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CONGRATUI.ATIONS
xP o 3 u re m eler s
p o sifiye o n swe rt lo
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O L i g h t w i n d o w ( p h o r o - c e l l )
@ Cover
@ C o v e r o p e n i n g b u t t o n
@ N e e d l e
@ G u i d e I i n e
G) Y el f o w mo rke r
O B l u e m o r k e r
@ R e d m o r k e r
O A SA i n d e x win d o ws
@, Tob r
@ f/stop scole
@, Shutter speed sco le
@ " L i gh t V o lu e " scqle
@ Movie Comero speeds "'i,'
@ f/stop for movie
@ I n c i d e n t o t t o ch me n t for meter
@ Arp l i f f e r p lu g re ce ptocle
@ " Zero Adiustrnents " screw
@ N e c k co rd h o ld e r
@ Amplifter
,@ I nc i d e n t o t t o ch me n t f or omplifier
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SETTIIIGTHE FII.I1,ISPEED
First defermine the, ASA exposure
index (speed) for your film
f r o m t h e c h o r t o f r i g h t o r
f r o m t h e i n s t r u c f i o n s h e e f
p o c k e d w i t h y o u r f i l m .
Then turn the tob unt,il the
ASA number of your film
oppeorr in the window
mork, d ASA.
B e J u r e t o c e n t e r t h e n u m e r o l i n
window.
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RTTTTCTEDTIGHT
Reflected Light is ligh't
reflected from subiect io
c o m e r q . P o i n t t h e m e t e r
t o w o r d s s u b i e c t f r o m
c q m e r o p o s i t i o n .
IhICIDEN"fTIGTiT
l n c i d e n t L i g h t i s l i g h t
w h i c h f o l l s o n t h e s c e n e
o r s u b i e c t . P o i n t t h e
m e t e r t o w o r d s c o m e r o
f r o m s u b i e c t p o s i t i o n .
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'i' t-lofd your meter os shown in t h e i l l u s t r o t i o n .
B e - s u r e n o t t o o b s t r u c t t h e l i g h t w i n d o w o r
qrnpliffer with your finge rs o r o n y o t h e rtl
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TAKINGREFTECTEDTIGHTREADINGS
O b s e r v e e x t l c t p o : i t i o n w h e r e t h e
n e e , i l e l i n e s u p w i t h t h e g u i C e l i n e .
F o l l o w t h e c o n t o u r o f t h e i n d i c o t e d
g u i d e l i n e o n d s e t t h e c e n t e r t o
t h e c o l o r e d m o r k e r o c c o r d i n g l y .
Y o u c o n n o w c h o o s e t h e . i n o s t
s u i t o b l e c o m b i n o t i o n o f f / s t o p o n d
shutter speed. (see poge 24)
N o t e s : l f t h e n e e d l e i n d i c o t e s
o b o v e ' 1 6 w i t h t h e c o v e r
o p e n e d , b e s u r e t o c l o s e
the cover ond toke the
r e o d i n g o f t h e r e d m o r k e r "
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OPEI.ICOVER usE AftJlFtfF|ER,0PENCoVER UsE BTUTIL4ARKER USEY.EII-OUUNNARKERView original page 12
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ctosE.uPs P o i n t t h e m e t e r o t t h e s u b i e c t f r o m o d i s t o n c e o f o b o u t 4 i n c h e s . A v o i d c o t s i n g o s h o d o w o n t h e s u b i e c t w i t h t h e m e t e ' r ; o l s o p r e v e n t t h e l i g h t s o u r c e f r o m s h i n i n g d i r e c i l y i n t o t h e m e t e r . T h e m e t e r m o y b e d i r e c t e d o t t h e s h o d o w s o n d t h e h i g h l i g h t s o n d t h e r e s u l t s o v e r o g e d t o y i e l d o p l q s s i n g o v e r o g e e x p o s u r e .View original page 14
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INACCESSIBTE
. OBJECTS
U s e t h e r c f l e c t e d L i g h t m e l h o d .
T o k e o c l o s e - u p r e o d i n g o f o n y
n e o r b y o b i e c t h o v i n g t e x l u r e o n dfI l i g h t i n g s i m i l o r t o t h o t o f t h e s u b -
i e c t , s u c h o s f i u ^ s ht o n e s ,
f o l i o g e , r o c k s o n d
g r o u n d , e t c . Y o u r h o n d
w i l l o l s o s e r v e f o r g o o d
f l e s h t o n e r e o d i n g s .
H o l d y o u r h o n d s o
t h o i t h e l i g h t s t r i k e s
i t o f t h e s o m e o n g l e
o s t h e s u b i e c t .
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IN VERYDARK PTACES
I n v e r y d o r k p l o c e s , o . t t o c h t h e o m p l i f i e r o n d t o k e o
r e o d i n g w i t h t h e c o v e r o p e n e d , u s i n g t h e y e l l o w
m o r k e r . S h o u l d t h e n e e d l e n o t m o v e e v e n w i t h
t h e o m p l i f i e r o t t o c h e d , p o i n t y o u r m e t e r f r o m
t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e s u b i e c t t o w o r d s t h e s o u r c e
of the principol light, with the cover opened ; ..:,,:i,,:,,,,
use the yellow morker. Tor cslculqfe
".ii,.,.,.:.i,.iiiiiii.:i.,:i:i..i',,..i.i:,,.ii',.:i.i.i
correct exposure, ffiUltiply lhe reoding xg,i
t h u s o b t o i n e d b y 1 0 . T h u s , i f o n
e x p o s u r e o f 1 / 1 0 s e c o n d q f
+ / 5 . 6 i s s h o w n , t h e c o r r e c t
s h u t t e r s p e e d w i l l b e I
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Alwoys use the incident'tight ottochment. Hold
the meter ot the center of interest of the
s u b i e c t o n d o i m i t o t t h e c o m e r o . ( p o g " 7 )
I n c o s e t h e s u b i e c t i s i n o c c e s s i b l e , t h e i n c i d e n t
light mqy be meosured from ony other ploce
where the illuminotion is iudged to be the some,
r e m e m b e r i n g t h o t t h e m e t e r i s o l w o y s o i m e d
f o w q r d t h e c o m e r o .
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tr:E
I n s o m e c o s e s i t i s d e s i r o b l e t o m e o s u r e i n c i d e n t
l i g h t b y p o i n t i n g t h e m e t e r " w i t h t h e i n c i d e n t -
l i g h t o t t o c h m e n t i n p l o c e , t o w o r d t h e " k e y " o r
m o i n l i g h t s o u r c e i n s t e o d o f t o w o r d t h e c o m e r o .
Hold the meter os close to the subiect os pos'
s i b l e , o r i n o p l o c e w h e r e t h e i l l u m i n o t i o n i s )
s o m e . A i m t h e m e t e r o t t h e k " y l i g h t s o u r c e
o n d t o k e o r e o d i n g o s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e p r e c e d -
ing poges. The correct exposure is obtoined 20
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B
COPY WORK
3E W h e n d o i n g c o p y i n g w o r k e i t h e r i n b l o c k o n d w h i t e o r i n c o l o r , d i v i d e t h e f i l m
s p e e d b y f i v e o n d s e t t h i s v o l u e i n t h e A S A w i n d o w . ( A S A r o t : n g s o f 3 2 w i t l r c k e
o 6 i n d e x i n t h e d i o l )
T o k e t h e r e o d i n g b ' y p l o c i n g o w h i t e c o r d o v e r t h e s u b i ec t .
THEUNNUMBEREDSTEPSON
SHUTTERSPEEDi! SCATE
T h e u n n u m b e r e d s m o l l r e d d i v i s i o n s o n t h e
s n u t t e r s p e e d s c o l e h o v e d e f i n i t e v o l u e s ,
b u t t o s h o w t h e m o l l o n ? h e s c o l e w o u l d
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EXPI.ODEDVIEWOF YOUREXPOSUREM ETER
LIGHT
A BRIEF ANALYSIS of whot your expo3ure meter is ond how it operote3 will help I
you use it to best odvonlgge. Your meler hos o photo-eleclric cell which converfs
lighf energy inio electricol energy. A tiny golvonometer then meosur63 thot omount
o f e n e r g y b y m o v i n g o p o i n t e r o c r o s s o c o l i b r o l e d s c o l e . . , t h u s m o k i n g o n o c l u o l
m e o s u r e m e n t o f l i g h t .
Then, with o compuler o provided on the meler, you rqlote the light meosuremenl
of the speed or t'exposure index " or your Rlm ond obloin combinotion of f/stops
ond speeds usoble for perfecl exposures with your comero.
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sTrLLSUBJECTSLqWACTI0N FASTACTI(|I{ EXTREMELYFASTACTI(IN
1 125-1l5osEc. | /l (l(lsEc. I l2o0sEc. 11250-ll| 000sEc.
ANY COIy{BINATIONof f/stops ond shutter speeds thus indicoted by the computer on
your meter results in the some qmounl of light reqching y,our film. Your choice of
which combinotion to use depends on one of lwo focf o.fs:
( l ) l f y o u r p i c t u r e m u s t " s t o p " q c t i o n o r m o v e m e n l , u s e o c o m b i n o t i o n w i t h
o relotively fost shutter speed i or
(Z) lf you qre more concerned with depth-of-field, choose o combinotion with 24
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TECHNICAl DATA
Th e ex pos u r e r e q u i r e d f o p h o to g ro p h o n o ve ro g e sce n e ir d eler m ined by lhese
fo rmulo e ru r e .
Fo r R e f le c t e d L i g h t T : Exp o su re Time in Se co n d s
A : Re lo tive A p e rlu re (f/sto p )
K . A 2
T: - B : Erig h fn e ss, re fie cie d lig h t, in Co n d l es per sq. f t.
B ' s
s : A S A Film tn d e x
Fo r I n c id e n t L i g h t l : In cid e n t L ig h i in f o o tco n d ' e s
- K . A 2 K : A S A Co iib ro tio n Co n sfo n t, Re fle cted light *
1 : - I . S C : r AS A Co lib ro to n Co n to l, In cid e n t light
S I K O N I C L - 8 M e i e r : K : 1 . 1 6
t C:20'2 'q
WARRANTY
The SIKONIC L-8 hor been corefully inspecfed before shipment. Should il prove
io be def e c t i v e w i t h i n 9 0 d o ys o fte r d o te o f p u rch o s.e l,ir will be r epoir ed or
r ep loc ed f r e e o f c h o r g e . Th is g u o ro n te e d o e s n o t o p p ly to m eter s which hove
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