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Sunset Unittic User manual
User manual for Sunset Unittic. 9 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Sun
- Model / document
- Sunset Unittic
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
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- 9
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- 0.4 MB
- Category
- Light meters
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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.View original page 8
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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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