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Sekonic L-6 User manual
User manual for Sekonic L-6. 15 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Sekonic
- Model / document
- Sekonic L-6
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- User manual
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- English
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- 15
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- Light meters
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HOW TO USE YOUR METER FOR
qeraelral Sene't'
PROCEDURE: Aim your meter directly ot the scene or
center-of-interest from comero position'
Toke reoding, ond use computer to deter-
mine comero setting.
CAUTION : Point the meter ot the foreground to ovoid
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HOW TO USE
YOUR METER FOR
ehde-r,?t.
PROCEDURE: Point the meter ot the subiect from o
distonce of obout 4 inches. Avoid costing
o shodow on the subiect with the meter:
olso prevent the light source from shining
directly into the meter. The meter moy
be directed ot the shodows ond the high-
lights ond the results overoged to yield o
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HOW TO UST YOUR METER FOR
9ce.nett. Sr4earr, Su' *d Beanh
PROCEDURE: Aim meter ot the subiect.
CAUTION: For mor"e occLrrote exposure of obiects
neorby, or of people, toke o close-up
reoding, or use the metlrod described in
the next section whereby ihe reoding is
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HOW TO USE YOUR METER FOR READINGS OF
lnM Oliecff
METHOD : Reflected Light.
PROCEDUR E , Toke q close-up reoding of ond neorby
obiect hoving texture ond lighting similor
to thot of the subiect; such os flesh tones,
folioge, rocks ond ground, etc.
Your hond will olso serve for good flesh
tone reodings. Hold hond so thot the light
-*trikes it ot the some ongle qs the subiect.
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HOW TO USE YOUR METER FOR READINGS
lo Uen \d,A Plrrrl /
(rNcrDENT L|GHT)
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PROCEDURE: Point your meter from the position of the
subiect towords the principol light, with
the cover opened.
To colculote correct exposure, the reoding
thus obtoined is multiplied by ten. Use
this foctor crs followst
EXAMPLE: lf on exposure of l/10 second ot f 15.6 is
shown, the correct shutter speed will be
I second qt fl5.6.View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
HOW TO USE
YOUR METER IN
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Color films hcve very limited lotitude ond therefore
require occurote exposure. The SEKONIC is designed
ond constructed to provide precise exposure reodings.
The some methods os described f or vorious types
of subiects opply when using color film. Set the
ASA scole of the computer occording to the recom-
mendotions of the film monuf octurer.
CAUTION Color film yields best results when the ' subiect does not hove too greot o controst
ronge (deep shodows ond bright high-
lights). Flot lighting therefore yields mosr
pleosing effects.
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SfA/Pln" aL l
S/t"t*tten't, in t/* /Vol eonTzun
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After setTtng the ASA film tndex, toke the meter
reoding os previously described. The oppropriote
,, Light Volue " setting is seen in the opening on the
computer diol morked 'Light Volue '.
Set the Light Volue scole of the shutter to cor-
respond *ith the Light Volue given by the meter.
Correct exposure will now result, even if either the
f/stop or the shutter speed is chonged, provided the
Light Volue setting remoins constont.
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Jlul to %u t/r. 'ba,rppt
R*.dtnq, tW"t/roil,'
You will notice thot the morkings on the light scqle
ore colibroted from 1 to 8 in intervols tho-t corres-
pond to the f/stops of the comero diophrogm -directly from fll to f18.
Ihit permits reoding the f/stop directly from the ljght scole, without using the computer,'under the
following conditions:
When using film with
(ASA Index of 50 ond shutter speed of I l5O
jASA Index of 1 00 ond shutter speed of I /l OO
f ASA Index of 2OO ond shufter speed of 1 l2OO
cAUTloN The cover must be o.pen when using the '
This,uthoxl'iJ:ulrT,1'ffi,I"19?; for tokins quick
reodings under fiie specified conditions of filni r[."J and shutter speed.
ASA ASA
50 t0e)
/sa sec /too sec.
ASA
200 y'zoosec.
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PRINCIPLE OF YOUR EXPOSURE METER
LI €HT
MA6NET
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A BRIEF ANALYSIS of whot your exposure meter
is ond how it operotes will help you use it to best
od.rontoge. Your meter hos o photo-electric cell
which cinverts lignt energy into electricol energy' omount of thot meqswes thenA tiny golvonometer-by o colibroted ocross pointer moving oenergy of light',.ol.l'. .rhus moking on octuol meosurement
Then, with o computer os provided on the meter'
vou r..iotu tft" light meosurement .of the speed or i' index ;' of yo,' film ond obtoin combino-
tions"*oorrr"of f/stops ond shuiter speeds usoble for perfect
exposures with Your comero'
iNV COII1BINATION of f/stops ond shutter speeds
thus indicoted by the computer on your meter results
in the some omount of light reoching your film' Your
lhoi.. of which combinotion to use depends on on-eof two foctors: (l ) lf your picture must " stop " ooction or movement, use q combinotion with ore (2) lf vou f"tt shutter i"tiiiu.tv speed-; -or. o com- choose with depth-of-field, *or. .on"erned
finoti"n with o relotively smoll f/stop, or lens opening.
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Still Subiect Slow Action Fost Action Extremely Fost
1 l2s-1 ls0 li 1 00 Sec. rI /200 Sec. Action
Second 1 12so-ll1 000
Sec.
YOUR MOVTE CAMERA hos o fixed shutter speed for
ony given " fromes-per-second " setting ; thus you
need choose only the one lens operoting or f/stop
thot goes with the octuol shutter speed of your
movie comero.
Figures corresponding to the number of f romes,
from 8 to 64, ore engroved on the diol. Find the
number of fromes of your comero on the diol ond
determine f/stop opposite the number. r
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CARE AND USE OF YOUR METER
Alwoys remember-your exposure meter is o delicote
instrument ond should be treoted os such ! The
following precoutions will help you give it o long 'l
ond sotisfoctory f ife : i
DON'TS :
I . Avoid subiecting your meter to ony sudden i
iorring or dropping which con very eosily domoge
the sensitive mechonism.
2. Avoid extreme temperotures. irt
DO'S
3. Use the Choin furnished with the meter os odded
insuronce ogoinst dropping.
4. Store your meter (pref erobly in its corrying
cose) in o sofe, dust-free Ploce.
5. Check " Zero" setting once or twice o yeor.
Should you find thot the needle does not register
" Lero " when the cover is closed ond oll light ': is prevented f rom reoching the photo-electric
: cell, the " Zero " odiustment screw on the reor
of your meter moy be turned in either direction
to bring the needle to o " Zero" position.
Proper use of your meter will olwoys give you good
results. lf you find thot your negotives or trons-
porencies ore regulorly over-exposed you con com-
pensote by using o higher ASA INDEX number thon
thot indicoted by the monufocturer of the film ; in
the cose of under-exposure, use o lower ASA INDEX
number. With proper core the "SEKONIC L-6" will
give you yeors of occurote service.
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TECHNICAL DATA
. The exposure required to photogroph on overoge
scene is determined by these formulqe : {
For Reflected Light i'
,- K.A2 T : Exposure Time in Seconds
B.S A: Relotive Aperture (f/stop)
B : Brightness in Condles per sq. ft. i
S : ASA Film Index
K : ASA Colibrotion Constont
SEKONIC Meter : K: 'l . I 6
ACCEPTANCE ANGLE : ASA Closs B.
WARRANTY : The SEKONIC L-6 hos been corefully
inspected before shipment. Should it
prove to be defective within 90 doys
of ter dote of purchose, it will be
repoired or reploced f ree of chorge.
This guoroniee Coes not opply to meters
which hove been mishondled or tom
pered with.
FILM INDEX TABLE
DIN .S.4.6 WES.5 --TG.E. DIN9l1OA.S.A.eO WES.Ot r G.E.OO 2OllO- 8 - to tolrotloo- Bo l2s 2tlto lo 8 12 rr/torl-tzs roo lso 22-nfi
12 l0 l6 l2l1o i 160 125 2oO 23110 l6 r 3 20 r 3/10 -200 160 250 24.1.e 20 1 6 It r 411o-ll- 2so 200-3oo 2A 25-20 32 r 5/r o ll-320 zso too t6nO 32 24 40 16110 Ll 400 320 500 27llO
40-32 48 17 tl0 it- SOO 400 600 2811O
50- 40- 64 l8/1C li 6 50 500 800 2ello
64 50 80 l9l10 6 00 650 30/10t - 14
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