Minolta SR/meter-2 User manual

How to use the Minolto SR Meter:

Used correctly, this CdS light meter will give you correct
exposure every time. lt meqsures outdoor light ond indoor
light os well. lt's extremely versotile, every bit os relioble
os the hond-held types the professionols use. lt  wilI
meosure the ref lected light of onything thot con be
photogrophed. There ore two light-meosuring scoles on
the top of the meter. One is for generol outdoor
photogrophy, the other is for dittrly lit situotions. In such
situotions switch to low sensitivity light ond reod the
corresponding operture figures on the meter scole.
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the Meter to the Comero^.-TAttoching
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 -- On the bottom side of the meter, you'll see o fitting pin.
       lnsert the pin into the meter shoe locoted on the comero.
     Before ottoching the meter to the comero, however, you                i
                                                                                                                                                                J      should set the two shutter diols (one on the comero, one
     on the meter) to the some speeds. Then, press the meter
    down into the shoe ond it  will couple correctly to  the
      comero's shutter. lf it does not, rotote the meter's shutter                                                                                               t
 .     diol slightly until you feel it engoge with the comero's
      shutter diol.

Elements of the  l,4inolto SR Meter"





         Shutter speed dio

            Film speed dio

   Diophrogm diol (f stop)

             Guide line

      Sensiiivity chcnge dio


               Photo cell

Selecting           shutter speed or operture                                                              !
 You .moy set either shutter speed or operture first. rf you
 set shutter speed first, meosure the right ond the meter
 needle will indicote the correct operture for thot speed. rf
you set operture first, odiust the shutter diol, while meosuring
 the light, until the meter needle coincides with the operture
you hove pre-selecteC.
                                                                     -theshutter speed is u-suoily determined by the motion of
subiect' lf you or3 compelled to use o fost shutter speed,
1/500 for exompre, set it on the shutter diol. The dior is
coupled to the meter ond outomoticolly od,l,exts the meter,s
light volue scole to coincide with the shutter speeds.

I
e,f.evnlnlother words, the
  F*Er, will  indicore
   correct operture for
  ony one of o voriety
   of shutter speeds.





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11500 sec. for fost mcving obiects.

1/125 sec. fcr slow_moving obiects.

i/30 sec. or slower in dork plcces"

The overoge life of the mercu.riy
bottery is two yeors. When the
meter does not respond to light,
the bottery is deod ond must be
reploced. This is o conventionol
mercury bottery ovoiloble throu-
ghout the wor'ld.
Remove  t he bottery cover on
t he bottom of   t he meter by
turning the cover counter-clock-
wise. Toke out the old bottery.
When replocing the new bottery,
be sure the plus (+)  side  is                         www.butkus.usfocing up towords you.
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-a*Operoting the light Meter
There ore four positions on the light meter diol---check, H,
OFF ond L.

G.
n  {'
_ ltow--7     sensitivity switch
   When the meter needle does not
     register due to inodequote  light,
    use the low sensitivity shift diol.                               ('L"    Rotote the diol to th e      position.
    This shifts the meter to low sensi-
     tivity light ond gives o  correct
    exposure reoding even under odv-
    erse lighting conditions. ln some
    coses the low sensitivity reoding
   moy be one  f /stop lower thon the
    high sensitivity reoding. Use the
   -lower light volue.
    (ln the low position, reod the
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Determining ref lected light

   Photogrophing People

 W hen photogrophing o person, the
   light reflected by the subIect ond
  the light reflected by the bock-
  ground moy be ot wide vorionce,
   porticulorly in snow, ot  t he beoc h
  or in ot her brig ht bockgrounds.  In
  such coses move the comero close
  to the subiect ond meosure  t he
    ref lected  lig ht.  lf you connot
  opprooch the subiect, light con be
  meosured by extending  t he polm of
  your hond in  f ront of  t he meter.
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Bocklighting

ln  t he cose of bocklig hting, move
close io  t he subiect ond meosure
t he lig ht  ref lected  f rom it.  Be
porticulorly coreful thot the bock
light does not strike the iight-
receiving surfoce of the exposure
meter" Ctherwise the result will
be o silhouette.

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Londscope Photogrophing

   For iondscope photogrophing"   t he
   subiect, of course connot be
   opproched ond exposure musf be
   meosured ot  t he comero position.
   Speciol core s hould be token so
   thot direct light from the sky is
   not meosured. Meosure the gene-
   rol lig hting conditions of  t he oreq
  ond toke  i he overoqe reodino"




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the Mererffi.,"n
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   When determining operture
      setting,' reod olong the guideLlr(      line of the light meter scole.
    The meter needle will indicote
     the correct diophrogm opening.
      It will not, however, olwoys
    point directly to o     | /slop
     number.  li moy foll between or
     o{f to the side of guide lines
     in which cose on intermediote
     f/stop should be set on the
    operture ring of  the  lens
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