Sekonic L-408 Light Meter User manual

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        EXPOSUREMETER
    MULNilTASTERL.408


        Operating lnstructions





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I  OperatingInstructions

     SAFEWPRECAUTIONS

      ThismanualusesthefollowlngsafetylabelstoTAWARNINGanoACAUT|ON
       thatyoumustfollow.

     AWARNING   lndicateshazardsor unsafepracticesthatcanresultin severe
                    personalinjuryor death.
     ACAUTI0N    Indicateshazardsor unsafepracticesthatcanresultin thepersonal
                        injuryor a damageto yourL-408exposuremeter.
        munoNl-          lndicatesanoperationnoteor limitationyou.mustuse.Pleaseread                     thenotesto avoidan incorrectL-408operation.
        NOTE(S)  Providestherelerenceinformationandrelatedfunctionsthatare
                      usefulforyourL-408operations.
   AWARNINGo StoreyourL-408in a saleplaceso thata littlechildcannottake
                                          it andnotto windlhestraparoundhis/herneck.
                                     . Neverdropdrycellsin a fire.Also,do notjumper,disassemble,
                         or overheatthedrycells,lf done,thecellsmayexplodeand
                    youmaybe injuredor theambientmaybecontaminated.

    ACAUTIONo To avoidinjuryto youreyes,neverlookat thesunthroughthe
                        viewfinder.
                                     . To avoidanelectricalshock,neverplugin or removethe
                      syncrocordwhenwaterdrops,themoistureis toohigh,or your
                    handsarewet.





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FEATURES
   Thankyouforyourpurchaseof theSekonicMultimasterL-408.

      ll features:
        1.  Built-in non-parallaxvievrrfinderwith 5 degreeacceptance
          angle.
         o Built-inviewfindereliminatesparallaxenorcausedby separate
             viewfinders.
         o  Built-indesigneliminatestroublesomeviewfindermountingandremoval
F            in thefield.
       2.  Unique,new combinationof Lumisphereand Lumidisc.
         o Alloperationsdirectlyon meterbody.
          Reducesworkload,speedsoperationandremovesriskof losing
            accessories.
         o Fastandaccuratelightbalancingreadingbecausetheunitfeaturesan
             exclusive,retractingLumispherewhichallowsfast,accuratelight
            balancingreadings,whileeliminatingtheneedforadditionalaccessories.
      3. Water-resistant.
         o Thefirstphotographicapparatusthathasthewater-resistantconstruclion.
              '      Standsupto dirty,sooty,dampindustriallocationsandwetweather,
             outdoors.
      4. Apertureor shufterspeedprlority.
         o Apertureor shutterspeedprioritycanbeselectedaccordingto choice.
            Bothmodesareavailableforambientlightreading.
      5. Memoryfunctionis usefulforsubiectcontrastmeasurement'
                r ThelhreememoryvaluesaredisplayedontheLCDanalogscaleto
             providesimplebalancingof lightandsubjectcontrasts.
      6. Multipleflashmeasurement.
          o Wh-ena singleflashis insufficientto illuminatea subject,repeatedflash
            exposuresonthesamefilmframeor sheetoffilmwillbuildexposureto
             thecorrectlevelandthecumulativeetfectof theseexposurescanbe
             accuratelymeasuredbythemeter.



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1. PartsDesignations


        Light-receivingindicator                                                      Objectivelenscover
           LumisphereUP/
        DOWNring                   POWERswitch
          Lumisphere(light
            receivingelement)                     Measudngswitch

           Liquidcrystal                      UP/DOWNbutton
          display(LCD)panel
         ClearMemorybutton                    Modeselector
              ISObutton
         Synchroterminal                         F/EV/MULTIselector

                                     Synchroterminal

                                                  Viewfinder
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                                                Eye-piece
                                                 cover
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                             Batterycasecoverlock

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2.2 Light-receivingindicator
Slidetheeyepiececoverupor downto setmeteringto eitherincidentlightor reflected
light(with5-degreeviewfindermetering).





2.3 Viewfinderinformatlon
Circle(B) indicates5 degreespotmeasurement. Centerspot @  is for positioning
of spotm-easurement.
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3. ModeSelection
YourL-408canmeasurebothincidentandreflectedlightin bothambientlightand
flash(sUobeor bulb)modes.Youcanswitchthemodesasfollows:
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3.1 Switchingbetweenincidentmeteringandreflectedlight
    metering(withS-degreeviewfindermetering)
Slidetheeyepiececoverclosedfor incidentlightmetering,or opentheeyepiececover
forreflectedlightmetering.
       Eyepiece
       cover
         Close


   '     Incidentlighlmetering(wilhcoverclosed)   Rellectedlightmetering(withcoveropen)
mrrnoNlo Settheeyepiececoverat thetopor buttonclickpositiononly.
          Otherwise,theLCDmarkings(entiredisplay)willblinkandyoucannot
            startmeterinqwiththemeasurinqswitch.
3.2 Switchingbetweenlumisphereupanddownpositions
ManuallyrotatethelumisphereUP/DOWNringcounterclockwiseto movethe
lumisphereup. Youcannowstartincidentlightmetering,
Rotatetheringclockwiseto retractthelumisphereforbalancinglightmetering.


    Lumisphere(?               Lumisphere
    upposition               downposition

lcArmoNle SetthelumisphereUP/DOWNringto oneof thedotmarkedpositions.
         Anyotherpositionwillresultin inconectmetering.
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4. Light-receivingMethod
    4.1 Incidentlightmetering(witheyepiececoverclosed)
     HoldtheL-408closeto thesubject,pointthelumispheretowardsthecamera,and
    measuretheincidentlightintensity.

        Lumispherein up position:
            Forincidenlmeasurement
        Lumispherein downposition:
            Forlightbalanceandsimpleilluminance       lclrno[l   r Whenthe -  ' - markblinks,the L-408is in thereflectedffi'rflightmetering
             mode.Closetheeyepiececoverto selecttheincidentlightmetering
            mode.

    4.2 Reflectedlightmetering(witheyepiececoveropen)
    YourL-408hasa built-inviewfinder.Byslidingtheeyepiececoverdownto itsopen
      position,youcanuseit as a S-degreespotmeterforaccuratespotmetering.
     HoldtheL-408at yourcameraposition,andplacethecirclein theviewfinderonthe
     targetsubject.
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      lc nnoNl. Spotmeteringunder50cm(20inches)is notpossible.

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                indicatorand - I - flashesin thebardisplayarea.





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5. Preparationfor Measuremen
   5.1 Mountinga batteryandstrapping
   Usea 1.5-volt,type-M(UM3dry,LR-6or R-6)battery.Donotusea NiCdbattery.
   O  Unlockthecoverlockandremovethebatterycasecover.@ Insertthebatteryin
        thebatterycasealigningthepolaritiesas indicatedontheinsideof thecase.
  @  Inserttheclawsof thecoverintotheholesof the
        body.Lockthecoverlock.                     downthestrapring.
                      Batlery
                  casecov€r





      Coverlock
                               Attachingthestrap
                       Removethebatterycasecover.
                   O Movethecoverlocktowardthebattery
                            case(anow@).
              @ Passthestrapthroughstrapeyelet@.
              @ Passtheoppositesideofthestrapthrough
                             a strapring.
     mfil    o To saveyourcurrentsetup,tumthe POWERswitchOFFfirst,then
               replacethebattery.
           o  lf theLCDmessageis abnormalor if nothingoccureswhenyoupress
             an operationbutton,removethebattery.Waitat least10seconds.
*             Then,mountthebattery(intheconectpolarity)andtry again.
           o Wipeandcleantherubbersealof batterycover.Sandanddustmay
             causewaterleakage,conosionor otherproblems.r
    5.2 Batterycheck
    TurnthePOWERswitchon,andtheLCDpanel
     ("b.C'messageandbarmarkingr"'i'?) displaysf   thecurrentbatterylevel.Thebatterylevelis                                                      ll.f J'r'?     indicatedby a numberof barsforonesecond.
    Then,theLCDpanelautomaticallyswitchesto the
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NOTESa Youcansustainbatteryleveldisplayby holdingdownthePowerswitch.
        a Whenthebatterycapacitydropsbelowthelimit,the"b.c'displayblinks
        andthengoesout.
         a Whenthebatterylevelis indicatedby onlytwoor threedots,replacethe
           battery.
5.3 AutoPower-otf
To savebatterycapacity,theL-408is automaticallyturnedoff(andallreadingsare
erased)10minutesafteryourlastoperation.
NOTE a WhentheL-408is automaticallytumedoff by AutoPower-off,all of your
           settings(suchas modeselection,exposuresetupandmeasured
          values)aresaved.TheyaredisplayedagainwhenthePOWERswitch
             is turnedon,


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buttonformorethanonesecondcontinuouslyincreases
or decreasesthefilmspeed.
NOTE  . YoucanalsochangethelS0 filmspeedaftertakingmeasurement.
Thenewcalculatedvalueis displayedwhenthefilmspeedis changedaftertakingthe
measurement,
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5.5 Light-receivingmethodsetup
Selectincidentlightmetering(withlumispherein theUPor DOWNposition)
reflectedlightmetering(withS-degreespotmeter).
    Eyepiece
     cover
                              Open      Closed
                                    Eyepiece
                                     cover
            Incidentlightmetering                 Reflectedlightmetering
             (withcoverclosed)                       (withcoveropen)
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5.6 Measurementmodesetup
    Pressthemodeselectionbutton(eO)to selectthe
     desiredmeasurementmode.Modeswitchingsequence:




    Thefollowingshowsthemeterdisplayof eachselectedmode.
    S (Ambientlightmeasurement)mode:
    PresstheF/EV/MULTIbutton(e@) to switchthedisplay.Displayswitching
    sequence:
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          ll  (Flashmeasurementwithoutcord mode,and
         l! (Flashmeasurementwithcord mode
    PresstheF/EV/MULTIbuttonto selectsingleor cumulativeflashmeasurement.
           o Usesingleflashmeasurementwhena singleflashis sufficient.
                      . Usecumulativemeasurementwhenmultipleflashesareneeded(oneto
              ninetimes.)Tenor moreflashesarenotpossible,
            E    E,on     [E     @,oo-l         Singleflash       measurement   ,!t?s   l'[, _,:t?s I                                                       Ll'[,r  ' 4 2  i ! 4 : 6 3    1 r r 6 Z Z J 2 4 :  i  l S  II       L    1  r r 2 2 9 4 : 6 a      I 1 6 2 2 t 2 4 9 6 4 I       I
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5.6 Measurementmodesetup
    Pressthemodeselectionbutton(ee)to  selectthe
     desiredmeasurementmode,Modeswitchingsequence:

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    Thefollowingshowsthemeterdisplayof eachselectedmode.
      $l (Ambientlightmeasurement)mode:
    PresstheF/EV/MULTIbutton(e@) to switchthedisplay.Displayswitching
    sequence:
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          g   m l 0 0       g  @ , 0 0      E   m l C 0
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       ShutterspeedprioritymeteringExposurevaluemelering Apertureprioritymetering
       (Flashmeasurementwithoutcord)mode,and         [i
         l! (Flashmeasurementwithcord)mode
    PresstheF/EV/MULTIbuttontoseleclsingleorcumulativeflashmeasurement.
    NOTES a Usesingleflashmeasurementwhena singleflashis sufficient.
               a Usecumulativemeasurementwhenmultipleflashesareneeded(oneto
              ninetimes.)Tenor moreflashesarenotpossible.
          Singleflash   fa------@,'ca_l        I  tr    @,to_l
        measurement                    fl -.-u,?s    l' [, -,-E,.,g I                      l'L__tillri:l__i3       I
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        measurement                           -,!t?s                                                                                                             Il"I                    fl1 4 2 Z ! 4 : ! .-'a  l r ] 6 r rest J : 4 : 6 4 9 0    II              [l"[i1 1 4 2 2 i 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  : 6 a     ] 1 1 6 2 2 J 2 4 : 6 4 9 0|I
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5.7 ShutterspeedprioritysetuP
PresstheUP/DOWNbutton(eO) to selecta shutter
speed.
TheUPbuttonis usedto increaseshutterspeed,andthe
DOWNbuttonto decreaseit. HoldingdowntheUPor
DOWNbuttoncontinuouslyincreasesor decreasesthe
shutterspeed.
            WhentheDOWNbuttonis pressedonce
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             WhentheUPbuttonis Pressedonce

5.8 Apertureprioritysetup
PresstheUP/DOWNbuttonio setthedesiredaperturefor aperture-priority
measurementin ambientlight.TheUPbuttonis usedto decreasetheaperture,and
theDOWNbuttonto increaseit. Holdingeitherbuttondowncontinuouslychanges
aperture.
           WhentheDOWNbuilonis pressedonce
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measurementissetat"F:5.6+3/10'            EandT:1/30".                       5.f,t,3n

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              . Ambientlightmeteringcontinuesas long
         asyoukeeppressingthemeasuring                    ! ?tr=   m   lfl[l           switch.
       o When             youchangethefilmspeed,the   " l-.u-.-" ,f 5
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          valueis displayed,
       o Whenthemeasuringrangeis exceeded,    tr     @,i,fl                         uEo"                     ? =          "Eu"(underexposure)or                    '          (overexposure)appears.lf "Eu'       t.rr_. _",f,-q
          appears,slowdowntheshutterspeedor   ?.''4'i i'r' i'#  !'ri .'11'r1'ri11i'$i
         opentheaperture.
                     increasetheshuttersoeedor closethe
6.5 Datamemory
Intheambientlightmode,youcanstoreupto threeaperturevaluesat shutterspeed
prioritymeasurementsin memory.
O   Aftermeasurement,pressthememorybutton(@e).
   Theaperturevaluewillbedisplayedontheanalogscale
   w i t h ( o o r r ) .
@ Youcanstoreupto threemeasurements.Thefourth
   measurementis displayedbutnotstored.
@ Youcanstorethreemeasurementsforeachlight-
    receivingmethod.(Seepage13(5). So,a totalof 9
   measurementscanbestoredin memory.
   Whenmeasuringandstoringdatawiththelumispherein theDOWNposition,your
    L-408doesnotdisplaythevaluesmeasuredwiththelumispherein theUP
    positionor in thereflectedlightmeteringmode.To recallthesemeasurements,
    switchthemodeto lumisphereUPpositionor reflectedlightmetering.
@ Toclearthememory,presstheClearMemorybutton.
 lcArrlrorulo TheClearMemorybuttonclearsall9 measurementsfromthememory,
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7. FlashMeasurementwithcord
 7.1 Singleflashmeasurement
 O  Flashmeasurementwithcord
    Selectthe l! (Flashmeasurementwithcord)
   modeusingthemodeselectionbutton(eO).


                    . NeverusetheL-408in flashmodewhenyourhandsarewetinac{m'l             conditionssuchas rain,splashingwateror wetplace.Highvoltage
               at thesynchroterminalmayresultin an electricshock.Usethe
            synchrdterminalcapandselecttheflashwithoutcordmodefor
               safety.

 lcArrnoNlo Theflashunitmay'pop'whenyou connectthesynchrocordto lheL'
         408terminalor whenyouoperatethePOWERswitch.
             r Whenusinga flashbulb,checkthesynchrospeedof thecamerayou
           use.Measurementwitha flashbulbcannotbe madein theflash
           cordlessmode.

@ Synchrocordconnection
    PlugtheflashsynchrocordintotheL-408synchro
     terminal.
@ Singleflashmeasurement
     Selectthesingleflashmeasurementmodeusingthe
    F/EV/MULTIbutton(e@).
@ Shutterspeedsetup
    SetthedesiredshutterspeedusingtheUP/DOWN
    button(e@).                                                  c.6
 NOTE  r  Inthismode,youcansetthe                                                       \-fl-.,/
            shufterspeedfrom1 secto 1/500
           sec.After1/500sec.,ffii,1180,1l
           90,1/100,1/200and1/400sec.
          appearin thedisplayandyoucan
            selecta particularshutterspeed.
 @ Measurement                      6   @ , C 0    Pressthemeasuringswitch(e@).    Theflashwillfireandtheconectaperturewill  u    appearontheLCDpanel.                                                                                                                           l . afl.fli'''I. l . l . l . l . l .   ,f,s
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NOTES o  lf thecamera'sflashdoesnotfire,useflashmeasurementwithoutcord
              . WhentheISOsetupis changed,themeasurementdatais recalculated
         andredisplayed.
            r   lf theshutterspeedis changedaftermeasurement,themeasurementis
            lostandtheapertureis clearedto zero(0).
       o Whenthemeasuringrangeis exceeded,"Eu"(underexposure)or "Eo'
          (overexposure)appears.Conecttheshutterspeedor thelightsource.

                  *' Synchrocord(optional):
          A S-meter-longsynchrocordwiththree
             plugsis availableforsynchronousmetering
           betweenyourL-408andtheflashunitor
           betweenthecameraandtheflashunit,lt is
             veryconvenientas nocordreplacementis
             requiredduringshootingpictures.TheL-
           408is alsoequippedwitha connector
              terminallockforsecuringcableconnection.
                                              To strobe To camera
                                                                   light
7.2 Datamemory
Inthesingleflashmeasurementmode,upto threemeasurementscanbestoredin
memory.Memorystorageis sameas fortheambientlightmeasurement(see6.5of
Page12).
7.3 Cumulativeflashmeasurement
O  Flashmeasurementwithcord
    Selectthe l! (Flashmeasurementwithcord)mode
    usingthemodeselectionbutton(eO).
@ Cumulativeflashmeasurement
    Selectthecumulativeflashmeasurementmodeusing       @
    theF/EV/MULTIbutton(e@).
@ Shutterspeedsetup                       ? - G   @   SetthedesiredshutterspeedusingtheUP/D0WN                                             *Gi   button(e@).
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NOTE O Inthismode,youcansettheshutterspeedfrom1 secto 1/500sec.
           After1/500sec.,1175,1/80,1/90,1/10b,1/200and1/400sec.appearin
          thedisplayandyoucanselecta particularshutterspeed.
@ Measurement
   Pressthemeasuringswitch(e@). Theflashwillfire,andtheaperturewill
   appearontheLCDpanel.Also,thecumulativeapertureof eachmeasurement
   andthenumberof accumulatedflashesalsoappear.
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         measured           E   I. ?hJ'''-':  I f15
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@ TocanceltheCumulativemode,iustpresstheF/EV/MULTIbutton.Torestart
    meteringwithnewsetup,presstheF/EV/MULTIbutton.
NOTESo WhentheISOsetupis changed,themeasurementdatais recalculated
         andredisplayed.
       o  lf theshutterspeedis changedaftermeasurement,themeasurementis
            lostandboththenumberof accumulatedflashesandaperlureare
          clearedto zero(0).
7.4 Contrastmeasurement
Thecontrastmeasurementisthesameasforambientlightmeasurement(see6.6of
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I. FlashMeasurementwithoutcord

8.1 Singleflashmetering
O  Flashmeasurementwithoutcord
    Selectthe [  (Flashmeasurementwithoutcord)modeusingthemodeselection
    button.
@  Singleflashmeasurement
    SelectthesingleflashmeasurementmodeusingtheF/EV/MULTIbutton.
@ Shutterspeedsetup
   SetthedesiredshutterspeedusingtheUP/DOWNbutton.
NOTE a Inthismode,youcansettheshutterspeedfrom1 secto 1/500sec.
           After1/500sec.,1l75,1/80,1/90,11100,11200and1/400sec.appearin
          thedisplayandyoucanselecta particularshutterspeed.
@ Measurement
          measuring   Pressthe                     switch.                     The                                                       Il                            markwill Ei    m l C C   appear        and            yourL-408                           is ready                               to                        measure                           les                               -,-"                                     fl   (Standbymode).
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NOTES  Afterthismeasurement,the I  markcontinuesto blinkandyourL-408
         remainsin standbymode.
        Thestandbymodecontinuesfor approximately90 secondsandyoucan
        measureagainwithinthistime.lf themarkgoesoutafter90seconds
         pressthemeasuringswitchagain,
       Whenyouchangethefilmspeed,themeasurementis recalculatedand
         a newcorrectvalueis displayed.
                  lf theflashis NOTmeteredbyyourL-408(whentheflashis dimmer
         thantheambientlight),useflashmeasurementwithcord.
                  lf theshutterspeedis changedaftermeasurement,themeasurementis
            lostandtheapertureis clearedto zero(0).


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uEo"NOTES  Whenthemeasuringrangeis exceeded,"Eu"(underexposure)or
          (overexposure)appears.Conecttheshutterspeedor thelightsource.




                  lf a rapidstartluminescentlampor specialilluminationlampis to be
        measured(althoughnoflashfires),connectthesynchrocordanduse
          theflashmeasurementwithcord.
8.2 Datamemory
Inthesingleflashmeasurementmode,upto threemeasurementscanbestoredin
memory.Memorystorageis thesameasforambientlightmeasurement(see6.5of
Page12).
8.3 Cumulativemeasurement
O  Flashmeasurementwithoutcord
    Selectthe [  (Flashmeasurementwithoutcord)
   modeusingthemodeselectionbutton(e@).
@ Cumulativemeasurement
    Selecttheflashcumulativemeasuremenlmode
    usingtheF/EV/MULTIbutton(e@).
@ Shutterspeedsetup
   SetthedesiredshutterspeedusingtheUP/DOWN
   button(e@).
NOTE o Inthismode,youcansettheshutter                                                                              'll         speedfrom1 secto 1/500sec,After
        500sec.,1175,1180,1/90,1/100,1/200
         and1/400sec.appearin thedisplayand
         youcanselecta particularshutterspeed.

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   Pressthemeasuringswitch.TheI  mark     E                        g    continuesblinkingandyourL-408entersthe       il -^-"lf
   standbymode.

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Whentheflashfires,theaperturevaluewillappearontheLCDpanel,The
         cumulativeexposureof eachmeasurementandthenumberof flashesalso
        appear.
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   @ TocancelCumulativemode,justpresstheF/EV/MULTIbutton.To restart
        meteringwithnewsetup,presstheF/EV/MULTIbutton.

    NOTESo Afterthismeasurement,the I  markcontinuesto blinkandyourL-408
              remainsin standbymode.
            o Thestandbymodecontinuesforapproximately90seconds.
            o  lf theflashis NOTmeteredbyyourL-408(whentheflashis dimmer
               thantheambientlight),useflashmeasurementwithcord.
            o  lf theshutterspeedis changedaftermeasurement,themeasurementis
                  lostandtheexposureis clearedto zero(0).
            o  lf a rapidstartluminescentlampor specialilluminationlamplightis to
             bemeasured(althoughnoflashfires),useflashmeasuremenfwith
                cord.
            o Noflashbulbmeasurementis supported.Usethesynchrocord
i                instead.

    8.4 Contrastmeasurementt   Contrastmeasurementis thesameasforambientlightmeasurement(seeStep6,6of
    Page13).


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9. OtherMeterinqOperations
9.1 Exposureindexcorrection
AlthoughyourL-408hasbeencalibratedto exacting
standards,youcanmanuallycorrecttheexposureindex
within19.9EV.





O  HolddowntheISObutton(@+)and pressthe  E    @ i 0 0
   F/EV/MULTIbutton(e@) to changedisplay.
   UsetheUP/DOWNbutton(e@)for exposure                                  [i-,- frd,i    indexcorreclion.
        fl  narkcontinuesuntiltheexposureindex    correctionis canceled.           U    m l 0 0
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@ TheUPbuttonincreasestheexposureindex0.1
    stepat a time(theexposureis reduced),while
    theDOWNbuttondecreasesthevalue(the
   exposureis increased).Holdingdownthebutton
    continuouslyincreasesor decreasesthe
   exposureindex.
@ Tocancelexposureindexconection,holddowntheUP/DOWNbuttonuntilthe
   exposurevaluereacheszero(0). Thefl  markgoesout.
NOTES.  Determinetheexposureindexvaluesaftera sufficientnumberof tests
            in actualphotographicconditions.
       o Allof themeasuredvaluesareconectedsimultaneouslyaccordingto
          theabovecorrectionregardlessof themeteringmodeselectedsuchas
           incidentor reflectedlightmeasurement,andambientor llash
         measurement.
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