WALZ Exposure Meter Coronet B II User manual

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  WALZ CORONET B Model  il

  Your Wotz Exposure Meter CORONET B Model ll  is
 o  precision-crofted, Highly sensitive instrument,               l  designed to give you better ond more occurotely
  exposed pictures with o minimum of efiort. The Wolz
 Coronet B Model  ll is eosy to operotd for both STILI
 ond MOVIE ond for either color or blqck_ond_-white
 photogrophy.  lt incorporotes o ,'Booster', (ouxiliory
 phoio cell), which helps provide o quick, occurote
 reoding, even un{er extremely poor light conditions.
 The Coronet B Model  ll is hondsomely finished, light
 in weight, shock-resistont, sturdy ond occurote.             rl
 The newly designed photo-electric cell is extremely
 sensitive ond its light meosuring ronge is extensive,
 with o high scole for BRIGHT light conditions, o low
 scole for DULL light conditions. The ,,Booster" greotly
 increoses the photo cell's olreody brood meosuring
 ronge ond is used for toking reodings by condlelight
 or similor low intensity lightsources.
 The Wolz Coronet B Model  ll exposure meter incorpo-               'f,r'..,i:
 rotes Poloroid Numbers, Lighf Volue Scole (Exposure
 Volue) ond mony other feotures thot ore usuolly found
only in the professionol type of exposure meters, ondwill meet the demonds of the most discriminotino              i                              hphotogrophers.                                                                                     'tsI
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                                                                    s*.This instruction booklet is intended to furnish the owner
of CORONET B Model  ll (with or wirhour booster)wirh
essenliol ond occurote inslruction on how to operotehis meter. Further, CORONET B Model ll Meter  is       *{p
ovoiloble with or without boosfer.
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WAIZ EXPOSURE METER
     Super Sensitive
      Booster Avoiloble
COROI|EI B lhodel ll

 IVS Scale

 ASA Scale
 ASA Index                                                         "Bright" Light Selector
 Movie Frames/Sec.                                                                  Filter Factor Index
  lstop Scale                                                                       Polaroid No.
  Exposure  Scale                                                 \   Diaphragm Lid
 "Dim" Light Selector                         .\-___Re!gqqg{
                                                                               "Dull" Light Selector
  Light Intensity Scale                                                           Photo-cell V{indow
  Indicator Pcinter
                                                                   "Booster" Cell Window
  Diaphragm Lid


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    Specificotions  :
      Mecrsuring Ronge:
              Film' sensitivity Scole  ASA 3-ASA 1600
            Exposure Time Scole 60 sec.-l /.i000 sec.
                                f'0.95-f'32
            Light Volue Scole       0-l  B
            Poloroid Number                  I     0                                -1           Cine Comero fromes/sec. 8-64
           Method' Light reflection ond incident light meosur-
                ing method.
             Size: Length 2s/e't x Width 1'/0" xThickness  I //
           Weight' Approximotely 5 ounce.
               Complete with choin qnd leother cose.

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INSTRUCTIONS

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       READINGS

 I  Set the ASA (blocl)  expos u re
  index of your film   in  the
   rvindows provided on  the diol
   (Figure  I )
  ASA Scole
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2.  Point the meter ot your subiect.
   Rotote outer diol until BRIG HT
   Light Selector (block) is lined up
  with the chonnel indicoted by
   the needle (keep the lid closed).          www.butkus.us
   (nisure 2)
  Note: Pleose remcve incident            n    Fis. 2
        light ottochment from the
       photo cell window.
   You moy select whichever combi-
   notion you desire omong the
   shutter speeCs ond f-stops indi-
   coied on the diols. (Figure 3).
        f -stoo sco le
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                           4.  In cose of dull light ond when
                       needle reoding connot be token
                 open the lid by pressing the. ^                 knob on the upper  lef t-hond'
                     corner of the meter ond use the
                   DULL light selector (red)(Figurea)

                           5.  In cose of Dim light ottoch the
                    boosler (ouxilior! photo cell)
               by plugging it into the holes
                                                          theFis 4                provided ot the bottom of                        meter. (Figure 5). Leove the lid
                    of the photo cell window open
                 ond toke o reoding, using the
                DIM light selector (-).

                         6.  ln cose of dork subiect ond when
                     reoding connot be token even
                     with the Booster ottoched, use o
                    white hondkerchief or o white
                  poper in ploce of the subiect.
                      (Figure 6) Toke the recding,
                      using the DIM light selector ond
                        increose exposure 5 to Z times.
Fis. 5              For exomple,  if the reoding is
                                                  f :2.8 ot I /.|0 sec., set the ex-
                     posure ot l:2.8 or 1 l2  sec., or
                   t2.5 ot 112 sec.
                           7. In cose you connot toke the
                     reoding, using even o  white
                  poper in ploce of the subiect,
                       point the meter directly ot the
                        light-source from ihe position of
                   your subiect ond increose the
                    exposure volue from l0 to 15
                           times.

IIETHODS OF TAKING  RI


I. Usuol Melhod
   For the moiority of ouidoor pictures, direci  the meter
   bt the center of the scene from the comero  position.


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3. Sconning the Brightness Ronge
   In toking close-ups or scenes hoving o wide ronge of
    light ond dork volues, it is sometimes desireoble to use
   the overcrge exposure, porticulorly in block ond white
    photogrophy. Toke the reodings on the lightest (in cose
   of close-up  it would be the foce of the obiect) ond
    dorkest (clothing) portion of the obiect ond choose on
    f-stop or exposure volue holf-woy between the extreme
     reodings.

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       2. Close-up Melhod                                                 "r
        When precise exposure for o porticulor port of ihe scene
              is desired, toke o close-up reoding. Hold the meter 2
          to 4 inches from the importont, subiect mottefl toking
 I         core thot the meter does not reod its owo shodow.

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      HOW TO UsE THE
        FITTER FACTOR INDEX
      For your convenience filter foctor
        indexes . x2 x3 ore provided on the
      outer diol by the Bright Light
        Selector. Index (.)  is for filter foctor               .|.5,       of     (x2) for foctor of 2 ond (x3)       for 3. (Figure 7).       #                                                                                         it     For exomple, when using Wulz                                                          Fis. 7       Cooted Green(Xl )or wY3 filter with
      Pon film (foctor ol 2) line up the
       index (x2) in ploce of the BRIGHT
        Light Selector to the chonnel indi-
       coted by the needle (keeping the lid
        closed). (Figure 8) Select whichever
      combinotion you desire from the
          d iols.
         Filter foctor indexes connot be used
      with DULL or DIM Light Selectors.              Fis. 8

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HOW To Use Your WAIZ Meter
                  With IV-EV Comeros
Set the ASA Exposure Index (film Speed) number of the
Film you ore using in the ASA window of your meter.
ASA Exposure Index numbers ore given in the instruction
sheet pocked with eoch roll of Film.
Use your Wolz Meter in the normol woy outlined in your
meter instruction pomphlet.
Select the exposure number indicoted in the window morked
LV-EV on your meter. LV (t-ignt Volue) numbers" ore
exoctly the some os EV (Exposure Vol'ue) numbers      i
How To Use Your WALZ Meter
                 wlth Polqroid Gomerqs
Set the ASA Exposure lndex (Film Speed) number of the
Poloroid Film you ore using in the ASA window of your
meier. ASA Exposure Index (Film Speed) nu'nbers for the
vorious Poloroid Films ore given in the instruction sheet
pocked with eoch roll of Poloroid Film.
Your Wolz Meter is colibroted with exposure numbers for
both old ond new model Poloroid Comeros.
Use your Wqlz Meter in the normol woy outlined in your
meter instruction pomphlet.
For Poloroid Gqmeros, l/lodel 80 ond 95
Select the exposure number indicoted in the window morked
POLAROID on your meter.
For Poloroid Comeros, frlodel EOB ond 958
Select the exposure number indicoted in the window morked
LV-EV on your meter. LV (Light Volue) numbers ore
exoctly the sqme os EV (Exposure Volue) numbers
GAUTION:
Your CORONET B Model  ll expoJure meter is o precision
instrument.  lt should receive the some coreful hondling
ond treotment thot ore given to on expensive comero or
ony fine precision instrument.
Your meter hos been ossembled with wotchmoker's  skill
ond should not, under ony circumstonces, be tompered with
or token oport.  lt should not be subiected to prolonged
heot or moisture.
Although your CORONET B Model  ll meter will withstond
normol shock ond hondling, be porticulorly coreful not to
drop or bong  it.