User manual SEKONIC L-408 MULTIMASTER

[. . . ] EXPOSURE METER 8 Operating Instructions SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This manual uses the following safety labels fork WARNING andA CAUTION that you must follow. &, WARNING Indicates hazards or unsafe practices that can result in severe personal injury or death. Indicates hazards or unsafe practices that can result in the personal injury or a damage to your L-408 exposure meter. Indicates an operation note or limitation you must use. Please read the notes to avoid an incorrect L-408 operation. [. . . ] They are displayed again when the POWER switch is turned on. The UP button is used to increase shutter speed, and the DOWN button to decrease it. Holding down the UP or DOWN button continuously increases or decreases the shutter speed. When the DOWN button is pressed once ; ;4 2 ;& 3 56 i i!162232C:E4 93 5. 8 Aperture priority setup Press the UP/DOWN button to set the desired aperture for aperture-priority measurement in ambient light. The UP button is used to decrease the aperture, and the DOWN button to increase it. Holding either button down continuously changes aperture. When the DOWN button is pressed once pJ -m :;`c \+ gJ -EJg IL% i-I When the UP button is pressed once 10 6. Ambient Light Measurement 6. 1 Mode selection Press the mode selection button (c==@) to select the a Ambient light measurement mode. Shutter priority measurement 6. 2 Measuring switch Press the F/EV/MULTI button (e=@) to select the desired measuring value display. EV exposure value measurement Exposure priority measurement After this measurement, you can change the measuring mode by pressing the F/EV/ MULTI button. NOTE e The EV (exposure value) shows light value based on the combination of shutter speed and aperture. 6. 3 Shutter speed priority setup Press the UP or DOWN button to set the desired shutter speed. * Your L-408 covers shutter speeds from 30 minutes to 1/8000 sec. , the shutter speed of 1/200 and 1/400 sec. appears in the display, then from 8 to 128 frames per second (f/s) for cine speeds can be set. 6. 4 Measurement Press the measuring switch (*a) to start measurement. Shutter speed priority measurement is set at "T:1/ 125" and "F:2. 8+3/10". Exposure Value measurement is set at "EV10. 3". 11 U 1 14 2 2. 8 4 56 8 11 1622324154 90 Aperture priority measurement is set at "F:5. 6+3/10" and "T: 1/30". i @iJ "3:' El is r- Ii D -1 rr r-1 --1 . a z 3 1_ 3 !J NOTES * Bars and analog values are displayed. @ Ambient light metering continues as long as you keep pressing the measuring switch. 0 When you change the film speed, the measurement is recalculated and a new value is displayed. @ When the measuring range is exceeded, [ "Eu" (underexposure) or "Eo" ;a r:: G /3r (overexposure) appears. If "Eu" b. cL ' - IL 3 appears, slow down the shutter speed or i 1~1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. , ~, . , ~, . . . , open the aperture. If "Eo" appears, increase the shutter speed or close the aperture. 1 1. 4 2 2. 8 4 5. 6 8 11 16 22 32 45 64 90 0 t 6. 5 Data memory In the ambient light mode, you can store up to three aperture values at shutter speed priority measurements in memory. After measurement, press the memory button (@c=). The aperture value will be displayed on the analog scale with ( l or 1). [. . . ] @ Set the lumisphere to the DOWN position, hold the L-408 parallel to the subject, and start metering. @ Determine the brightness level using the following conversion table or by calculation. EV-to-Lux conversion table @ Display example: EV9 2`: _ @ Calculation Brightness level (Lx) = 2. 5x2 EV = 2. 5x2 9. 4 = 2. 5x724 = Approx. 1800 Lx 9. 3 Using your L-408 as a luminance meter (0 Set your L-408 to the reflected light and ambient light metering mode, and select the IS0 100 and EV display (turn off exposure index correction ). [. . . ]