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LENTAR EE User manual

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Lentar
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LENTAR EE
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      LENTAR
LEIITAR TLECTROIIIC EXPOSI|RE ]YITTTR
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       LENCO PHOTO PRODUCTS, INC.
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LtI{TAR ELECTR0]{lC ExP0SURE lylETER
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               FEATU RES
 1. Measuring  Circuit....... Cadmium Sulphide (CdS), Lamps and
                            electronic circuit are organized
 2. Power Source    Two (2) Ordinary Penlight Dry Bat-
                                teries (size AA)
 3. Film Speed        12 to 3,200 in ASA
                       12 ro 36 in DIN
 4. F-stop Scale           I to 32
 5. Shutter Spced Scale
    (TIME)                 ... L5 to 1/4,000 sec.
 6. Cine Scale (CINE)......8, 18, o(24), 32, 64 frames per
                        sccond (f.p.t.)
 7. Exposure Value Scale. L to 1.7
 8. Measuring  System....... (x) Reflected Light System
                  =  Direct Reading with ON-OFF
                        Lamp Indicator
                      ^ (*) Iniident Light System
                  =  Using Incident Light Taking
                             Adaptor and Direct Reading
                                with ON-OFF Lamp lr.rdicator
 9. Measuring Range ....... E.V. I to'J.7 (in ASA 100)
10. Light Intake Angle..... 55 degree
11. Dimensions  ............... 55 x 92.5 x 34.5 mm
12. Weight                  .... 100 grs. (w/o dry batterics)
1 3.. Accessory  .................. Strap
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          NAMES OF PARTS:
1 ASA/DIN Film Spced     L0  Film Speed Selecting Knob
   Window and Scale         11  Green Lamp Window
2 Exposure Calculator Dial          (shou'ing the Correct
3  F-stop Scale (f.)                 Exposure)
4  Shutter Speed Scale (TIME) 12  Red Lamp Warning Left
5 Cine Scale (CINE)             Window
6 Exposure Value Scale (E.V.)      (show ing overexposure)
7  Light Intakc Window     13  Rcd Larnp Warning Right
8  Incident Light Taking          Window
   Adaptor                        (showing underexPosure   )
9 ON-OFF Sliding Switch   L4  Battery Compart n.rc nt Lid
  Button                    15  Hook
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INSERTING BATTERY
1. Firstly, please make surc of being    Ftg.2    set the "OFF" position of ON-
  OFF Sliding Switch Button on
   this model.
2. Slide down the Battery compart-
   ment lid towards thc Arrow mark
   and so it would be off easily.
3. Insert the two (2) pieces of dry
    battcrics into the compartment
   and connect them to thc correct
   battery terminals without fail, for
   which showed thc directions as
   (+) or  (-)  inside the battery
   chamber.

           HOW TO USE
1. Setting the Film Speed (nig. 3)
Firstly, scc what is the film spced of    FiS'
the film bcing now used. Set thc
correct film speed to thc WHITE
DOT in the ASA/DIN Speed Win-
dow. If you turn round the Fihn
Speed Selecting Knob, the ASA nunr-
ber will appear in the ASA window.
2. Using the Reflected Light System
    (Fig. a)                                   Fig. 4
   (Keep the Incident Light Taking
   Adaptor to  thc other end of
   Adaptor)
Face the Light Intake Window to the
object you are taking pictures, and
rvhile  sliding  thc  Sliding Switch
Button at "ON"  position, turn the
dial to light thc Grecn lamp in the
Green Lamp Window showing the
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correct exposure. (When the correctwww.butkus.usexposure is rneasured, the lamp will be on.)
 3. Usirig Incident Light System (Fig. 5)
   (Set thc Incident Light Taking Adaptor to the ccnter
   of thc Light Intal:e Window)
 Keep the Light Intakc Window as close as possible to the
 objcct you arc 'taking picturcs, and position it so that it rnay
face to the camera. Whilepushing thc Sliding Switch Button at"ON"
 position, tirrn the diil to light the Green lamp in thc Green'
 Lamp Window showing tfic correct exposure. (Whcn the
.correct exposure is rneasured, the lamp will be on.)

 Correct Exposure                          Fig. 5
 1. When Grecn Lamp Window in thc
    ccntcr is lightcd the green lamp,
    stop turning thc dial showing the
   Correct Exposure is  measurcd.
 2. When the red lamps in the red
    lanip warning window on either
    side is lighted, it shows r.vherher
   the reading is underexl.,->sure  or
    overexposure.
   As shown on the dial you will see   Fis. 6
   the various combinations of cor-
    rect  exposure settings, from
   which you can choose a desirable
    combination, such as; 1/125 sec.
   and f:5.6. -  You can easily get
   the correct exposure after you
    turn round the exposure calcula-
    tor dial in the direction of thc
  Red lamp is lighting under the
   Arrow mark.
             when                 Red   For example,                            lamp        x*lf(2,<          window                 on the '   warning                                 left hand                                            Pzrpu.\=<4    is on, it shows the overexposure.
   Turn thc dial towards the arrow
   mark. On the other side, thc right
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red lamp is now on, it shovs the
   underexposure. Turn the dial to
   arrow mark rotation.
3. Replace the new batteries from
   the old ones, when the lightness
   of lamp becomes weak..
 Exposure Value
When' you arc using a cam€ra with "light value system"set the
 exposure value to that shown in the Exposure Value Window.
 E.V. stands for Exposure Value. which is equivalent to L.V.
 (Light Value).

 Using a Cine Camera
 You can measure in the same way as taking photographs.  But,
 please keep in mind that the shutter speeds for a  still camera
 will be the frames per second for a cine camera. Thcrcforc.
 you may havc to refer the Cine Scale (CINE), not to the shuttcr
 speed scale (TIME) and get thc adequatc cotnbination of f.p.s.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   !tand aperture (f. stop).
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 Special Instructions                                                                                        I
 1 Do not kecp the electronic exposure meter.for a long time in     T
    placing at a high temperaturc or hlrrnidity.                                          *1'{
 2,  If you use the electronic exposure metcr in a dr.rsty place.
       it will causc some troubles. Please refrain from using it in
    such a place.
 3. Keep the batteries out of  the exposure meter, when you
    don't use and also keep away frorn the meter.


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                                                                                                                                                     ii   III   LENCO PHOTO PRODUCTS, INC.
                                                                                                                                                1I  Efl   A SUBSIDIARY OF GAF CORPORATIOI{                           ..t
       3512 NO. KOSTNER AVE. cHtcAGo. tLLrNots 60641
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