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LENTAR EE User manual
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- Lentar
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- LENTAR EE
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- English
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LENTAR
LEIITAR TLECTROIIIC EXPOSI|RE ]YITTTR
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LENCO PHOTO PRODUCTS, INC.View original page 2Page 3 · Read text
LtI{TAR ELECTR0]{lC ExP0SURE lylETER
EE . 201
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)
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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
Fig. 1
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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 theView original page 5Page 6 · Read text
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
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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.
.MANUFACTURED. FOR AND SERVICED AY
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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