t i o n ,S p e c i a l F u n c tions, describeshow to use the Auto Meter lV F's main
f e a t u r e s . F i n a l l y ,A p p l i c a t i o n s , e x p l a i n ss o m e u s e s f o r t h e s e
f e a t u r e st h a t w i l l e n a b l e y o u t o r e a l i z et h e f u l l p o t e n t i a lo f y o u r
A u t o M e t e rl V F .
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N A M E SO F P A R T SA N D D I S P L A Y S
BODY
D A T A P A N E LD I S P L A Y S . . .
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PREPARATIONS
BATTERY.
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S E T T I N GF I L MS P E E D. . .
A MEASURING
METHOD.
SELECTING
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B A S I CO P E R A T I O N. .
A M B I E N TL I G H T
MEASURING
W i t h a S t i l lC a m e r a '
W i t h a C i n eC a m e r a '
M E A S U R I N GF L A S HL I G H T
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S P E C I A LF U N C T I O N S .
MEMORY
AVERAGE...
B R I G H T N E SD
SIFFERENCE
RE.CALIBRATION
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APPLICATIONS
ENTS
L I G H T I N G . R A T IM
OEASUREM
S C E N E . C O N T R A SM
T EASUREMENTS
U S I N GT H E A N A L O GS C A L E
F I L T E R - F A C T OC
RO R R E C T I O N
I L L U M I N A N CM
E EASUREMENTS
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ACCESSORTES
C A R EA N D S T O R A G E . . .
SPECIFICATIONS
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1 . P o w e rb u t t o n
t u r n s p o w e r o n a n d o f f ; c l e a r sm e m o r y
2. Averagingbutton
displaysaverage of two stored readings;activatesbrightness
d ifference
3 . M e m o r yb u t t o n
s t o r e sd i s p l a y e dr e a d i n gi n m e m o r y
4. Data panel
5. ISO button
selects ISO for adjustmentwith up/downcontrol
6 . D i s p l a y - s e l e c t obru t t o n
c h a n g e sd i s p l a yu n i t sb e t w e e nf l n u m b e ra n d E V
7. Mode button
c h a n g e sm e a s u r i n gm o d e
8 . S y n ct e r m i n a l
o u t l e tf o r s y n c c o r d
9 . R e c e p t o rm o u n t i n gi n d e x
1 0 . S p h e r i c adl i f fu s e r
1 1. D i f f u s e rm o u n t i n gi n d e x
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1 5 . M e a s u r i n gb u t t o n
1 6 . U p / D o w nc o n t r o l
a d j u s t ss h u t t e rs p e e d a n d I S O v a l u e s
1 7 . S t r a pe y e l e t
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DATA PANEL DISPLAYS
1 . A n a l o gs c a l e
d i s p l a y sm e a s u r e dd a t a a n d m e m o r y d a t a s i m u l t a n e o u s l iyn
0 . 5 E V ( 1 / 2 - s t o p )i n c r e m e n t s
n g - r a t ed i s p l a y
2 . S h u t t e r - s p e e d / F r aim
d i s p l a y sc u r r e n ts h u t t e rs p e e d o r f r a m i n gr a t e
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TIME:
w h o l es e c o n d s
T I ME s :
T I M Em : m i n u t e s
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3 . F i l m - s p e e dd i s p l a y
d i s p l a y sI S O i n 1 / 3 - s t o pi n c r e m e n t s.
4 . M e a s u r i n g - m o dien d i c a t o r s
5 . M e m o r yi n d i c a t o r s
i n d i c a t ew h e n o n e o r t w o d a t a a r e s t o r e di n m e m o r y
6 . A v e r a g ei n d i c a t o r
a p p e a r s w h e n a v e r a g e o f d a t a o r b r i g h t n e s sd i f f e r e n c ei s
di s p l a y e d
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7 . D i g i t ad
d i s p l a y sf / n u m b e r s ,E V , o r b r i g h t n e s sd i f f e r e n c ei n 0 . 1 E V
( 1/ 1O - s t o p )i n c r e m e n t s
t dicator
8 . D i s p l a y - u ni n
i n d i c a t e sw h e t h er t l n u mb e r o r E V i s s h o w n i n t h e d i g i t a l
d i s pl a y
9 . O v er - l U n d e r - r a n g ien d i c a t o r s
i n d i c a t ew h e n a r e a d i n g i s o v e r / u n d e rt h e m e t e r ' s d i s p l a y
r a n g e o r s e n s i t i v i t yr a n g e
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BATTERY
T h e A u t o M e t e r l V F i s p o w e r e d b y a s i n g l e A A - s i z e ,1 . 5 v
ium
a l k a l i n e - m a n g a n e s ec, a r b o n - z i n c , o r 1. 2 v n i c k e l - c a d m
battery.
Installing
1 . R e m o v et h e b a t t e r y - c h a m b e r
cover by sliding it in the
direction indicated bv the
arrow.
PREPARATIONS
2. Insert the battery with the
plus (+) and minus(-) ends
oriented according to the
d iagram in the battery
chamber.
3. Replace the battery-chamb
er cover.
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A f t e r y o u i n s t a l lt h e b a t t e r y ,a l l
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of the meter's displays and TIME
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seconds,after which they will
be replaced by the display " t ,
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shownat right.
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FNo.
S E T T I N GT H E F I L M S P E E D
The Auto Meter lV F's film speed range is ISO 3
1 / 3 - s t o pi n c r e m e n t s .
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8000 in
1. P r e s s a n d h o l d t h e I S O
button.
Auto Power Off
To conserve power, the Auto Meter lV F's display automatically
switchesoff if you do not make anotherreadingor pressany button
for 10 minutes. To restorethe display,pressthe power button. Data
in memoryand the readingwill be erased.
Low-BatteryWarning
When the battery's power
becomes low, the data panel
will blink. When this occurs,
replace the old battery with a
new one.
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2 . U s e t h e u p / d o w n c o n t r o lt o
select the desired ISO value.
. ISO 125 and 1250 will
appear in the display as
1 2 0 a n d 1 2 0 0 ,r e s p e c t i v e l y .
A f t e r y o u i n s e r ta b a t t e r y ,t h e f i l m s p e e d w i l l b e r e s e t t o I S O
10 0 .
lf you changethe film speed afteryou take a measurement,
t h e E V o r a p e r t u r ed i s p l a yw i l l c h a n g e t o m a i n t a i na c o r r e c t
readingwith the new film speed and the selectedshutter
speed.
S e e p . 4 7 f o r i n f o r m a t i o no n h o w t o u s e t h e I S O s e t t i n g t o
c o m p e n s a t em e t e r r e a d i n g sf o r f i l t e rf a c t o r s .
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11
S E L E C T I NA
G M E A S U R I NM
GE T H O D
I n c i d e n t - L i g h tR e a d i n g s
W h e n y o u u s e a m e t e r t o Incident light metering
m a k e i n c i d e n t - l i g hrte a d ings, the exposure is
based e ntirely o n the
brightness of the light
falling on (incident to)
your subject.As a result,
the subject's reflectance
(how dark or light it is)
w i l l n o t i n f l u e n c et h e m e t e r r e a d i n ga n d l i g h t a n d d a r k t o n e s
w i l l r e p r o d u c ea s t h e y a p p e a r e di n t h e o r i g i n a sl c e n e .
T o t a k e a n i n c i d e n t - l i g hrte a d i n g ,a t t a c h a n y o f t h e d i f f u s e r s
( S p h e r i c a lD i f f u s e r ,F l a t D i f f u s e r ,M i n i D i f f u s e r ,4 X S p h e r i c a l
N D D i f f u s e ro
, r 8 X S p h e r i c a lN D D i f f u s e r )t o t h e A u t o M e t e r l V
F . P o s i t i o nt h e m e t e r n e a r y o u r s u b j e c t , a i m t h e r e c e p t o r
d i r e c t l ya t t h e c a m e r a l e n s ,a n d p r e s st h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n .
With the Auto Meter lV F, you can also use this measuring
m e t h o dt o q u i c k l yd e t e r m i n ey o u r l i g h t i n gr a t i o . S e e p . 3 8 f o r
more information
A n o t h e r a d v a n t a g eo f i n c i d e n t - l i g hm
t e t e r i n gi s t h a t t h e l i g h t
r e c e p t o rc a n b e m a t c h e dt o y o u r s u b j e c t .
F o r t h r e e - d i m e n s i o n aslu b j e c t s ,y o u s h o u l d u s e o n e o f t h e
s p h e r i c a ld i f f u s e r s ;w h e n y o u p h o t o g r a p hf l a t s u r f a c e s s u c h
, se the flatdiffuser.
a s p o s t e r so r p a i n t i n g s u
A n i n c i d e n t - l i g hrte a d i n g i s t h e s i m p l e s t , m o s t c o n v e n i e n t
m e t h o d o f d e t e r m i n i n gt h e e x p o s u r e i n a w i d e v a r i e t y o f
s i t u a t i o n s . l t i s m o s t e f f e c t i v ef o r s c e n e s w h i c h c o n t a i na f u l l
r a n g e o f t o n e s , s u c h a s i n a r c h i t e c t u r a la n d l a n d s c a p e
photographs. Incident-!ighm
t etering also works well for
portrait and other situations where the lighting can be
c o n t r o l l e da n d a d j u s t e d t o m a k e t h e c o n t r a s t r a n g e o f t h e
s c e n ef i t t h e e x p o s u r er a n g eo f y o u r f i l m .
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Reflected-Light Readi ngs
W h e n m a k i n g r e fl e c t e d - Reflected light metering
l i g h t r e a d i n g s ,t h e m e t e r
m e a s ur e s a n d a v e r a g e s
t h e l i g h t r e fl e c t i n g f r o m
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a l l s u b j e c t sw i t h i ni t s f i e l d
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Like all
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reflected-light meters,
the Auto Meter lV F is
calibrated to provide an
e x p o s u r e w h i c h w i l l r e p r o d u c et h e m e t e r e d a r e a a s a t o n e
w i t h 1 8 % r e f l e c t a n c e( z o n e 5 ) r e g a r d l e s so f i t s t r u e s h a d e .
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T o m a k e a r e fl e c t e d - l i g h tr e a d i n g , a t t a c h t h e r e fl e c t e d - l i g h t
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, i e w f i n d e r5 o r V i e w f i n d e r1 0 l l t o t h e m e t e r .
P o s i t i o nt h e r e c e p t o rh e a d s o t h a t i t i s r e a d i n gt h e a r e a y o u
w a n t t o m e t e r w i t h o u tc a s t i n ga s h a d o w o n t h i s a r e a o r b e i n g
a f f e c t e db y s u r r o u n d i n gp a r t so f t h e s c e n e o r o t h e r l i g h t s .
* l f , f o r e x a m p l e ,y o u m e t e r a n a r e a w h i c h i s o n e s t o p b r i g h t e r
t h a n z o n e 5 , y o u w i l l h a v e t o i n c r e a s et h e m e t e r e dv a l u e b y
one stop in order to make this area appearwith its original
brightness. lf you meter an area which is one stop darker
t h a n z o n e 5 , y o u w i l l h a v e t o d e c r e a s et h e e x p o s u r eo n e
s t o p t o k e e p i t f r o m a p p e a r i n gb r i g h t e rt h a n n o r m a l . H e r e
a g a i n ,w i t h p r a c t i c ey o u w i l l b e a b l e t o r e c o g n i z et h e r e l a t i v e
b r i g h t n e s so f v a r i o u ss h a d e s r e g a r d l e s so f t h e i r c o l o r .
W i t h p r a c t i c e ,y o u s h o u l d b e a b l e t o p r e - v i s u a l i z eh o w y o u
w a n t v a r i o u sp a r t s o f y o u r s c e n e t o a p p e a r i n t h e f i n a l i m a g e .
Y o u w i l l t h e n b e a b l e t o t a k e a r e f l e c t e dm e t e r r e a d i n go f a n y
a r e a a n d , b y a d j u s t i n gt h e d a t a p r o v i d e db y t h e A u t o M e t e r l V
F , o b t a i na c o r r e c te x p o s u r e . *
Reflected readings, together with the meter's brightnessd i f f e r e n c ef u n c t i o n ,e n a b l e s y o u t o q u i c k l y a n d e a s i l y d e t e r m i n e t h e b r i g h t n e s sr a n g e o f a s c e n e ( s e e p . 4 1 ) . W i t h t h i s
i n f o r m a t i o n , y o uc a n t h e n a d j u s t t h e e x p o s u r e a n d / o r p r o cessing to fit your film's exposure range. Reflected-light
r e a d i n g sa r e a l s o u s e f u l w h e n y o u w a n t t o m e t e r s u b j e c t s
w h i c h e m i t i n s t e a do f r e f l e c tl i g h t .
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A M B I E N TL I G H T
MEASURING
Procedure For Use With A Still Camera
1. P r e s s t h e p o w e r button to
t u r n t h e m e t e ro n .
. The most recent settings
will appear in the disPlaY
window.
2. Refer to p.11 and set the
d e s i r e df i l m s p e e d .
t s A S I CO P E R A T I O N
3. lf the meter is not set to
ambient mode, Press the
mode button until AMBI
a p p e a r s i n t h e d i s P l a Yw i n dow.
. Any data in the aperture
d i s p l a yo r i n m e m o r Yw i l l b e
c l e a r e da t t h i s p o i n t .
4 . Pr e s s t h e d i s p l a y - s e l e c t o r
button to set the units in
w h i c h m e a s u r e dd a t a w i l l b e
displayed.
. When the meter is set to
display EV numbers, the
analog scale and shutterspeed display will not aPpear.
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ProcedureFor Use With A Cine Camera
5. lf the meter is set to display
f l n u m b e r s ,u s e t h e u p / d o w n
c o n t r o lt o s e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d
s hu t t er s p e e d .
1. P r e s s t h e p o w e r b u t t o n t o
t u r n t h e m e t e ro n .
. For a still camera, the
meter's
shutter-speed
r a n g e i s fr o m 1 / 8 0 0 0 t o 3 0
s e c . i n 1 / 2 - s t o pi n c r e m e n t s .
. The most recent settings
will appear in the display
window.
2 . R e f e rt o p . 11 a n d s e t t h e f i l m
speed.
'rffirds
6. Position the meter and
p r e s st h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n -
ffi
. T h e m e t e r w i l l c o n t i n u et o
m a k e r e a d i n g s a s l o n g- a s
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the measuring button is
held in. When you release
it, the last reading will rem a i n i n t h e d i g i t a ld i s p l a y .
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display, the reading will
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also be displayed on the
rsoa n a l o gs c a l e .
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3. lf the meter is not already
s e t t o a m b i e n tm o d e , p r e s s
t h e m o d e b u t t o n u n t i lA M B I
a p p e a r s i n t h e d i s p l a yw i n dow.
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l f t h e r e a d i n gi s o v e r o r u n d e r t h e m e t e r ' s d i s p l a y r a n g e ,
F N o . a n d o ( o v e r )o r u ( u n d e r )w i l l b l i n k .w h e n t h i s h a p p e n s ,
use the up/downcontrolto change the shutter speed and
b r i n gt h e a p e r t u r eb a c k i n t o t h e d i s p l a yr a n g e . l f t h e r e a d i n g
i s o v e r o r u n d e r t h e m e t e r ' s m e a s u r i n gr a n g e , o o r u w i l l
b l i n ka n d E w i l l a p p e a ri n t h e d i g i t a d
l isplay.
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4 . Pr e s s a n d h o l d t h e u p
control until the shutter
passes
display
speed
1/8000 sec. and the time
unrts change to CINE.
S e l e c t t h e f r a mi n g r a t e o f
y o u r c a me r a .
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5. lf the angle of your camera'sshutteris not 180
s p e e d s h o u l db e a d j u s t e da c c o r d i n gt o t h e t a b l e 1.
The meter will continueto
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make readingsas long as
CINE
FNo.
the rneasuring button is
held in. When you release
i t , t h e l a s t r e a d i n g w i l l r e - so
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m a i n i n t h e d i g i t a ld i s p l a y .
lf you selected f/number display,the reading will also be
d i s p l a y e do n t h e a n a l o gs c a l e .
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lf the reading is over or under the meter's display range,
F N o . a n d o ( o v e r )o r u ( u n d e r )w i l l b l i n k .l f t h e r e a d i n gi s o v e r
o r u n d e rt h e m e t e r ' Sm e a s u r i n gr a n g e ,o o r u w i l l b l i n ka n d E
w i l l a p p e a r i n t h e d i g i t a ld i s p l a y .
lso 120
6. Position the meter and
p r e s s t h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n .
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With a Sync Cord
1. P r e s s t h e p o w e r b u t t o n t o
t u r n t h e m e t e ro n .
. The most recent settings
will appear in the display
window.
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4. Use the up/downcontrolto
selectthe X-syncspeedof
y o u rc a m e r a .
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1/500 and 1 sec can be
selected in 1/2-stop increm e n t s . C i n e s p e e d sc a n n o t
b e s e l e c t e di n c o r d m o d e .
2. Referto p.11 and set the
d e s i r e df i l m s p e e d .
5 . A t t a c ht h e f l a s h s y n c c o r d t o
t h e m e t e r ' ss y n c t e r m i n a l .
3. lf the meter is not set to
cord mode, pressthe mode
button until CORD appears
i n t h e d i s p l a yw i n d o w .
. The flash may fire when you
a t t a c ht h e c o r d .
Any data in the aperture
d i s p l a yo r i n m e m o r yw i l l b e
c l e a r e da t t h i s p o i n t a n d t h e
s h u t t e r - s p e e dr a n g ew i l l c h a n g et o 1 / 5 0 0- 1 s e c .
6. Position the meter and
p r e s s t h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n ;
the flash will fire and the
exposure reading will be
made.
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F N o . a n d o ( o v e r )o r u ( u n d e r )w i l l b l i n k .
l f t h e r e a d i n gi s o v e r o r u n d e r t h e m e t e r ' s m e a s u r i n gr a n g e ,
o o r u w i l l b l i n ka n d E w i l l a p p e a ri n t h e d i g i t a ld i s p l a y .
l f y o u c h a n g e t h e s h u t t e rs p e e d a f t e r y o u m a k e a m e a s u r e m e n t , t h e a p e r t u r ed i s p l a y ,a n a l o g d i s p l a y ,a n d a n y d a t a i n
m e m o r yw i l l c l e a r .
T h e t r i g g e rv o l t a g eo f s o m e e l e c t r o n i cf l a s h u n i t s m a y b e t o o
highfor the Auto Meter lV F to fire them in cord mode. lf this
i s t r u e o f y o u r f l a s h ,u s e n o n - c o r dm o d e ( s e e p . 2 5 ) .
Withouta Sync Cord
1. Press the power button to
t u r n t h e m e t e ro n .
. The most recent settings
w i l l ,a p p e a r i n t h e d i s p l a y
window.
2 . R e f e rt o p . 1 1 a n d s e t t h e d e s i r e df i l m s p e e d .
3. lf the meter is not set to
non-cord mode, press the
mode button until NON.C
appears in the displaywindow.
o Any data in the aperture
d i s p l a yo r i n m e m o r yw i l l b e
c l e a r e da t t h i s p o i n t a n d t h e s h u t t e r - s p e e dr a n g e w i l l c h a n g e
t o 1 / 5 0 0- 1 s e c .
. E V d i s p l a yc a n n o tb e s e l e c t e di n n o n - c o r dm o d e .
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6 . P o s i t i o nt h e m e t e r a n d f i r e t h q f l a s ht o m a k e a r e a d i n g .
4 . U s e t h e u p / d o w n c o n t r o lt o
select the X-sync speed of
yourcamera.
. l f t h e r e a d i n gi s o v e r o r u n d e rt h e m e t e r ' sd i s p l a yr a n g e ,F N o .
a n d o ( o v e r )o r u ( u n d e r )w i l l b l i n k . l f t h e r e a d i n gi s o v e r o r
u n d e rt h e m e t e r ' sm e a s u r i n gr a n g e ,o o r u w i l l b l i n ka n d E w i l l
a p p e a r i n t h e d i g i t a ld i s p l a y .
. Shutter speeds between
1/500 and 1 sec. can be
selected in 1/2-stop increm e n t s . C i n e s p e e d sc a n n o t
b e s e l e c t e dr n n o n - c o r dm o d e .
5 . P r e s st h e m e t e r ' sm e a s u r i n gb u t t o n .
NON.C will begin to blink,
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m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n a g a i n , t h e m e t e r ' s i n t e r n a lc l o c k w i l l r e s e t
to one minute; if you press any other function button,
s t a n d - b yw i l l b e c a n c e l e da n d t h a t f u n c t i o nw i l l b e e n g a g e d .
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the memory button. A dot
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c o r n e ro f t h e d i s p l a yw i n d o w
i n d i c a t i n gt h a t o n e v a l u e i s
s t o r e d( 1 ) .
lf you make a second
r e a d i n g ,t h e n e w d a t a w i l l
a p p e a r i n t h e d i g i t a ld i s p l a y
and on the analog scale.
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a l s o r e m a i nd i s p l a y e do n t h e
a n a l o gs c a l e( 2 ) .
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i n d i c a t o rw i l l a p p e a r a b o v e
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lf you press the memory
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m e t e r ' ss e n s i t i v i t yr a n g e .
T o c l e a rt h e m e m o r y ,t u r n t h e m e t e r o n a n d o f f o r c h a n g e t h e
m e a s u r i n gm o d e .
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l f y o u p r e s s t h e a v e r a g e b u t t o n a g a i n , A w i l l d i s a p p e a ra n d
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In all measuring modes, to
obtain an averaged exposure
r e a d i n g f o r y o ur s u b j e c t o r
s c e n e , f i r s t m e a s u r ea n d s t o r e
r e a d i n g s o f t h e h i g h l i g h ta n d
shadow areas of your subject.
Next, press the average button.
A will appear in the display
w i n d o w a n d t h e a v e r a g eo f t h e
t w o r e a d i n g sw i l l a p p e a r b o t h
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you release the measuring button, a fourth reading will
a p p e a r o n t h e a n a l o g s c a l e , b u t t h e a v e r a g eo f t h e m e m o r y
data will remain in the digitaldisplay. To view this fourth
r e a d i n g d i g i t a l l y ,p r e s s t h e a v e r a g e b u t t o n a g a i n . T h e
average indicator and the marker which indicates the
a v e r a g e r e a d i n go n t h e a n a l o g s c a l e w i l l d i s a p p e a ra n d t h e
d i g i t a ld i s p l a yw i l l s h o w t h e m o s t r e c e n t r e a d i n g . P r e s s t h e
a v e r a g eb u t t o na g a i nt o r e s t o r et h e a v e r a g er e a d i n g .
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w i l lb e c l e a r e d .
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BRIGHTNESS
DIFFERENCE
I n a m b i e n ta n d c o r d r n o d e ,y o u c a n u s e t h e A u t o M e t e r l V F
t o d e t e r m i n et h e b r i g h t n e s sd i f f e r e n c eb e t w e e nt w o r e a d i n g s .
T h i s f e a t u r e g r e a t l y s i m p l i f i e sa d j u s t i n g l a m p b r i g h t n e s st o .
o b t a i n a d e s i r e d l i g h t i n gr a t i o o r d e t e r mi n i n g s u b j e c tc o n t r a s t
t o a n a l y z et h e b r i g h t n e s sr a n g eo f y o u r s c e n e . S e e p . 3 8 - 4 4
f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o no n u s i n gt h i s f u n c t i o n .
1. M a k e a r e a d i n g a n d p r e s s
the average button. One
m e m o r y i n d i c a t o ra n d A w i l l
a p p e a ri n t h e d i s p l a y .
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a n d t h e s e c o n d r e a d i n gw i l l
a p p e a ri n t h e d i g i t a ld i s p l a y . T h e o r i g i n a lr e a d i n gw i l l r e m a i n
i n m e m o r y a n d b o t h r e a d i n g sw i l l b e s h o w n o n t h e a n a l o g
s c a l e i f y o u h a v e s e l e c t e df l n u m b e r d i s p l a y . l f y o u t a k e a
r e a d i n gn o w , t h e m e t e rw i l lf u n c t i o nn o r m a l l y .
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2 . M a k e a s e c o n d r e a d i n go f a n o t h e r p a r t o f y o u r s u b j e c to r o f
a n o t h e rl i g h ta n d h o l d t h e m e a s u r i n g b u t t o n d o w n .
. The meter will displaythe
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h a v e s e l e c t e d . B o t h r e a d i n g sw i l l b e d i s p l a y e do n t h e a n a l o g
s c a l e i f y o u s e l e c t e df l n u m b e rd i s p l a y .
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RE.CALIBRATION
D u r i n g m a n u f a c t u r e ,y o u r A u t o M e t e r l V F w a s p r e c i s e l y
c a l i b r a t e dt o M i n o l t as t a n d a r d s . N o f u r t h e ra d j u s t m e n to f t h e
m e t e r i s u s u a l l yr e q u i r e dt o o b t a i no p t i m u mr e s u l t s . H o w e v e r ,
i f y o u w a n t t o r e - c a l i b r a t ey o u r m e t e r t o m a t c h t h e r e a d i n g so f
a n o t h e rm e t e r , t h e A u t o M e t e r l V F c a n b e a d j u s t e db e t w e e n
- 0 . 8a n d + 0 . 7 E V .
T o a d j u s t t h e m e t e r , u s e a s m a l l s c r e w d r i v e rt o t u r n t h e
m e a s u r i n g - l e v eal d j u s t m e n ts c r e w l o c a t e d u n d e r t h e b a t t e r y
cover. The marks aroundthe screw show 0.2 EV (1/S-stop)
i n c r e m e n t sa n d t h e i n d e n t s i n t h e s c r e w ' s r o t a t i o nr e p r e s e n t
0 . 1 E V ( 1 / 1O - s t o p i)n c r e m e n t s .
APPLICATIONS
. T h e A u t o M e t e r l V F s h o u l d b e r e - c a l i b r a t e do n l y a f t e r y o u
d e t e r m i n et h a t i t w i l l n o t p r o d u c e t h e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . l f y o u
a r e m a k i n go n l y a t e m p o r a r ya d j u s t m e n tt,h e m e a s u r i n gl e v e l
a d j u s t m e n ts c r e w s h o u l d b e r e t u r n e dt o t h e z e r o p o s i t i o na s
s o o n a s p o s s i b l ea f t e r y o u a r e f i n i s h e d .
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LIGHTING-RATIO
ME A S UR E ME N T S
T h e l i g h t i n gr a t i o o f a s c e n e i s t h e r a t i o b e t w e e n t h e m a i n
( k e y ) a n d f i l l l i g h t s . B y a d j u s t i n gt h e l i g h t i n gr a t i o , y o u c a n
control the appearanceof your subject or the brightness
r a n g eo f y o u r s c e n e .
T h e A u t o M e t e r l V F , e n a b l e sy o u t o d e t e r m i n et h i s r a t i o a n d
t o s e e t h e d i f f e r e n c e i,n s t o p s o n t h e a n a l o g s c a l e o r i n + l - E Y ,
b e t w e e n l i g h t s o u r c e s , a n d m a k e s a d j u s t i n gy o u r l i g h t i n gt o
o b t a i na d e s i r e dr a t i or e m a r k a b l yq u i c k a n d e a s y .
4. Press the average (A) button.
The reading will be stored
in memory and A will app e a r i n t h e d i s p l a yw i n d o w .
1 . A t t a c ht h e f l a t d i f f u s e rt o t h e A u t o M e t e r l V F .
2 . S e t t h e f i l m s p e e d ,m e a s u r i n gm o d e ,d i s p l a yu n i t s ,a n d , i f y o u
a r e r e a d i n gi n f / n u m b e r s ,t h e s h u t t e rs p e e d t o t h e v a l u e s y o u
require.
3 . T u r n o n o n l y y o u r m a i n l i g h t , p o s i t i o nt h e m e t e r n e a r y o u r
m a i n s u b j e c t ,p o i n t t h e r e c e p t o rd i r e c t l ya t t h e l i g h t ,a n d t a k e
a reading.
5. Turn on your fill light and
turnoffthe mainlight.
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r e c e p t o rd i r e c t l ya t t h e f i l l l i g h t .
7 . P r e s sa n d h o l d t h e m e a s u r ing button. The meter will
display the difference bet w e e n y o ur m a i n a n d f i l l
l i g h t si n + / - E V . R e f e r t o t h e
table 2 to determine your
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l i g h t su n t i ly o u o b t a i nt h e r a t i oy o u n e e d .
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. W h e n y o u r e l e a s et h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n a f t e r y o u m a k e t h e
s e c o n d r e a d i n g , i f y o u h a v e s e l e c t e df / n u m b e rd i s p l a y ,t h e
f i r s t r e a d i n gw i l l r e a p p e a ri n t h e d i g i t a ld i s p l a ya n d b o t h w i l l
r e m a i no n t h e a n a l o g s c a l e . l f y o u p r e s s t h e a v e r a g e b u t t o n
a g a i n s o t h a t A d i s a p p e a r sf r o m t h e d i s p l a y w i n d o w , t h e
d i g i t a ld i s p l a yw i l l s h o w t h e s e c o n d r e a d i n g( i n t h e u n i t sy o u
h a v e s e l e c t e d ,n o t + / - E V ) . T h e f i r s t r e a d i n g w i l l r e m a i n i n
m e m o r ya n d , i f i t i s t h e o n l y v a l u e i n m e m o r y ,i t c a n b e c a l l e d
b a c k b y p r e s s i n gt h e a v e r a g eb u t t o na g a i n .
. A f t e ry o u h a v e s e t t h e l i g h t i n gr a t i o ,t u r n o n a l l y o u r l i g h t sa n d
m a k e a n e x p o s u r er e a d i n g .
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S c e n e c o n t r a s t ,o r b r i g h t n e s sr a n g e ,i s t h e d i f f e r e n c eb e t w e e n
t h e b r i g h t e s ta n d d a r k e s tp a r t s o f y o u r s u b j e c to r s c e n e . W i t h
t h e A u t o M e t e r l V F ' s b r i g h t n e s s d i f f e r e n c ef u n c t i o n a n d
a n a l o gs c a l e ,t h i s v a l u e i s e a s i l ym e a s u r e da n d c o n v e r t e dt o a
b r i g h t n e s s r a t i o . W i t h t h i s i n f o r m a t i o na n d t h e e x p o s u r e
range of your film, you will be able to judge whetheryour
scene will appear as you want it or if its shadows will be
s ashed-out.
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T h e f i l m ' se x p o s u r er a n g e - - t h a its , t h e d i f f e r e n c eb e t w e e nt h e
b r i g h t e s ta n d d a r k e s ta r e a s o f y o u r s c e n e w h i c h w i l l s t i l ls h o w
d e t a i l i n t h e f i n a l i m a g e - - a sw e l l a s a g r e a t d e a l o f u s e f u l
i n f o r m a t i o nc a n b e f o u n d i n t h e m a t e r i a lp a c k e d w i t h t h e f i l m
l u b l i c a t i o n as v a i l a b l ef r o m t h e f i l m m a n u f a c and in technicap
t u r e r . I n g e n e r a l ,c o l o r n e g a t i v ef i l m h a s a n e x p o s u r er a n g e
o f a p p r o x i m a t e l7y s t o p s ;c o l o rs l i d ef i l m ,o n l y a b o u t5 s t o p s .
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IV F.
2 . S e t t h e f i l m s p e e d ,m e a s u r i n gm o d e ,d i s p l a yu n i t s ,a n d , i f y o u
a r e r e a d i n g t l n u m b e r s ,t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d t o t h e v a l u e s y o u
r e qui r e .
3. Turn the receptor head around 180' so that the display
w i n d o wi s f a c i n gy o u w h e n y o u l o o kt h r o u g ht h e v i e w f i n d e r .
4 . l f y o u a r e u s i n g n e g a t i v ef i l m , f i r s t m a k e a r e a d i n g o f t h e
d a r k e s t a r e a o f y o u s c e n e i n w h i c h y o u w a n t t o r e t a i nd e t a i l ;i f
y o u a r e u s i n g r e v e r s a lf i l m , f i r s t m e a s u r et h e b r i g h t e s ta r e a i n
w h i c h y o u w a n t t o r e t a i nd e t a i l .
6 . N e x t m e a s u r e t h e b r i g h t e s t a r e a ( n e g a t i v ef i l m ) o r d a r k e s t
a r e a ( r e v e r s a fl i l m ) i n w h i c h y o u w a n t t o r e t a i nd e t a i la n d h o l d
t h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o nd o w n .
T h e d i f f e r e n c eb e t w e e nt h e
1 1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 I 11 16 2232456490.
f i r s t r e a d i n ga n d t h e b r i g h t ness of the area in the spot
circle will appear in the
digital display in +/-EV as
long as you hold the meas u r i n g b u t t o n d o w n . T o d e t e r m i n et h e s c e n e c o n t r a s tr a t i o ,
, d j u s ty o u r l i g h t i n gt o b r i n g
r e f e rt o t h e t a b l e 3 . l f n e c e s s a r y a
t h e s c e n e c o n t r a s tr a n g e w i t h i n t h e e x p o s u r e r a n g e o f y o u r
f i l m ,o r a d j u s tt h e d e v e l o p m e n t / r e p r o d u c t i voanr i a b l e st o a l t e r
t h e e x p o s u r er a n g e .
5 . P r e s st h e a v e r a g eb u t t o n .
The reading will be stored
in memory and A will app e a r i n t h e d i s p l a yw i n d o w .
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f l n u m b e r d i s p l a y ,t h e f i r s t r e a d i n g w i l l a p p e a r b o t h i n t h e
d i g i t a ld i s p l a y a n d o n t h e a n a l o g s c a l e a n d t h e l a s t v a l u e
m e a s u r e dw h i l e y o u w e r e h o l d i n gt h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n w i l l
b e d i s p l a y e do n t h e a n a l o g s c a l e . T o d i s p l a y t h i s s e c o n d
r e a d i n gi n t h e d i g i t a ld i s p l a y( i n t h e u n i t s y o u h a v e s e l e c t e d ,
not +/-EV), press the average button again so that A
d i s a p p e a r sf r o m t h e d i s p l a y w i n d o w . T h e f i r s t r e a d i n g w i l l
r e m a i ni n m e m o r y a n d , i f t h e r e i s o n l y o n e v a l u e i n m e m o r y ,
i t c a n b e r e c a l l e db y p r e s s i n gt h e a v e r a g eb u t t o no n c e a g a i n .
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so that the spot circle remains over the area you are
m e a s u r i n g ,t h e b r i g h t n e s s - d i f f e r e n cr eea d i n gm a y c h a n g e .
Set the meter to cord mode. Now when you press the
measuring button, the meter will not make continuous
m e a s u r e m e n t s . Y o u m u s t s t i l l h o l d t h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n
down after the second reading to view the brightness
d i f f e r e n c ei n + / - E V , b u t t h e r e a d i n g w i l l n o t c h a n g e i f y o u
m o v e t h e s p o t c i r c l et o a n a r e a o f d i f f e r e n tb r i g h t n e s s .
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t f m i d t o n e s s, h a d o w sa n d h i g h l i g h t sf r o m y o u r
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a n d k n o w l e d g eo f t h e e x p o s u r el a t i t u d eo f y o u r f i l m , t h i s w i l l
h e l p y o u t o j u d g e w h e t h e rt h e e x p o s u r ep r o v i d e db y t h e m e t e r
w i l l r e p r o d u c et h e s c e n ea s y o u d e s i r e .
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u s i n gr e v e r s afl i l m ;
. t h e d a r k e s t a r e a i n w h i c h y o u w a n t t o r e t a i nd e t a i l i f y o u a r e
u s i n gn e g a t i v ef i l m . S t o r et h i s r e a d i n gi n m e m o r y .
N e x t , m e a s u r e t h e d a r k e s t ( r e v e r s a lf i l m ) / l i g h t e s (t n e g a t i v e
film) area which you want to show detail and place this
r e a d i n gi n t o m e m o r ya l s o .
l f n e c e s s a r y ,a d j u s t t h e s h u t t e rs p e e d t o b r i n g b o t h r e a d i n g s
o n t o t h e a n a l o gs c a l e . T h i s
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l f t h i s b r i g h t n e s sr a n g e i s w i t h i n t h e e x p o s u r e r a n g e o f y o u r
f i l m , p r e s s t h e a v e r a g e b u t t o n t o o b t a i n a n e x p o s u r er e a d i n g
w h i c h w i l l r e p r o d u c ed e t a i li n b o t h o f t h e a r e a s y o u m e a s u r e d .
O f c o u r s e i f t h e b r i g h t n e s sr a n g e i s s m a l l e rt h a n t h e e x p o s u r e
r a n g e ,t h e n y o u m a y h a v e d e t a i l i n a r e a s d a r k e r a n d l i g h t e r
than those you measured. Adjust your exposure, develo p m e n t , a n d / o r r e p r o d u c t i o nv a r i a b l e st o o b t a i n t h e r e s u l t s
you want.
l f , h o w e v e r , t h e b r i g h t n e s sr a n g e i s g r e a t e r t h a n t h e f i l m ' s
e x p o s u r er a n g e , y o u w i l l h a v e t o a d j u s t o n e o r a l l o f t h e
v a r i a b l e sl i s t e d a b o v e , c h a n g e t h e l i g h t i n gc o n d i t i o n si f y o u
h a v e c o n t r o lo v e r t h e m , o r y o u m a y h a v e t o s e t t l ef o r a l o s s o f
d e t a i li n t h e h i g h l i g h t sa n d / o rs h a d o w s .
CORRECTION
FILTER.FACTOR
W h e n y o u p l a c e f i l t e r so v e r t h e c a m e r a l e n s , y o u w i l l h a v e t o
i n c r e a s et h e e x p o s u r ew h i c h i s i n d i c a t e db y t h e A u t o M e t e r l V
F . C a l c u l a t i n tgh i s i n c r e a s ea n d a d d i n gi t t o t h e m e t e r r e a d i n g
c a n b e a l a b o r i o u sp r o c e d u r ei f y o u a r e m a k i n g m o r e t h a n
o n e e x p o s u r ea t d i f f e r e n ts h u t t e rs p e e d a n d a p e r t u r es e t t i n g s
o r i f y o u a r e u s i n gs e v e r a lf i l t e r ss i m u l t a n e o u s l y .
With the Auto MeterlV F's wide ISO range,youcan add the
f i l t e rf a c t o r d i r e c t l yt o t h e f i l m s p e e d s e t t i n gs o t h a t t h e m e t e r
w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l cy o m p e n s a t ef o r t h e l i g h t a b s o r b e db y t h e
f i l t e r sa n d d i s p l a yt h e c o r r e c te x p o s ur e .
1 . F i r s t ,d e t e r m i n et h e f i l t e rf a c t o ro f e a c h f i l t e ry o u w i l l b e u s i n g .
ln the second case, it may be useful to take a reflected
r e a d i n go f a g r e y c a r d ( z o n e 5 ) . Y o u w i l l t h e n b e a b l e t o s e e
t h e p o s i t i o n o f y o u r h i g h l i g h ta n d s h a d o w r e a d i n g s a n d
c a l c u l a t e da v e r a g ev a l u e w i t h r e s p e c tt o t h e m e t e r r e a d i n go f
a s t a n d a r dm i d t o n e . R e m e m b e r ,w h e n y o u t a k e a r e f l e c t e d l i g h t r e a d i n g ,t h e e x p o s u r ep r o v i d e db y t h e m e t e r w i l l m a k e
the area you read appear as a Zone 5 after normal
developm
ent.
. T h i s i s g e n e r a l l ye x p r e s s e di n 1 / 3 - s t o p so n t h e f i l t e r , i n i t s
a c c o m p a n y i n gt e c h n i c a l i t e r a t u r eo, r o n t h e o u t s i d eo f t h e
f i l t e rp a c k a g i n g .
2.lt you are using more than one filter,add all the factors
t o g e t h e rt o o b t a i na c o r r e c t i o nf a c t o rf o r t h e e n t i r ef i l t e rp a c k .
3 . D e c r e a s et h e m e t e r ' sf i l m s p e e d b y t h i s n u m b e ro f s t o p s .
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F o r e x a m p l e ,i f y o u a r e u s i n gt w o f i l t e r s ,o n e w i t h a f i l t e rf a c t o r
of 213 and the other with a factor of 1 213,the filter factor of
t h e t w o t o g e t h e ri s 2 1 1 3( 2 1 3+ 1 2 1 3: 1 4 1 3o r 2 1 1 3 ) .T o a d d
t h i s c o m p e n s a t i o nv a l u e t o t h e m e t e r ' s o p e r a t i o n ,p r e s s a n d
hold the ISO button and press the down control7 times (6
t i m e s f o r t h e 2 w h o l e - s t o p sp l u s o n c e m o r e f o r t h e a d d i t i o n a l
1 / 3 - s t o p ) .l f y o u a r e u s i n gI S O 1 0 0 f i l m ,t h e m e t e rs h o u l dn o w
r e a d I S O 2 0 . N o w , e a c h t i m e y o u t a k e a m e t e r r e a d i n g ,t h e
A u t o M e t e r l V F w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l yc o m p e n s a t ef o r t h e l i g h t
absorbedby the two filters.
MEASUREMENTS
ILLUMINANCE
The Auto Meter lV F provides you with the means to
d e t e r m i n et h e i l l u m i n a n c e ,i n l u x ( l x ) , o f a n a m b i e n t l i g h t
s o ur c e .
1 . A t t a c ht h e f l a t d i f f u s e rt o t h e A u t o M e t e r l V F .
2 . T u r n t h e m e t e ro n , s e l e c ta m b i e n tm o d e ,S e tt h e f i l m s p e e d t o
I S O 1 0 0 , a n d s e t t h e d i g i t a ld i s p l a yt o E V .
3 . P o s i t i o nt h e m e t e r s o t h a t i t i s n e a r y o u r s u b j e c t , p o i n t t h e
r e c e p t o rh e a d d i r e c t l ya t t h e l i g h t s o u r c e y o u a r e m e a s u r i n g ,
a n d p r e s st h e m e a s u r l n gb u t t o nt o t a k e a r e a d i n g .
4. Use the EV indicatedby the meter and refer to the table 4 to
d e t e r m i n et h e i l l u m i n a n c e . F i n d t h e i n t e g e r v a l u e o f t h e
m e t e r r e a d i n gi n t h e l e f t - h a n dc o l u m n a n d t h e d e c i m a lv a l u e
i n t h e t o p r o w . W h e r e t h e r o w a n d c o l u m n i n t e r s e c ti s t h e
m e a s u r e m e nitn l u x .
a p p r o x i m a t ei l l u m i n a n c e
F o r e x a m p l e ,i f t h e m e t e r d i s p l a y sa r e a d i n go f E V 1 0 . 7 , t h e
r o w f o r t h e i n t e g e r1 0 a n d t h e c o l u m n f o r t h e d e c i m a l0 . 7
intersectat 4200 lx.
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t h e a n g l e o f a c c e p t a n c ei s 5 ' ; w i t h t h e V i e w f i n d e r1 0 ' l l , t h e
a n g l eo f a c c e p t a n c ei s 1 0 " .
T h e m e t e r c a n t h u s b e u s e d t o a c c u r a t e l ys p o t - m e a s u r e
exposure for parts of a subject or scene, or within the
a p p r o x i m a t ea n g l e o f v i e w o f c e r t a i nt e l e p h o t ol e n s e s .
Flat Diffuser
W i t h t h i s d i f f u s e ra t t a c h e d ,t h e A u t o M e t e r l V F c a n b e u s e d
t o m e a s u r e e x p o s u r e f o r f l a t s u b j e c t s ,i l l u m i n a n c ev a l u e o f
l i g h t ,l i g h t i n gr a t i ob e t w e e nl i g h ts o u r c e s .
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T h i s s m a l l r e m o t e r e c e p t o rp l u g s i n t o t h e h e a d o f t h e A u t o
M e t e r l V F t o p r o v i d e 1 2 m m - d i a m e t e rm e a s u r e m e n t o f
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e l e m e n t ,a n d a r e u s e d w h e n l i g h ti s t o o b r i g h tt o b e m e a s u r e d
l
n o r m a l l y .W i t h t h e 4 X d i f f u s e r ,t h e m e t e r ' s u p w a r d r a n g e i s
extendedbytwostops(2EV);withthe8X,bythreestops(3
E V ) . O p e r a t i o no f t h e m e t e r r e m a i n st h e s a m e a s w i t h t h e
s t a n d a r ds p h e r i c a d
l iffuser.
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Spot Mask
W h e n p l u g g e di n t o t h e a c c e s s o r y - r e c e p t oj ar c k o n t h e h e a d o f
the Auto Meter lV E, this separatesensor enables making
a c c u r a t em e a s u r e m e n t so f b r i g h t n e s sa t a n S L R e y e p i e c e ,o f l
a n S L R f o c u s i n gS c r e e no r v i e w c a m e r a g r o u n d g l a s st,h r o u g h
t h e e y e p i e c e o f a m i c r o s c o p e ,o r a t t h e f i l m p l a n e o f a
f u l l - f r a m e3 5 m m c a m e r a .T h e B o o s t e rl l m a y a l s o b e u s e d f o r
t e a s u r e m e n t ,w i t h a n a p p r o x i o r d i n a r yd i r e c t r e f l e c t e d - l i g hm
m a t e l y6 0 ' a n g l e o f a c c e p t a n c e .
This mask attachesto the meter in place of the standard
d i f f u s e r .l t e n a b l e s t h e A u t o M e t e r l V F t o b e u s e d i n t h e
d a r k r o o mf o r c a l c u l a t i n ge n l a r g i n ge x p o s u r ed a t a .
Sync Cord lll
This Sync Cord lll is a S-meter long cord that connects the
meter,flash unit, and camera's sync terminaltogether. Using
this cord, you can take flash readingsand releasethe shutter
withoutchangingconnections.
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o D o n o t p r e s s o n o r d a m a g e t h e i n d i c a t i o n - d i s p l awyi n d o w s .
o D o n o t s u b j e c tt h e m e t e r t o s h o c ko r v i b r a t i o n .
Never attempt to disassemble the meter.
necessary should be undertaken only by
M inoltaservicefacility.
o T h i s m e t e r i s d e s i g n e d f o r u s e a t t e m p e r a t u r e s5 0 C a n d
- 1 0C . l f t h e u n i t b e c o m e s h o t t e r o r c o l d e r t h a n t h i s ,
operationmay be unsatisfactory.
o T h e m e t e r b o d y m a y b e w i p e d w i t h a s i l i c o n e - t r e a t ecdl o t h t o
c l e a n i t . D o n o t a l l o w a l c o h o lo r c h e m i c a l so f a n y o t h e r k i n d t o
touch its surface.
o The meter should never be placed or left in the glove
c o m p a r t m e n to r o t h e r p l a c e s i n a m o t e r v e h i c l e , o r e l s e w h e r e , w h e r e i t m a y b e s u b j e c tt o t e m p e r a t u r e sh i g h e r t h a n
55 C , or lower than -20 C , ?s it may be permanently
d a m a g e d . P a r t i c u l a rc a r e s h o u l d b e t a k e n n o t t o l e a v e t h e
meter in sunlightor near sources of heat such as strong
l i g h t s ,e t c . D o n o t s t o r e i t i n h u m i d p l a c e s ,o r n e a r c o r r o s i v e
c h e mi c a l s
o N e v e r l u b r i c a t ea n y p a r t o f t h e m e t e r .
o lf the meter is nol to be usgd for two or more weeks, it is
advisableto remove the batterY.
o l f t h e m e t e r i s l e f t o r p l a c e d i n d i r e c t s u n l i g h tf o r a n y l o n g
p e r i o d ,t h e i n d i c a t i o n - d i s p l w
a yi n d o ww i l lt u r n b l a c k .
o W h e n t h e m e t e r i s t o b e s t o r e d ,p l a c e i t i n i t s o r i g i n a lp a c k i n g ,
a n d p u t i t i n a n a i r - t i g h tc o n t a i n e rw i t h a n a p p r o p r i a t ea m o u n t
o f d e h u m i d i f y i nagg e n t ,s u c h a s s i l i c ag e l .
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I n c i d e n t c: a r d i o i d s p h e r i c a l d i f f u s e r , f l a t d i f f u s e r , 4 x
s p h e r i c a lN D d i f f u s e r ,8 X s p h e r i c a lN D d i f f u s e r
R e f l e c t e dV: i e w f i n d e5r ' V i e w f i n d e 1
r 0" ll,40' Reflectedlightattachment
E x t e r n a lr e c e p t o r :B o o s t e rl l , M i n i R e c e p t o r
M e a s ur i n g M o d e s :
A m b i e n t( A M B I ) f, l a s h( C O R D ,N O N . C )
A m b i e n tR a n g e( a t I S O 1 0 0 ) :
I n c i d e n t : E V - 2 . 0- 1 g . g
R e f l e c t e dV: i e w f i n d e5r ' E v 2 . 5 - 2 4 . 4 ; V i e w f i n d e1r 0 " 1 1
I E V 1 . 2 - 2 3 . 1 ; 4 0 ' R e f l e c t e d - l i g hatt t a c h m e n t
EV1.2-23.1
F l a s hR a n g e( a t 1 / 6 0s e c . , I S O 10 0 ) :
I n c i d e n tf:/ 1 . 0 - 9 0 + 0 . 9
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: i e w f i n d e r5 " t / 1. 0 - 9 0 + 0 . 9 ;V i e w f i n d e r1 0 ' l l
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L i q u i dc r y s t a l( L C D )
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I S O :3 - 8 0 0 0 i n 1 / 3 - s t o pi n c r e m e n t s
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O v e r - i u n d e r - r a n g fef ,i e m o r y1 , m e m o r y2 , a v e r a g e
A d d i t i o n aFl u n c t i o n s :
M e m o r v :2 - c h a n n e l
A v e r a g e :a v e r a g eo f d a t a i n m e m o r y
P o w e rS o u r c e :
One AA battery
D i me n s i o n s .
1 4 7x 5 9 x 2 6 m m ;5 - 3 / 4 X 2 - 5 61 X1 1 i n .
W e i g h t ( w i t h o u tb a t t e r y ) :
1 2 5 9 ;4 . 4 o z .
Other:
A c c e s s o r y - r e c e p t ojra c k , d a t a a d j u s t m e n t ( - 0 . 8 - + 0 . 7
E V ) ,S Y N C t e r m i n a l
S p e c i f i c a t i o n s u b j e c tt o c h a n g ew i t h o u t n o t i c e
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