Luxor Etalon User manual

Electric Exposure Meler.

Shulter speed.
Zero control window.
Cine comero frome per second number.
Diol
ASA  f ilm speed index (block  f igures)
Incident lisht ASA mork (Red)
Ref lected lisht ASA mork (block)
Exposure volue reoding window (EVS)
 (some comeromokers coll it  "Light Volue,,  )
l.ncidenr lisht DIN mork (Red)
Ref lected lisht DIN mork (block)
DIN  f ilm speed index (Red  f igures)
Diophrogm scole (f stop)
Stopper button
Zero corrector
Multiple lens (light occepkince window)
I nc idenl light ottochment
(Reciprocol multiple lens)

Sefring Film Speed
Set your  f ilm speed (ASA or DIN Exposure Index)ot
the corresponding  f igures on the diol (3) ogoinst the
mork (o) or (z)   f or ASA ond (p) or   (t o)  if you
pref er DIN settings.
For exomp le  3
l) When ref lected light volue is needed  f or ASA  I OO
    film, set ASA mork (Z) ot IOO in ASA port (5) (block
        f igures) . At this time in DIN scole (red  f igurer  (l 1))
      " 21 ,, (in red (t O) )   will be seen.
2) When inc ident light volue is needed  , f or ASA 1 OO
        f ilm, set Red mork (O) ot 100 in ASA port (block
        f igures (S) ) . In DIN scole (red  f igures) ot this time,
     " 21,, (in red (z) ) will be seen.

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Toke of f the Reciprocol Multiple Lens (t O) provided  f or incident light meosurement
with your  f inger tips. Press the stopper button (tS) for obout three seconds
directing the light occeptonce window  (t S) to the subiect. F-s.top tqc.gle diol rototes
outomoticolly, ond will indicote o voriety of shutter speeds ohd f-stop volue combi-
notions. You moy choose ony combinotion depending whether higher speed or smoller
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The Exposure Volue (or light volue) .I       r.td, ," the window (B)
                                3"

A ttoc h  Incident Light ottochment  (f O) to the Light Accepronce Window (t S)  ,  ond
d irec t the meter from the subiect towords the comero position from which   the
photo will be token, - or direct it ogoinst the sky, but ovoid the   . runlisht hitting  the
meter. Press the stopper bufton  (r g) for qbout three ,".ondr. n*aing will  be
given some os in cose of  ref lected light meosurement. The Exposure V olue   (o,.
light volue) con be reod in rhe window (g)  .
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Meosure the light bringing the
          meter close tc your subiect
               within 2-3 inches ovoiding your
            shodow to be cost on the sub-
                                                                           (f or pro-                iect. lf reversol  f ilm
                 iection) is used, direct the meter
            to the brightest'spot of  the
            subiect. lf  negotive film  is
            used, c hoose the dorkest spot.
           This method is odvisoble for
               toking portroit or subiects where
              greot detoil is required. lf you
            toke o  c lose-up of smoll sub-
              iects the reodihg,, shogld never
          be token  f rom o greoter d ls -
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When your subiect shows strong controst of bright light ond dork shodows, toke
two reodings; one for brightest port ond the other for dorkest port of  the
subiect. Determlhe your f-stop ond shutter speed by overoging othe volue of the
two reodi,rgs. This is the most ef fective' method for nleosurini the correct
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