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Unittic Model 31 User manual
User manual for Unittic Model 31. 9 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Unittic
- Model / document
- Unittic Model 31
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
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- 9
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- 1.3 MB
- Category
- Light meters
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(' UNITTIC " Exposure lleter llodel 3 | .
INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO SET YOUR EXPOSURE METER
Firstfy you must set o ASA/DIN Index number in rhc ASA,/DIN window
which is equol to ASA number of your film before meosuring your exposure
meter.
In purchosing film. however, you must be coreful of the follow.ing foct thof
there is o difference in ASAlDlNnumber between Sunlight (Noturql light)
ond Artificiol light. You will find o ASAID|N In&x for the film in yorr
@moro by consulting the instrucfion sheet thot is included in the film box
you ptrchosed.
Secondly when )rou 3et your exposure meter correctly of o subiect, the nesde
in the scole will swing ond indicote ot o polnt. Upon the needle thus stopped,
put the Guide Indicotor furning the F Stop Diol.View original page 3Page 4 · Read text
www.butkus.us Fnclly when fhe F Stop number you reguired indicotes one of the 'below morked numbers,(see"REMARKS lN MEASURING EXPOSURE) thus indicoted number is on odequofe shutfer speed for your .comero. You moy select whofever combjnotion you desire of F Stop ond Shutter Speeds. By setting such number you desired, oll the necessory steps will be completed ior toking yorlr picture. * FOR LVS TYPE CAMERA: 'P When you sef o ASA/DIN film number of the ASAID|N window ond put the Guide Indicotor: upon the needle stopped in the scole, o number will be indicoted by LVS Vmork ol yovr meter. Set thus indicoted number ot your comsro to LVS y mork. * FOR POTAROID TYPE CAMERA: Set q Poloroid number of your exposure meter ot the Poloroid Y mork of your comero, then follow the some instructions given to LVS Type Comero.View original page 4
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SPECIAL FEATURE . OF IIODET 3I .
l. The Unittis Exposure Meter, Model 3l is usoble to meosure both Incident-
light ond Reflective:light ond hos on excellent sensitivity even for indoor
photogrophing.
2. With the IVS ond Poloroid systern, ],ou con eosily reod o number ond it is
suitoble for your comero which is provided with LVS or Poloroid system.
3. With the Auto-Guide Indicotor system, you con operote the meter eosilyby
one hond.
1. For Shock Proof Device, this Model 3l gives o high shock resistont quolity
to the meters ond shows you on occurote exposure of oll times.
5. This newly shoped Model 3 | solves completely three of the big foults(l ).
Uneosiness in reoding(2). Inoccurocy in meosuring (3). Lock of Durobility
coused by old mefers.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
REfiTAR K5 IN TIEASURING EXPOS URE.
FOR FIGURE+HOTOGRAP HING :
You musf meosure your exposure ot the neorest distonce to subiects:
from your if you point the occeptonce-porfs of your meter ot o subiect
c€mero position, you connof reod prop€r exposure becouse o( fhe intrusion
of the lights from the bockground or raflected roys from the side ground.
For instonce,when o s ubiect (your deorest one ) is in white, if you s.et
exposure ot your comero position, due :o the concentrofion of the reflective
roy produced from the white clothes on the occeptonce-ports of meter, your
deorest one's foce will be foken dorker by insufficiency of exposure.
Consequently, you must count on overoge exposure rote of the two different
rcflcctive lights produced from white ond block.View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
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FOR SNAP -PHOTOGRAPHING :
When you find o preferoble subiect on the street, you moy set your cxposurc
meter of your comero position poinfing the occeptonce-ports of yanr meter
slightly down by ovoiding sky lighfs
Next, )rou musi toke core in selecfing fhe combinotion of F Stop ond Shuttcr
Speed number decided by meosurement. Foster shufter speed will be preferoble.
FOR COUNTERLIGHT.PHOTOGRAPHING :
First, you will meosure fhe exposure oJ the dork ports pointing the
occeptonce-ports of your meter of subiects.I
Next, meosure the light ports of the bockground ond thon toke on overogeof
the dork ond white. In cose the dork-white distinction is so cleor, it will
be difficult to photogroph.
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Zeso Adiustnrent
To ossure continuous proper calibrotion, the zero sef screw on the bock of
the meter is furned slightly to right or left with o smoll screw driver to
return the nee.ih to resf of Zero when olf light is prevented from reoching
the phofo cell.
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