GOSSEN PILOT CONDENSED User manual

Adiusting your Gossen-Pl LOT
for the film of your ch.oice





         Turn the plastic "crystal" until
         the ASA expo.sure index num-
          ber of your film in the right or
            left ASA window is lined up
        with the adjecent white tri-
          angular mark
       Your Gossen-P|LOT is now
          ready for action.

Measuring the light     www.butkus.us
For most subjects, point your Gossen-PlLOT,
with diffuser retracted, towards the subject.
(See suggestions at right for Reflected or ln-
cident light measuring.)
Turn the knurled ring of the computer until
the yellow "follow pointer" stands exactly
over the white indicator needle.
The lower scales now give you the shutter
speed anci f/stop settings for your camera.
The upper window indicates the setting for
shutters calibrated in E.V. (Exposure Value.)



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Readings





 The green figures on the lower scale
  indicate full seconds; all other figures
 (with a line on top) indicate fractions
 of seconds. Example: 60: 1/60 sec.
 Numbers on the adjacent scale indi-
 cate the corresponding f/stops. lf your
 camera has calibrations such as 3.S,
 4.5, and 6.3, you will flnd these inter-
 mediate values marked as black dots'on    the f/stop scale. The numbers in
 the upper window of the Gossen-plLOT
 indicate the setting for shutter cali-
 brated in E. V. (Exposure Value).

www.butkus.us Refl ected-lig ht measuring
This method accepts the light which is re-
flected from the scene or subject to be taken.
Retract the incident-light diffusor-blind and
take care that the whole honeycomb cell is un-
covered. Point your PILOT from the camera
position towards the subject   or make a so-called "close-up" measurement-  by approach-
ing the subject to approx.20" andtake readings
of the most important details. Should theSe
readings vary, arrive at a convenient average
result. Be careful not to cast your own shadow
on the subject to be photographed for such
close-up readings.
This method should be used always when
taking landscapes or scenes which show no
distinctive differences in illumination.
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lncident-light measuring
 This method serves to readings taken from
 the light which illuminates the scene or sub-
 ject. Contrary to the previously described
 "reflected method" pull the incident diffusor-
 blind in front of the honeycomb cell until it
 is completely covered. Point your PILOT
 from the subject to be photographed towards
 the actual camera position. Then read the var-
 ious time and f/stop combinations and set your
 camera accordingly.  lt is always usefulto apply
 the "incident method" when taking dark sub-
 jectsagainsta light background, and vice versa.





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Use f/stop opposite red 30
on lower scale for standard
speed (16 f rames per sec.).



For other speeds: Double
the frames per second and
take the resu lt as f ractions
of a second - then readthe corresponding f/stop.



Example: 8 frames persecond :  1116 equal to
1115 sec. exposure time
approx.

Zero-setting
When the cell of your PILOT is com-
pletely covered, the white indicator
needle must stand at the white ad-
justing point on the left-hand of the
scale. lf this is not the case, your me-
ter can be adjusted by turning the
zero-setting screw slightly. However,
make sure that during this adjust-
ment no light falls onto the cell. This
adjustment is rarely necessary as your
PILOT is virtually shockproof.





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Ever-ready case
The newly-styled case opens easily by
slightly pressing both sides.
A screw at the bottom of this case
allows the meter to be fastened to it
for complete protection.

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