Honeywell / WEIN Flashmeter User manual

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          wPs00B             wP1000





                                                     I1 . M e t e rs c a l e
2. Zeroadjust
3. Exposureindex-scale
4 . D i a lk n o b
5. Light collector
6. ON-OFF-TESTswitch
7 . F/stoprangeswitch(WP1000)    N o t i c e : E q u i p m e n ts u b -                                               ject  to  min o r a p p e a r -
B. Exposureindexchart                a n c e  c h a n g e s w i i h o u t
9. Batterycompartment                n o t i c e .

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Your Honeywell/WeinFlash Meter reads the brief burst of light
from your electronicflash unit and integratesit with the ambient
light to provide an accurateexposurelight reading.The meter
measureseither direct, bounce or bare bulb flash and inter-
prets the reading in direct f/stops. The reading is permanently
recordeduntil the meter is manuallyreset by the operator.
The meter reads incident light only. Therefore,the meter must
be pfaced close to the subject and pointed directly at the
cameralens.
Since the flash meter is designed to read flash exposuresof
1/3000 second or longer,the f lash meter will not measurethe
light output of an automaticflash unit accuratelywhen flash
durationsare shorterthan 1/3000of a second.
The Model WP500Band WP1000
FlashMetersare identical,except
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for an increased f/stop range
(t/2 - f/90) and additional ac-
curacy is built into the unit. The
WP1000has a switch below the
ExposureDial Knob to increase
the f/stop rangefrom t/22 to f/90.

www.orphancameras.comReadingexposures
1. Select index
Determinethe exposureindexratingfor your film.Selectthe
correctdial settingfromthe chart(8) and set the dial (a).





2. Position meter
P l a c e  t h e  f l a s h m e t e r n e a r  t h e s u b j e c t w i t h  t h e   l i g h t c o l l e c t o r
(5) la cing the camera lens.

3. ON-OFF-TESTswitch
                       Depressthe ON-OFF-TEST..switch
                             (6) to the ON position.NOT\ The
                        meter needle may creep upscale
                    w h e n t h e u n i t i s t u r n e do n d u e t o
                          the meter incorporatingambient
                                                                  l i g h t i n t o t h e f i n a l l i g h t r e a d i n g .





4. Fire flash unit
Firethe flash unit.The meterneedlewill move upscaleand stop
at the correctf /stop.
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Batterytest
                         Test the battery by depressing
                           the ON-OFF-TESTswitch (6) to
                          the test position.Hold  it for a
                      moment.Any reading below f / 16
                           indicates a Weak batterY that
                        shouldbe replabed.


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Batteryreplacement
                      The 9V battery is located in the
                           battery compartment (9) on the
                        back of the flash meter. Pop the
                         cover off with a coin inserted in
                           the recess. Replace the batterY
                       and cover.

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Zero adiust
                       To zero adjust your  f lash meter,
                            set the ON-OFF-TESTswitch (6)
                              to OFF and turn the zero adjust
                        screw (2) until the needle is cen-
                                                       '0' position on the                          tered on the
                       meterscale(1).


Alternateexposuremethod
                       To  establish a  working guide
                      number to avoid constantmeter-
                            ing of the subject, set the flash
                              unit ten feet from the meter and
                           take a test reading.The most ef-
                            fective guide number is then
                        found by multiplyingthe reading
                         by 10 feet.





EXAMPLE: lf the flash meter in-
dicatesf /8 atterflashingthe unit
at 10 feet, multiplyf/B x 10 feet
to establisha guide numberof 80.
Set the calculatoron your flash
unit to this guide number. Now
the calculatorbecomesthe f/stop
reference for correct exposures
for differentdistances.

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Model WP1000
The Honeywell/WeinModel WP1000 Flash Meter utilizesand
expands all the advanced features of the WP500B, plus in-
dividual hand calibrationfor extremeaccuracyand a range of
11 f/stops at E.l. 25.
The t/stop range is increasedto
t/90 and the meter readingsare
accurateto 1/6 of an f/stop. Set
the f/stop range selector switch
(7) to select either the f/2-t/22
o r  t h e  t / 2 2 - t / 9 0  r a n g e o n  t h e
meter. Operate as described for
the Model WP500B.


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A national network of Honeywellowned and operated service
centers is at your service.They're listed on your warrantycard.
You can get in touch with the center nearestyou through your
own Honeywellphoto dealeror by contactingthe centerdirectly.
And pleasewrite to me directlyif you have comments,questions
or suggestionson how we can serve you better.
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