Sekonic Flashmate L-308B II User manual

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I  OperatingInstructions

   SAFEWPRECAUTIONS

    ThismanualusesthefoltowingsafetylabelsToTAWARNINGanoACAttTlON
     thatyoumustfollow.
TF   AWARNING Indicateshazardsorunsafepracticesthatcanresultinsevere
                personalinjuryordeath.
   ACAUTI0N  Indicateshazardsorunsafepracticesthatcanresuttinthe                   /
                personalinjuryora damagetoyourL-308811exposuremeter.              i
        lcAnnoNl  Indicatesanoperationnoteor limitationyoumustuse.Pleaseread
                   thenotesto avoidan incorrectt_-308811operation.
       NOTE(S)  Providesthereferenceinformationandrelatedfunctionsthatare
                   usefulforyourL-308811operations.
   AV,ARNINGo Intheintereslof safety,whenyourL-308811is notin use
                   pleaseensurethatthestrap,lumidisc,syncroterminalcapand
                      optionalsyncrocordarestoredoutof thereachof young
                      children.lf not,it couldprovefatal.
                            r Neverdropdrycellsin a fire.Also,donotjumper,disassem-
                       ble,or overheatthedrycells.lf done,thecellsmayexplode
                  andyoumaybeinjuredortheambientmaybecontaminated.

   ACAUTIONo Neverpluginor removethesynchrocordwithyourwethand
                      or at a welplace;or,thehighvoltageof theflashmayleak,
                   causingyouanelectricalshock.





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2. Display
2.1 LCDpanel
O tt'toOeselection          @ IFror ISOfilmspeeddisplaySeePage6,
   Sl nmnientlightmeasurement        PressthelS0 button,and fFl'.r is displayed,
      ll  ftasfrmeasurementwithoutcord
     l!  ftastrmeasurementwithcord
  Themodesymbolsareswitchedinthefollowingsequence:S  -+ ll  -+ I!   -  El

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O AperturelEV/Battery/Others         @  ShutterspeedifilmframecounVfilm
                                      speeddisplay.SeePage6.   "b.c"Batterycapacityjt'i'? SeePage5.                                                                tr  Shutterspeed
     I  Apedurevalue(lndicatedbya numberand                                           Et Shutterspeedin seconds
  dots:t'i'? )
    FIlf Exposurevalue(lndicatedbya number     El Numberof framespersecond
                                        Filmspeedis displayedif thelS0 button
  anddotsi"l'? ) SeePage7.                      is pressed.
  E.uUnderexposure
  E.o0verexposure

Onefullstopis shownby9 bars.
A sinolebarindicatesonetenthstoo.

3, ModeSelection

YourL-308Bllcan measurebothincidentand reflectedlightin bothambientlightand flashlight
(electronicflashor flashbulb)modes.You can switchthe modesas follows:

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3.1 Switchingbetweenincidentlightmeteringandreflectedlight
    metering
Slidethelumisphereandstopit attheclickingpositionof "a"or "b"(SeeFig.1and2).
                        Lumisphei'e
                                                                              !    /    Lumisphere
                                              b



   Fig.1 lncidentlightmetering     Fig,2  Reflectedlightmetering         Fig.Fig 33
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3.2 Howto fit theLumidisc
O StiOetheLumisphereto therightiorreflectedlightmetering.(SeeFig.5)
(2)Inserlthepart(B)of theLumidiscasiantinthegroove(A)of L-308811.(SeeFig 6), Then
  oepressthestrapeyelet(C)iowardtheL-30BB|lbody (SeeFig.7)





                                                                              Lumisphere

 (B)

 Fig.4 Lumidrsc      Fig5                Fig.6             Fig.7
3.3 Howto removetheLumidisc
Takereverseprocedurescjescribeoaboveto removethe Lumidisc.
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4. Light-receivingMethod
4.1 Incid,enntI ltgli ht metering
HoldL-308Bllrclos0S€; ettt othel  subject,p0l1loint thethr ltumrsispher   rdsthecamera,andmeasurethe
incidentlightinrtensrty,(Fis8)
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lcAunoNl| . OonotfittheLumidiscnextto theLumispherewhenyoutakeincidentlight
          metering.Otherwise,theLumidiscwillaffecttheexposurein properreading.
4.2 Reflectedlightmetering
YoucanmeterthereflectedlightoftheobjectbypointingtheL-308Bll'slensattheobjectfromthe
camera'sposition.(Fig,9).
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EArmoN-lr  lf youmeasurefromthecameraposition,theentireobjectis measuredinaverage.
        o lf youwantto measureonlya partof theobject,doit at asclosea positionas
           possibleto thepartmeasured.Takecaresothatthepartmeasuredmaynotbe
         shadowedbythemeter,etc.

5. Preparationfor Measurement
5.1  Insertingthebattery
Usea 1.S-volt,type-AAbattery.
Usea manganesedrycell(R6P)or an alkalineone (LRO).
Neveruseany of othertypes.
O fo removethe batterycasecoversimplyslideit in the
   directionof the arrow.
(E tnsertthe batteryin the batterycasealigningthe polaritiesas
   indicatedon the insideof the case. (Fig.10)
@ StiOethe batterycasecoveralongthe unitto closeit. Check          Fig10
   thatthe coveris securelyclosed.
5.2 Batterycheck
DepressthePOWERbutton,andtheLCDpanel("b.c"message
andbarmarkingi"i"! ) displaysthecurrentbatterylevel.
Thebatterylevelis indicatedbya numberof barsforone
second.Then,theLCDpanelautomaticallyswitchesto the               Fig.11
normalmeasurementmode.
mTroNl o lf theLCDmessageis abnormalor if nothingoccureswhenyoupressanoperation
           button,removethebattery.Waitat least10seconds.Theninsertthebattery(in
           thecorrectpolarity)andtryagain.
NOTES  o YoucansustainbatteryleveldisplaybyholdingdownthePowerbutton.
              r Whenthebatterylevelis indicatedbyonlytwoorthreedots,preparea newbattery.
         o Whenthebatterycapacitydropsbelowthelimit,the"b.c"displayblinksandthen
          disappears.
5.3 AutoPower-otf
Tosavebatterycapacity,theL-308Bllis automaticallyturnedoff(andallreadingsareerased)4
minutesafteryourlastoperation.
NOTE   o lf the Auto-OFFfunctionworks,the modeandvaluesyou havealreadyset up are
           savedin memory(but,the valuesyou havemeasuredare not) and are displayed
        whenyouturnonthepowerbuttonagain.
5.4 Measurementmodesetup
Pressthemodeselectionbuttonto selectthedesiredmeasurementmode.
Modeswitchinqsequence:
                 EI W   Measurementmode---------+El g Measurementmooe-----1

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NOTE   o lf youpressthemodeselectorin theambientlightmeasurementmodewhile
           holdingdownthelS0 button,thedisplayis toggledbetweenEVandF values
            (Fig.12and13).lf it istoggledaftermeasurement,themeasurementdatais
           automaticallyrecalculatedandredisplayed.

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5.5 Settingup film speed(lSO)
 (]) PresstheISObutton,anda filmspeedvalueis          a    -narr-,
   displayed(Fig14)                 E n       riLijlt                               ur? SetupthefilrnspeedbypressinglheUpor Downbutton
   whileholdingdowntheISObutton.lf youpresstheUp              Fig.14
   button,thespeedincreases;if youpresstheDownbuttonit decreases.lf youholddownthe
  Up/Downbuttonformorethanonesecond,thespeedchangescontinuously.
 NOTE
5.6 Settingup shutterspeed(T)
SetuptheshutterspeedusedbypressingtheUpor Down
button(Fig.15).lf youpresstheUpbutton,thespeed
increases;if youpresstheDownbuttonit decreases.lf youholddowntheUpiDownbuttonformorethanone    ^'/@                "frsecond,thespeedchangescontinuously                        Fig.15
NOTES o Inthecaseof ambientlight,ycucansetuptheshutterspeedina rangeof O0and
          1/8000sec.
         o Inthecase                      of flashlight,youcansetupthesynchronizingshutterspeedin a range                '11500            of 1 and    sec.
            After1/500sec,1/75,1/80,1/90,and1/100sec.aredisplayedin orcJer.youcan
           selectanyoneyouwant.
5.7 Settingup numberof framesper
    second(f/s)
Thefilmframecountsaredisplayedafter1/8000secof
shutterspeedintheambientlightmode.Chooseanycount
youwant(Fig.16)
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NOTES  o Thef/scountoptionsare:8, 12,10,18,24,25,30,32,64,and12g.Thesevalues
          representthoseusedwiththeshutteranqle180".
        o Thissettingupis usedfora motionpicturecameraonl
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6. AmbientLightMeasurement
6.1 ModeSelection
O Pressthemodeselectorto entertheambientlight
  measurementmocle.
@ Setupthefilmandshutterspeeds.
@ Pressthemeasuringbutton,andtheaperturevalueis
  displayed(Fig17)

NOTES o Fig.17showstheshutterspeed11125,andapertureF2.0+3110measured.
        o Intheambientlightmeasurementmode,lightmeasurementis continuously
         conductedwhilethemeasuringbuttonis keptdepressed.
        o lf youchangedthefilmspeed(lSO)or theshutterspeed(T)valueafter
         measurement,themeasurementvalueis automaticallyrecalculatedanddisplayed
          agarn.
        o E,u(underexposureerror)or E,o(overexposureerror)isdisplayedif themetering
          rangeisexceeded.lf E.uwasdisplayed,reducetheshutterspeed;if E.owas
          displayed,increaseit (Fig.18)(Fig.19)
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6.2 Measurementof EV(ExposureValue)
Pressthemodeselectorto entertheEVmeasurement              |       ry---=--                 |
mode.Press          the                                                                                   (                                                                             -            rneasuring-   e button,-- '-  andtheEVvalueis                 |                                                                                   rf.. ^   )                                                                                                                                 I                                                                              tr[                                                                                                                                 I                                                                                        \l:i--l        (Fig,                                                                                          [disptayed            20),
                                                            Fig.20
                   . "EV"representsa specilicamountof light,and is a combinationof a shutterspeed
          and an aperturevalue,





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7. FlashMeasurementwithcord
7.1 Settingup of thef lashmeasurementwithcordandmaking
    measurementin thismode
O Pressthemodeselectorto enterthismode(Fig.21).
@ Setupthefilmandshutterspeeds.

                                                                     Fig.21
lcArJnoNlo setuptheshutterspeedwhichhasbeenalreadysetuponyourcamera,
        o lf youmeasuretheflashbulblight,makesurethattheshutterspeedsetiswithin
            the svnchronizinqranqe.
'e Connectthesynchrocordto theL-308Bll'ssynchro
  terminal(Fig.22).



tcArrroNlo Someof theflashtypesmayfireatthetimeyouconnectthesynchrocordto the
          synchroterminaloryouoperatetheL-308Bll'spowerbutton.
@ Pressthemeasuringbutton,andtheflashfiresandthe
  aperturevalueis displayed(Fig.23).



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mr.rnoNlo lf theshutterspeedis changedaftermeasurement,themeasurementis lostand
           theaperturevalueis clearedto zero(0).
NOTES o lf theflashdoesnotfire,useflashmeasurementwithoutcord.
        o lf thefilmspeedis changedaftermeasurement,themeasurementdatais
          automaticallyrecalculatedandredisplayed.
        o Whenthemeasuringrangeis exceeded,"E.u"(underexposure)or "E.o"
          (overexposure)appears,changetheshutterspeedorthelightsource.
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  cameraandtheflashunit.lt isveryconvenientasno             f ,t-L-Jr    ll
  cordreplacementis requiredduringshootingpictures.         I l-             ll
  TheL-308Bllis alsoequippedwitha connectorterminat      I t              ll
  lockforsecuringcableconnection                                                             f:e/

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8. FlashLightWirelessMeasurement
    (Measurementwithoutusingthesynchrocord)
8.1 FlashIightwirelessmeasurement
l) Pressthe modeselectorto enterthis mode(Fig.24).
€) Set up the filmand shutterspeeds.



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COPressthemeasuringbutton.Afterreleasingit, E  ratx
   blinksshowingthatyourL-308Bllis ina stand-bymode
   (Fig.25);thisholdsforabout90seconds.
@ tl tneflashisfired,L-308Bllreceivestheflashlightand
  displaysanaperturevalue(Fi9.26).Afterfiring,the
  stand-bymodeholdsforanother90seconds.Youcan                 Fig.25
  repeatmeasuringsolongasthemarkis blinking.
(5)lf themarkgoesout,pressthemeasuringbuttonagainto
  makeanothermeasurement.


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tcAUroNl r Noflashbulbmeasuremenlis supported.lf youwantto dothismeasurement,
           enterthemodeofllashmeasurementwithcord,connecta synchrocord,andmake
          a measurement.
        o lf theshutterspeedis changedaftermeasurement,themeasurementis lostand
          theaperturevalueisturnedtozero(0).
        o lf thefilmspeedis changedaftermeasurement,themeasurementdatais
           automaticallyrecalculatedandredisplayed.
        o YourL-308Bllmaynotdetecttheflashfiredif itslightamountis smallrelativeto
           theambientlight.Insucha case,changeto themodeof flashmeasurementwith
           cord,connectthesynchrocordandmakemeasurement.
        o E.u(underexposureerror)or E.o(overexposureerror)is displayedif themetering
          rangeisexceeded.Insucha case,readjustthelightamounlor changingshutter
         speedandtryagain.





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9. Howto usetheLumidisc
     9.1 Howto measurelightcontrast
    O fittheLumidisconthelightreceivingpart.                      apertureurllerencevaluern            Contrast
       Seepage3'3.2Howto fittheLumidisc'.                  1         2 :
       'e Selectthelightmodeyouaregoingto usewiththemode                  t,t1t tt,;,,;,;fl;t,t,,,i,1 / 2                    t,,':',',t',1'.$,;,;1,,3 : 1
         selector.                                    3          8 : 1
     o nototheL-308Bllclosetothesubjectandpointthe           4         1 6 : 1
       Lumidisctowardthemainlightsource(turnoffthe           5        3 2 : 1
.        auxiliarylightsource).Takereading.
      (4 KeepholdingtheL-308Bllcloseto thesubjectandpointtheLumidisctowardtheauxiliarylight
       source(turnoffthemainlightsource).
      .9 Comparethedifferencein brightnessbetweenthemainandauxiliarylightsources,and
       determinethecontrast.
       (Example)lf youreadF16forthemainlightsourceandF8forauxiliarylightsource,the
                 differencebetweenthemis twoF stops.Thenyouwillobtain4:1contrastasshown
                    in theabovetable.
    NOTE   o Toobtainexposure,holdtheL-308Bllcloseto thesubjectandpointthe
              Lumispheretowardsthecamerawiththemainlightandauxiliarylighton,
    9.2 UsingtheL-308Bllas an illuminancemeter
    O  fit theLumidisconthelightreceivingpart,
   @ SetecttheEVmeteringmodeandsetthefilmspeedat ISO100.
     C) facetheLumidisctowardthelightingandholdtheL-308Bllparallelto thesubjectandtake
        reading.
   @ Determinethebrightnesslevelusingthefollowingconversiontable.
       * EVto lx conversiontable

                 l/t0[v                  EY    0       1      2      3       4      5      6       7            I
           0.0      2 . 5    5.0    1 0    20    40    80     1 6 0   320    640
           0.5      3 . 5     7 , 1      1 4    28    57     1 1 0   230    450     9 1 0

             ln0 Ev                  EV          I      1 0         t 1     1 2    1 3     1 4     1 5     :16    1 7
            0.0     1300  2600  5 10 0  10000 20000 41000 82000 r 6000c330000
           0.5     1800  3600  7200  14000 29000 58000 12000023000c460000

       (Example)lf youreadEV9j'l  _,
                theapprox,illuminance
               valueis 18001x,


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10. Specifications
Type            o Digitalexposuremeterforambientandflashmetering
Light-receivingmethodo Incidentandreflectedlightmeteringsystem
Light-receivingsectiono Incidentlight: Lumisphere,Lumidisc
                o Reflectedlight:Lens(lightreceivingangleof40")
Lightreceivingelemento Siliconphotodiode
Meteringsystems   o Ambientlight: Shutterspeed-prioritymetering
                o Flashlight:  Withsynchrocord
                             Withoutsynchrocord
Measuringrange    o Ambientlight: EVOto EV19.9(at0.1EVstep)
(lS0100)         o Flash:    F14 to F90+ 0,9stop(at0.1AVstep)
Repeataccuracy                10.1EVor less
Calibrationconstant o Incidentlightmetering:
                      C = 340(lumisphero),C = 250(lumidisc)
                o Reflectedlightmetering:K = 12.5
Displayrange      o ISO(filmspeed):3 to 8000(al1/3SVstep)
                           r T (shutterspeed):
                 Ambientlight: 60secto 1/8000sec(at1 TVstep)
                       f/s(frames/sec).8,12,16,18,24,25,30,32,M,128
                Openingangle:180degrees
                    Flash:      1 secto 1/500sec(at1TVstep),and1175,1/80,1/90,
                            1/100
                           r Aperture:   0.5to 90.9(at0.1AVstep)
                o EV(ExposureValue):-5 to 26.2
Otherfunction     o Out-of-rangemetering:
                         "E.u"(underexposure)or "E.o"(overexposure)warningindication
                o BatteVcheck
                o Autopower-off
Batteryused       o A singletype-AAbattery(Alkalineor manganese),1.5V
Operatingtemperatureo 0"Cto +40"C
range
Storagetemperatureo -20'Cto +60'C
range
Dimensions     o Approx,63Wx 110Hx 22Dmm
Weight          o ApproxB0g (withoutbattery)
Standardaccessorieso Softcase,strap,lumidisc,softcaseforlumidisc,synchroterminalcap,
              AAbattery
ThespecificationsandappearanceoftheL-308Bllaresubjectto changewithoutnoticedueto
improvement.

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11. InstructionsandMaintenanceNotes
lcArrnoN-lo ToavoiddamagingyourL-308811,neverdropit or subjectit to impact.
        o AvoidkeepingyourL-308Bllin placesof hightemperatureor humidity.
        o Avoidexcessivetemperaturechanges,othenruise,condensationwilloccur,
           resultingin malfunction.
        o Removethebatteryif yourL-308Bllis notto beusedfora longtime.

MAINTENANCENOTES
          o KeePthe surfacesof the lumisphere,lensand Lumidisccleanand freefromdust,
            foreignparticlesand scratches.
         o Wipeoff dirtwitha softor siliconcloth. Neveruse solventsuchas thinneror
           benzine.