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Gossen Light Meters (2000)
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GOSSEN





                    For
              Measuring

               For more
                than just
                    taking
           PICTURES
GOSSEN   Lightmeters
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Ugftt changlng  in intensityor color at a shootinglocationcould mean frustrationor inspiration,which can be a

     challengeto a photographenTherefore,it is most important not to leavethe exposureto chanceor luck Hand held

     exposuremeters can be usefulinstrumentsin creatingimages,oflering possibilitiesoften far exceedingthe metering

     systemsbuih into cameras.Easyincidentlightmeasurementwith diffusers,or intricatecontrastmeasurementswith spot

     attachmentsall helpto assistthe photographermeet the challengeof changinglightconditions.Withmore than 65 years
 I     in manufacturingexposuremeters,the GOSSENCompanyhavethe expertiseand knowledgeof the dark and light
/
     aspectsof photography,and havebeen helpingphotographersmakethe very best of every lightingsituationto achieve

     the per{ectexposure, GOSSENfor a better imagel
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Universal   functioning   meter   for  photo-                        . . .                       . .                                         . l  . . L r   L
graphy, Cine  filming,  and  specialized               r.rflleol I re 5ubleclsdclcrnrrrca
techni<al   light  measuring   applications.                         ' Arcr,rgrrg lhc,rvc.r?.vrucof up Lo
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   I             fr-l                       By us ng the correspondingDIP swrtch,     -E,I                                               the Starlite can be conveded easilyand
                                                                        'ullyfu"aional,co'npreher |Fn                                ouirklyr_roa
                            I                                  srveCINE meter for Motion Pictur€ F lmmakers.
Flash:ambrentJightmeasurement.addtonal        Fof those photo8raphers who need a compe'
readingofthe ambientlight share                     trtive edge,a prcset shutter angleof  | 80'
                                       can be adjustedn l0 stepincrcments





                                      The Starlte is remarkablywell equippedDrffuserposition:lncidentI ght measurcment
                                                        for precisephotometric measurementsof
All measuring methods  are available                                                     lightintensities,ilLuminationand l!m nance
 . Shutterspeedpnorty  the con€sponding      in ambrent|ght or flashmodes The
  fl5lcp npert!, e .1,I tro drspavcd               melcfing resullsarie nd cated In the d splry
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lU|l;\-5-IAR i2                                                                       Accessories





                                       5"-Spot.  laa more to get less.
                                   Removethe nc de.ll do'ne dnd lor t on tre 5 -
                                          Spot (Order Code  ill  l2) attachmentThrs
                                          rrducesthe measu[ngangleIom 30" to 5".
                                             'ncreorbly(o1.en enl fo dndl),/rngltre subect
                                            contrastor meteflngthe most rmportantarcas
                                                     of the mage V/ith pafalax corrcct on In the
                                              v ewfinder for close ups of lessthan 3 feet





                                      The 5'-5pot-ottdchncnt   Pernits 5Pot
                                                meteriag  of oreos in the i.ndge rnost
                                              imPoraont  fot the exPosure.





Combined  Case (order code ,l | | 3)
For carryrngthe LUNA STAR F2,wth the 5" spot anachment fitted Thc case prov des protectron
for meter comb nation when out on locat on A small Docket rs provrdedfor_the Inc dent diffuse.
when not rn use

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Order Code 4030

                                     A thoroughbred meter with llash.
                                        Thc LUNA PRO F  t s opc .1tcdw th .r nu
                                                 (zc o) nrctcf n! systcmwhrch,rlowsc,lsy
                                           nputLrngof dcs cd ovcr or undc exposur.es
                                          nnd qu ck ,rnd c,rsycontr.rst e.rdngs oJ the
                                         5ccncThc c,rcul,rtofd i1softhe meter rrrLuue
                                               shutte speed.f/stopconrbn.rtronsscrlesfor
                                        cxPosurc v,rLres,c ne sPeecsano a zone
                                               syslcnrscac lYostrmPoft.rnty.
                                                 thc LUNA PRO F s ,rlsoa llashmeter wrthout
                                                rcqu| ng nddtron,r att,rchnrcntsA srnglepush
                                         on thc modc button convcrtsthc mete_I om
                                       .1mbcnt to llashmcte ng ll you preler an   Just to refiind you:When o aofteation
   yolue or exPosure extension foctor hot        ina og scilc needlemetel then choosethe                                              C.rssc LUNA PRO F lts ,r nru trpe Lrsemetel   been inttoduaed, on eosy to see red
                                                     of .rs1ngv,rLreYou wr  fot be d sJpponted   remindet signol oPPeots on the diol.



                 TechnicalHighlighs:

        Inc dent and reflecred rght mete..E
       n ambent or flashmodes
        ndcato. neede fo. nllrng (rerong)

       scae! for shune.3peeds.f^top, exposure
       values.crne sPeeds,and the 2one system
       Setun8 .ng for exposure corect,ons
       (wth red rem,nde. ma.k)
      FNe atlachmentsexpand capabr t'es
        (!ec paEe ll)

                  TFhnlol  D.a  d  Fgei  18 and 19

                                                     .!-ULrl;\'P;\OS
                                                                                          Order Code 4020
                                         Exposure measuring in the light of the
                                         sun and the light of the moon.                 TechnicalHighlighs:
                                        Thc symbolsof the Sun and the lYoon
        lncdent and reflected read ngs                    n the nrdd c of thc calcuator d sc r'eplsents
                                                   lhc two mcnsurngrangcswhrchcan be
       Enra a.ge measu.ng ranee                      selectedn the LUNA-PRO S wrth thc tumblcf
      dMded nto h,Bh1,Ehtand ow l,Bhi scales
                                          swtch At dusk the trmc bctwccn day and        kales 1'orshltte. speedi ihops  expos!.e
                                            n ght thc LUNA PRO S pcr{ofnrsat ts vefy       vaues,cine speedr and the zo.e s/stem      ,
         sett,.e nnB for exposure core.t,o.s  and              bcst lts low cnd angcva uc bc ng 4 EV the
       extenson fadoB (wth a highlyv6ble red              mcicr has ,rmplc capacty lof exl enre low  llht
                                            cvc s w Lhvcr/ ong cxposures t s espec.rl
      F&e useful attachmentslor flrther expand ng            useiulthit thc Indcator nccd c staysockcd.
       the capab,l't,esGee page   l)                    oncc thc rcndrnghasbccn mndc Tr'nnslcrthc
                TechnicalOa6 o. patei 18 and 19          numberIndrcatedby the needc to lhc
                                          correspondng numberon thc yclow scac
                                        aganst thc yc low ndcx mafk and you can rcad
                                                         off thc rcqu rcd shutterspecd.tstop
                                    comb natronof the ca cu ator dr.r, rt s so easy





                                                 Colot code:The red and greea iadex morlrs
                                                          rcfet to the use of the 7.5" I I 5" Tele
                                               Attochment. The yellow index is for
                                               metering without ottochmeat
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                                       These extras add to the
                                              meters'  versatility.
                                     Whi e dl of the GOSSENmeters ar.efuly
                                         operat ve alone.the UITRA PRO.IUNA PRO
                               SBC LUNA-PRO F and LUNA-PRO5 accepta
                                             usefulnssortment oi dttdchmentswhrchextend
                                              thc vcfsatrltyand capabrt cs of thc mctcr's





I)VARIABLEANGLE              2) REPROATTACHMENT:      3) MTCROATTACHMENT
ATTACHMENT:   order code 4 t06                       Order Code 4108                      Order Code 4l 02
Precision metering  with a viewfinder         Light metering  for reproductions          Meterrngthrougha mrcroscope
-re
   VARTABIt A\Cl  f  |t,r' hrr-nt ^ lh op ,..r  The REPROs desrgnedfor meisur ng the 8ht    l'ledsurng the ght nnd ts ntensrty.tndthen
vewfinderr.educesthe me.rsufingange to  l5'     rn the planeofthe subjectto be epfoduced     detefm n ng the cofl€ct exposur.efol
or 7 5" The des r.edange is se ected wrth the     Precse r.eadrngscan be t.rkenof the ght f.rhng   mrcrophotographyrs no prob em when usrnS
s rd ng sw tch Color coded c I c es In the         on the sublect.e ncdent readnBs Bec.ruseof    the lY CRO attnchmentThe 14|CRO
v ewfinderassrstn d m ng to the spot In the      the snrn me.rsurng area,evennessof            dtt.rchmentfitsdny of the systemmcLers
Lmageyou wrshto mensureAtt.rchrngthe          lurnn.ltroncdn easrybe assessedby movrng   When ftted the l"1CROdthchmenl tubc r\
acccssofyrs qu cK anc Srmpre                  the rneterdnd ntt.tahedREPROdcrossthe        Inserted Into the ocu af tube o[ thc
                                            subiectpJ.neand takingsever.rreadings     m croscopeor m crophotogrdphc unrt dfter
                                                                                         the oculdr ens s removed.drect reddrngscdn
                                                                                    then be m.rdethroughthe m croscopeol
                                                                                  mrcropholoBr.rphrcun I





4) ENLARGINGATTACHMENT:  5) MEASURTNGPROBE
   Order Code 4100                                         Order Code 4104
Correct  exposure  in the darkroom:        A fiber optic p.obe
Combrnedwrth the Lab attachment,any one       for many applications:
ot the GOSSENs/stemrnetersturns Into a      Evenwel hiddenspotscan be r.eachedwth
specairt/ meter for the photographrc            this measunnSprobe The hghy flexrbleprobe
darkroom Placethe measurIng aperture ol the    rs about  5l/ t long.the medsuring dpertur€ s
EnlarBrngattachmentn the projectednegatrve     l/ a, n drameterlhrsmakesthe measunng
mageat the desr€d spot and the              probe very convenrentfor measurngIn those
correspondng densty va ue can be measured                                                    drifcultto reachspols for example n mncro
The papergradecan be determrnedby         photography.Also [or measunngon the
meterng the contrastat varrousarcasof lhe     cameragroundglass(amblcnton y)
pfolcctcd rrnage

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.scou-f PlloT 2         3l


   Smalland lightweight.
  There are often srtuatronswhere you do not
  wrsh to carry a soph strcatedmeter ln order to
   assst you to rcduce the amount of werght to
   carry GOSSEN offers two compact meters,
  whrch ar€ easyto use and very favorably
   pfrced





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                                           Wfien rveight coudts rnona thdn
                                           soPhinicotedfedtur€', th€ "smort one."
                                               fron GOSSENwill 6c the wer.ome
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                                        PILOT   2. rini  Meter maxi features:    SCOUT3.
                                             Order Code 4005                         Remarkably  useful, at a low price:
                                       The PILOT2 rsthe smallestmeter In the         Order Code 4002
                                 GOSSEN range Powered by a seleniumphoto    The SCOUT 3 is the least expensiveof
                                                            cell the P LOT 2 does not requrrc a battery.      the GOSSENmeters lt s a so equ pped
                                             Both measurng modes are provrded:rellected     with a seleniumcell and is not dependent
                                          and Incrdenthght (slidingroller b rnd) The        on batteries Like the PILOT 2, it also works
                                        PILOT 2 works wrth a match needle systemr     wrth the match needle systemand is
                                                  the calculatorrin8 rs rotated to set the match     extremely easyto use The SCOUT 3 s a
                                                  pornter preciselyto the need e on the scaleAn    refledve rght meter and weighs in at just
                                              accessoryshoe rs availableto mount the metef     ll/roz.
                                                        to the camera flashshoe holden

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