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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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2
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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
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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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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
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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
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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.
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1 1.42 2.8 4
of the meter's displays and TIME
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seconds,after which they will
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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.
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
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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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, 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
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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 .
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. 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
I
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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L] LI
also be displayed on the
rsoa n a l o gs c a l e .
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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.
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Table 1
Shutter
Film-speed
o p e nin g
Adjustment
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160
1/3stop
220"
+ 1 1 3s t o p
- 1 / 3 s t o p : p r e s s t h e d o w n c o n t r o lo n c e , e . g . , f o r I S O 1 0 0 f i l m ,
set ISO 80
+ 1 1 3s t o p : p r e s s t h e u p c o n t r o lo n c e , e . g . , f o r I S O 1 0 0 f i l m .s e t
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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M E A S U R I N GF L A S HL I G H T
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.
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 .
. E V d i s p l a yc a n n o tb e s e l e c t e di n c o r d m o d e .
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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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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.
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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 .
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control the appearanceof your subject or the brightness
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require.
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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
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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 .
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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
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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
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r e qui r e .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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
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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
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Set the meter to cord mode. Now when you press the
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down after the second reading to view the brightness
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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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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 .
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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 .
. 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.
.llluminance can also be calculatedusing the following
f o r mu l a :
lx:2.5x2'u
F o r p r e c i s e m e a s u r e m e n t so f i l l u m i n a n c eu, s e t h e M i n o l t a
l l l u m i n a n cM
e eter.
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ACCESSORIES
Viewfinder5 " lV iewfinder 10 " ll
T a b l e 4 ( E V - l x c o n v e r s i o nt a b l e ,I S O 1 0 0 )
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20 21
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a t t a c h m e n tp e r m i t st a k i n g r e f l e c t e d - l i g hmt e a s u r e m e n t sw h i c h
c o r r e s p o n dt o t h e f i e l do f v i e w o f m o s t n o r m a ll e n s e s .
l\)
100 170 180 200 214 230 240 260 280 300
040 690 740 790 840 910 970 1000 1100 1200
1300 140015001000 1700 1800 1900 2100 2200 2400
2600270029003200340036003900 CI00 4500 4800
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12000
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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 .
Mini Receptor
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
i n c i d e n tl i g h t i n o t h e r w i s ei n a c c e s s i b l ep o s i t i o n s .l t i s p a r t i c u l a r l yu s e f u lf o r c l o s e -u p s a n d p h o t o m a c r o g r a p h y .
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200000
20000
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250000
270000
290000
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350000
380000
430000
460000
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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 .
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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 .
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 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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f l a s hl i g h t
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S i l i c o np h o t o c e l o
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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
R e f l e c t e dV
: 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
t l 1. O- 9 0 + 0 . 9 ;R e f l e c t e d - l i g hatt t a c h m e n tf l 1. 0 90+0.9
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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
o
S h u t t e rs p e e d ( a m b i e n t )1: / 8 0 0 0s e c . - 3 0 m i n . i n 1 / 2 - s t o p
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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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