Gossen PILOT 2 User manual

Gongratulations,,, ,
. . . oJrbecomingthe ownerof a PIL0T-2ex-
posuremeter!Yournewmeteris a productof
GOSSENGmbH,Erlangen,WestGermany-man-
ufacturersof precisionelectricalmeasuringin-
strumentssince1919, andoneof theoutstand-
ingpioneersinthedesignof exposuremeters.
Manymillionsof Gossenmetersarein usealf
overtheworld,givingtheirownersreliableser-
viceyearafteryear.Wefl-knowncameramanu-
facturershavechosenGossenexposuremeters
ascomponentsin theirfinestcameras.
Weknowyouwill be pleasedwith yourPIL0T-2
andthatit will giveyoufaithfulservicefor a long
timeto come.
Pleasegetto knowthisfineinstrumentby read-
ingthesepageswithyourPfL0T-2at hand,thus
gettingoffto a goodstartfor consistentfygood
results.


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  YourPilot-2at a glance

 1.Filmspeed(ASA)          7.Indicatorneedle
   settingknob                8. Leverfor incident
 2.ASAscalewindow             lightdiffuser
 3.Computerrim                9.f-stops(lens
 4.Zerosettingmark            apertures)
 5.Matchingpointer          10.Exposuretime
   (coupledto computerrim)       (shutterspeeds)
                           11.Measuringcell 6.Eyeletforneckstrap                               withhoneycomblens

BASICSETTIiIG- Lookup the ASA numberof the film in use
 (youwill find it on the film box or film instructionsheet)and
 turn the settingknob(1)with a coinuntilthe ASAnumberof
 yourfilm is linedup with the whitetriangleat the ASAscale
 window(2).
    After this basic setting, your PILOT-2 is ready
    tor operation. No turther setting is necessary
   as long as you use the same film type, or film
   having the same ASA number.

 The ASAscale(2) showsthe valueslistedbelowin red type.
The intermediatevaluesare indicatedby thin linesonthescale.
 6     E      100       4q.0       l-0!.0
 8       32       125      s00      2000
1 0       40      160      650      2500
 1 2       !9       2!9        !99      3200
1 6       64       250      1000
20       80       320      1250
4        l-q.o     400      1600
IilEASURII{GAllD READII{G- Formostsubjects,simplypoint
your PIL0T-2,with diffuserretracted,towardthe sceneor
subject.Whenlargeskyareasareincludedin thescene,direct
the meterslightlydownwardsto excludelightfromthe sky
whichwouldresultin toohigha reading.(Seealso:Factsabout
LightMeasurement.)

Turnthecomputerrim(3)untiltheyellowmatchingpointer(5)
standsexactlyoverthewhiteindicatorneedle(7).
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Theupperscalesnowgiveyoutheappropriateshutterspeeds
(10)andf/stopsettings(9)for yourcamera.
   Exposurefimes with a s/ash ( /) -  silver on
   black- are tractionsof seconds;example1125
  = 1/125 sec. Plain red numbersare tull sec-                           'm'   onds. Numbersmarked   are full minutes.


For MovieGameras:Usethe f-stopopposite1/30 sec for
standardspeed(16 framesper second).Forotherspeeds,
doubletheframespersecondandtaketheresultas fractions
of a second.Example:8 framespersecond-  1/16. Read
f-stopat 1/15secon scale.)

  NOTE:On certainmotionpicture cameras,the
  exposureat normal speed- 16 f.p.s.-  is nof
  1130second.Checkcamerainstructions.


HELPFULFACTSABOUTTIGHTiIEASUREMEIIT-YOUTPILOT-2
offersyouthe advantageof beingableto measureeitherthe
lightreflectedfromthescene,or theincidentlightthatillumi-
natesthe scene!Thus,the meteris designedto giveyou
reliableexposureinformationunderall kindsof picture-taking
conditions,andyoucanmakeit serveyoubestby addingyour
ownthinkingto the measuringprocess.(Eventhe biggest
electroniccomputerneedsthehumanmindto "program"it!)
Thefollowingwill aid you in gettingthe mostout of your
PIL0T-2for finestresults.
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Rellectedlight reading.Whenyou point the PIL0T-2(with
honeycomblensuncovered)fromthe camerapositiontowards
the scene,it measuresthe light reflectedby all partsof the
scene,strikesan averageand indicatesa suitableexposure.
And,normally,the exposureindicatedby suchan overallre-
flectedlight readingis perfectlycorrect.

 lf the scenecontainsstrongcontrastsin brightnessor color,
 it is preferableto measurethat part of the scenewhichre-
quiresthe mostaccurateexposure.For negativefilms,this is
usuallya darkerareawhichis to showdetailin the finalblack-
and-whiteor color print,whereasfor color slidesor movie
filmsthe lighterareasare.usuallyfavored.To measuresuch
importantareas,get closerto the subjectbut not so closethat
yourown shadowor that of the PILOT-2fallson the subject.
Suchclose-upreadingsare especiallyappropriateif an impor-
tant darker subject is backlightedor when an important
brightersubjectis againsta darkbackground.

0r, insteadof takinga close-upreadingif the subjectis in-
accessible,you may takea substitutereadingby pointingthe
meterat a nearbysubjectwhichreceivesthe sameillumination
as the actualscene,andwhichis similarto the subject.(Your
own handor ski parkaor a nearbyflower,for instance.)
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Incidentlight reading.The mostconvenientway to determine
exposurefor scenescontainingextensivebrightor darkareas
 is by meansof an incidentlightmeasurement.Simplyslidethe
diffuseroverthe honeycomblensby pushingup the lever(8)
and point the meter,from the subjectposition,towardthe
camera.0r, if the subjectis too lar away, point the meter
towardsthe camerafrom a positionwhichreceivesthe same
 light.Thus,insteadof havingt0 measureindividualareasof
the scene,you measurethe actuallightfallingon the scene
and your PILOT-2will indicatethe correctexposureto take
careof contrasts.

TESTINGZEROPOSITIONOF I{EEDLE.
Whenthe honeycomblensof your PIL0T-2is completelycov-
ered(blackedout),the whiteindicatorneedle(7) muststand
at the whitedot on the extremeleft-handsideof the indicator
area.ff this is not the case,you can adjustyour meterby
gentlyturningthe zerosetting-screwlocatednearthe meter
serialnumberon the undersideof the instrument.Makesure
that no lightfalls 0n the honeycomblensduringthe adjust-
ment.(Zeroadjustmentis rarelynecessaryas your PIL0T-2is
virtuallyshockproof.)

EVEREASYSAFE.CASE.
Forutmostprotectionof yourPfL0T-
2, alwayscarryit in the sturdySafe-
Case.Turn the screwin the bottom
of the case to hold the meterse-
curely.Youcanopenthe caseeasily
by pressingbothsides.

CAilIERAADAPTERCLIP.''To   mountyourPIL0T-2convenientlyontheaccessoryshoeof
 yourcamera,askyourdealerfor thePIL0T-2cameraadapter
 clip.Thisusefulaccessoryis suppliedwitha screwforfasten-
 ingto theundersideof yourPIL0T-2.

 SERVICEAl{DCARE.
 TreatyourPILOT-2liketheprecisioninstrumentit is and,par-
 ticularly,avoidstoragein hot places(glovecompartment,
 trunkor backshelfof yourcarin summertime,nearradiators
 at home)as continuedexposureto heatmayaffectthephoto-
 electriccell.
 EachnewPIL0T-2ExposureMeteris suppliedwitha Guaran-
 teeandlmportCertificate.
 lf repairor adjustmentshouldbecomenecessary,sendthe
 PIL0T-2(directlyor throughan authorizeddealer)carefully
 packed,prepaidandaccompaniedby theoriginalguarantee-
 whichwill be returnedwith the meter- to: GossenService
 Department,BERKEYMARKETINGCOMPANIESlNC.,P.0. Box
 1060,Woodside,N.Y.11377.
 A briefdescriptionofthereasonforsendingthePIL0T-2should
 accompanythepackage.



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