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Sunset Unittic User manual

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Brand
Sun
Model / document
Sunset Unittic
Document type
User manual
Language
English
Pages
9
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0.4 MB
Category
Light meters
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ExposureMeter
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-SUNSET        -.UNlTT|C " Exposure Meter  Model  3  | .

INSTRUCTIONSAS TO HOWTO SET YOUR EXPOSUREMETER
Firstly you must set o ASA/DIN  Index number in the ASA,/DIN window
which is equol to ASA number o( yovr film before meosuringyour exposure
meter.
 In purchosingfilm. however, you must be coreful of the following foct  thot
there is o differencein ,ASAz/DlNnumber between Sunlight(Noturot light)
ond Artificiol  light. You will  find o ASA/DIN  lndex for  the film in yow
c{mero by consultingthe instruction sheet thot  is included in the film  box
 you purchosed.
 Secondlywhen you set your exposuremeter correctly of o sufiedt, the needle
 in the scole will swing ond indicot€ ot o point. Uponthe needlethus stopped,
 put the Guide Indicotor turning the F Stop Diol'





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Fnolly when the F Stop number you required indicotes one of  the .below
morkednumbers,(see"REMARKSlN MEASURINGEXPOSURE)thus indicoted
number is on odequote shutter speed for  Your comero. You moy select
whotever combinotionyou desire of F Stop ond Shutter Speeds. By setting
such nurnber you desired, oll  the necessory steps will be completed fior
toking your picture.
 * FOR LVS TYPECAMERA:
When ),ou set o ASA/DIN  film number of the ASAIDIN windowond put the
Guide Indicotor" upon the needle stopped in fhe scole, o number will be
indicoted by LVSvmork  of your meter. Set thus indicoted number ot your
comero to LVS V mork.
 * FOR POLAROIDTYPECAMERA:
Set o Poloroid number of your exposure mefer ot the- Poloroid V mork of
your comero, then follow the some instructionsgiven to LVS Type Comero.



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SPECIATFEATURE. OF XTODEL3I  .
 l. Th" Sunset-UnitticExposureMeter, Model 3l  is usobleto meosureboth
   cideni-lightond Reflective-lightond hos on excellentsensitivify even
   indoor phofogrophing.
2 . With the LVS ond Poloroidsystem, you con eosily reod o number ond it is
   suitoble for your comero which is providedwith IVS or Poloroidsystem.
3 . With fhe Auto-Guide Indicotor system, you con operote the meter eosilyby
   one hond.
4.  For ShockProof Device, this Model 3l  gives o high shock resistont quolity
    to fhe meters ond shows you on occurote exposureof  oll times.
5.  This newly shopedModel 3l  solves compleielythree of  the big foults(l ).
   Uneosinessin reoding(2). Inoccurocyin meosuring(3).  lock of Durobility
   cousedby old mefers.




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REMAR KS  IN MEASURING EXPOSURE.
FOR FIGURE+HOTOGRAPHING:
 You n,ust mecrsure your extosu!'e cr  the neorest distonca io subiects:
  if  you point 'he  occepfonce-ports  of  your meter  ot  o subiect  from your
 comero positi<,n. you connot reod proper expc.sure becouse of  the  intrusion
 of  the lights from the bockground or  reflected roys  from the  side ground.
 F o r   i n s t o n c ew h e n o  s u b i e c l   i y o u r d e o r e s t o n e '   i s    i n w h i t e . i f  y o u   s e t
 exposure ot your comero posrtion. due to the concenfrotron of  the reflective
 roy produced from the white clothes on the occeptonce-:rorts of meter, your
 deorest one'r foce  will be tc,ken dorker  ty  rnsu{ficienc;'of  exposure.
 Consequenfly, you must count on overoge exposure rote of the two dif{erent
 ref lective liqhts produced fro.n white ond blqck.





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FOR SNAP-PHOTOGRAPHING:
 When you frnd o preferoble subiect on the sfreet, you moy set your exposure
 meter  ot  y()ur comero posifion pointing tle  occeptonce-porfs  of  your meter
 slightly dow n by ovoiding sky lights
 Next, you rnust toke core in selecting the-combinotion of F Stop ond Shutter
 Speed number decided by meosurenrent.Foster shutfer speed will be. pref eroble.

FOR COUNTERLIGHT-PHOTOGRAPHING:
 First, you. will  meosure the exposure of  the dork ports pointing the
 occeptonce-portsof your meter of subiects.
 Next, meosure the light ports of the bockgroundond thon toke on overogeof
 the dork ond white. I n cose the dork-white distinclon is so cleor, it  will
 be difficult to phorogroph.
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Zeto  Adlustment
 To ossure continuous proper  colibrorion, the zero sef screw on the bock of
 the mefer  is turned slightly io  right  or   left  with  o  smoll screw driver  to
 return the needle to  rest ot Zero when  oll  light  is prevented from reoching
 the photo cell.

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