WALZ Electric Eye Model M for movie cameras User manual

WAIZ ELECTRIC EYE
MODEI iT FOR iIOVIE CAMERAS



       The WALZ ELECTRIC EYE
      MODEL M FOR MOVIE
       CAMERAS is o  precision
          photoelectric meter which
          provides o direct reoding of
        the f:stops pre-set ot 16
          fromes per second. The  f ull
         outomotion ond simplicity
            of setting your movie comero
        con be fully enioyed only
       when used in con nection
         with the WALZ ELECTRIC
         EYE MODEL M FOR MOVIE
         CAMERAS.

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          oll you do  !

 Set film speed.
 Turn the knob on the side to the ASA Ex-
 posure Index Number (film speed) for the
 film you ore using. The Exposure Index
 Number is given in the film instructidn sheet
 os well os in the Film Speed Chort in this
    f older.





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2. Point Meter ot subiect
            downword slightly.
    Point the meter ot your sublect motter down-
   word slightly to ovoid excessive overheod
    skylight or sun which moy eftect the reoding.
   When possible it is desiroble to hold the
   meter obout five inches from your sublect
    motier os closely os possible without costing
  o shodow on the subject motter. When the
    subiect motter connot be opproochqd  it  is
    often desiroble to ploce the polm of your
   hond obout five inches in front of the photo-
    cell window in such o woy os to reflect the
   some light os thot folling on the sublect.

www.butkus.us3. Set comero to F:stop number
               indicoted by needle.
   The needle will immediotely iirectly indicote
    the exoct f:stop number to use. Set the lens
   on your comero tc this number onC you rvill
   hove o perfect exposure. Since the meter
    is pre-set ot l6 fromes per second, for od-
    ditionol movie speeds refer to the conversion
   Chort in this folder.





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CONVERSION CHART FOR ADDITIONAL
            MOVIE SPEEDS

  Fromes
Per    Second                 F: STOPS
                                                                                                   't                                                                               r  16  22   8        1.4  1.9  2.8  4   5. c   I
  t6      1.0   .4  1.9  2.8  4   5.6  I    II   t6  22
  32              l.        r.9  2.8  4   5.6  8   l1   16                   lol
  64                        r .0i 1.4  1.9  2.8  4     5'.6  8    il

  In the event you wish to use your Meter
  with Movie speeds other thon 16 fromes, you
  con convert the f:stop number on your meter
  to other speeds by using the obove chort.
  For exomple: Set Meter io ASA 10; if needle
  reods f:8 ond you wish to convert to movie
  speed of B fromes per second; refer to the           ,i:
  chort ond you con determine thot  f:l I should                             t'
  be used with 8 fromes per second.

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 HOW TO USE MODEL M METER
          A5 CIIP-ON METER
The Wolz Model M Meter is equipped with
stcndord occesscry shoe ond shoe odopter for
KODAK BROWNIE MOVIE CAMERA. FOr SION-
Ccrd comeros slide the nylon shoe of the
meter in the occessory clip on th'e comero.
Fcr use with BROWNIE MOVIE ottoch the
shoe odopter to the comero.

rHE ZERO ADJUST





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The pointer of lhe instrument should point to
the "0" mork on the chonnel when there is no
illuminotion on the Photc Cell Window. Thq
meter is properly "0'l odiusted before leoving
the foctory. This odiustment will normolly remoin
correct for mony yeors. However, should there
be some necessily to re-odiust the "0" setting,
remove the occessory shoe from the bcck of the
meter, by meons of removol of tlfe lwo hold-
down screws. Beneoth the occessory shoe the
"0" odiust screw will be found. Turn the "0"
odlust screw to chonge the position of the pointer.
Be sure there is no illuminolion on the photo
cell window when odiusting to "0"

CONVERSION CHART FOR STILL CAMERA                               www.butkus.us
            SHUTTER SPEEDS.

 SHUTTER
  SPEEDS               F:STOP
                                                                                          't I      22   | /ro
    | /so                                 o        to  22   (I 6 FPS)
   | /so        1.0  1.4  t.9l2.8  4   5.6  I    ll   16
                     1.0  t.4t 1.9                                   2.8  4   5.    I    il   | /roo                                            .|.4   | /25O             1.0      1.9  2.8  4   5.6  8-
   | /500                           't.0  1.4  1.9  2.8  4   5.6
ln the event you wish to use your Meier with
Still comero, you con convert the f:stop number
on your meter to still shutter number by using
the obove chort. For exompler Set Meter to ASA
l0; if needle reods to f:8; refer to the chort ond
you con determine thot f,4 should be used with
1 /100 second.
CONVERSION CHART FOR IIEV-LVII SETTINGS
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                               r2lr3l14
tn if,u     y*  *iifr to ,t" yow Metei with-
EV-LV shutter"u"nt  settings, you con convert the f:stop
number on your meter to EV-LV number by using
the obove chort. For exomple: Set Meter to ASA
'10; if needle reods fr8, refer to the chort ond you                                                                      .|1.con determine thot EV-LV number should be