Walz Norwood Super Director User manual

THE NEW
    TIORWOODSUPER.DIRECTOR
            EXPOSURE'I'IETER





   THE METER WIIL  INDICATE PERFECT EXPOSURES .  . O'   '

                  (o)  For oll types of comeros,
                           Cine o nd still.

                  (b)  For oll types of films,

                              Color o nd Block-&-White

                        (. )  For oll types of illuminotron,
                           Outdoors o nd Indoors.

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-      AUTOMATICOPERAIION USUATSITUATIONS

 PRE-ADJUSTMENT


         f o r F I L M S E N S I T I V I T (YA S A ) o n d C A M E R A S H U T T E RT I M E '





l .  T u r n c o n t r o l - c r o w nt o s h o w  f i l m A S A n u m b e r .{ F o r e x o m p l e - A S A3 2 )
2 .  Move control-tob until selected shutter-timeis in line with red orrow'
                                                                               ( F o r e x o m p l e - 1 3 0 s e c . )

   N o t e   l e t t e r s h o w i n g i n w i n d o w m o r k e d V A L V E ( E x o m p l e- H - )
   M o v e  t h e H E L I O V A L V Ei n d e x t o  t h e  i n d i c o t e d v o l v e - l e t t e r .

USUAL SITUATI0NS,,,,:,.irrD,,,,,,,,,,,..o,AUTQMATIC 0PERATI0Nr,,,...,.,,

      TECHNIGIUEOF OPERATION


                           l .  Use the meter ot the locotion of the photogro phic subiect.

           2 .  The 3-D HELIOSPHEREshould be oimed toword the comero.





            3.  The pointer on the meter scole will then directly indicote the correct
                f-stop for the comero lens.





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                          The resulting picture will hove
                                  the best possible exposure.

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How  To  Set  for  ASA  Fllm  number

The crown-controlhos o click-stopmechonism.

It con be turned by meons of the operotor's
f i n g e r n o i l ' s .

An o lternote method of od iustment is to use
the HELIOVALVEos o mechonicol oid.

Simply remove the HELIOVALVE from  the
meter ond insert the shoulder rim in the slots
on the control-crown. Then turn.

 FUNCTIoN# 2 0F THEDoUBIE-DUTYCALCULAToR


The double-duty colculotor hos o second function,thot of tronslotor. lt con
tronslote from ony pointer-indicotedf-stop, for o  given shutter-time, to
the oppropriote f-stop to use with ony other selected shutter-time.This
feoture con be used when on unusuol situotiongoes beyond the ronge of
the meter's outomotic operotion.

This provides greot versotility for the meter. The meter con thus hondle
the very unusuolos well os the usuol situotlons.

The extended ronge of the meter is os follows,

     FILMS              ASA 3 tO ASA 20, OOO
                                                                    'l                              000 sec. to   I  sec.    SHUTTER                            . 1 i
      L E N S                            . . . . f - ]     t o f - 4 5
     E V S c o l e                   . . . . . 3     t o 1 9

You moy wish to use the extended ronge of the meter once in  owhile.
 For instructionssee next poge.

,.."",'UNUSUAISITUATI0J{$,,,rt","-",,,IUIETERUSEDWITH CALCUlAfQf,.

      TECHNIQUE OF OPERATION . WITH CATCUTATOR

                     l .  Pre-setboth the HELTOVALVEindex ond the colculotor'svolve-window
                to ony orbitrorily selectedletter, such os -H-.
          2. Turn crown-controlto show film ASA number.
          3. Use the meter ot the locotion of the photogrophic subiect, in the
             usuol monner.
            Note the f-stop number indicoted by the meier pointer.



                                                Exomple
                                                   shows
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           5.  Observeon the colculotordiol o similor f-stop number.





         Colculotor
                  . Disk

            Red
           Arrow                                                       Exomple
                                                                                                           f-l I


           6.  Turn the fronsporentcolculotordisk until the observedf-stop number
                  is in line with the red orrow.
           7.  Selecton the shutter-iimescole the desired shutter-timenumber.
           8. ADJACENTTHERETOWILL BE FOUND THE CORRECTF-STOPFOR
          THE CAMERALENS.

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      Moximum sensitivityis ovoiloble for use ot low levels of  illumi-
         notion.

       oPERAflON .....

                   l.  Removethe HELIOVALVEfrom the meter.

          2.  Adiust the colculotorvolve-windowto "S".

          3.  Adiust the colculotor ASA-windowto motch the ASA volue of  the
                film in the comero.

              4.  Then proceed os usuol with operotion of the meter ond the colculotor;
               os described on poge 7.


                                                                                              l.  Remove
                                      HELIOVALVE





                                                        2.  Adiustcolculotor
                                                 volve-window
                                                                  to "S"





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          UNUSUAI  SITUATIONS


               In the co3e of
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               (o)  Films hoving ASA numbers other thon those shown on Poge 11,
,fu
                ond /or.


                 (bl  Shutter-timesother thon stondord.

           -      The proieedure should be the some os thct described for  still comeros

                 on Poges 3  to  9.





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SCATEFOR EXPOSUREVATUE  NUMBER$   -,,,,rrrrtr,rl'.D,rrrrr,'...o'


The NORWOOD SUPER-DIRECTORhos o scole for EV numbers.

It moy be used os follows


Operote the meter in the u s u o l m o n n e r .


Use the colculotor in the monner described on poges 7 ond 8.





     ln the EV window

     will oppeor the

    correct EV num ber


                     E V - I 2





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        .:   Sometimesit  is oppropriote to move the colculotor

          I     f-stop scole slightly in cne  direction or the other

          ;     until the neorest EV number shows ploinly.
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      SUNSET SKY

          Pre-odiusfmenf of  fhe meler
           As described on Poge 17; except, in Step    i  4,  set the colculotor
            volve-window to the letter -A-.

        OPERAT'ON

           Use the meter of the comero locotion. Point the H E L I O G R I Dt o w o r d
             the sunset.Op"rote the colculotor os described o n p o g e 7 .

                     BACK-LIGHTED SUBJECT

                Sun (keylighttlocoted3rt bock of the subiect.




          Extroordinorily  ottroctive
          picturescon be mode this

        w o y .

         T h i sl i g h t i n go r r o n g e m e ni ts

        much used by professionol

           c o m e r o m e n .




         T h e N O R W O O D  S U P E R - D I R E C T O wR i, t h   t h e  3 - D H E L I O S P H E R Ew i l l

           indicote, the best exposure for such o ptcture.

          (Reflected-lightmeters sometimesencounterdifficulty in such o  situotion

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                SIDE.LIGHTED SUBJECT

        Sun (keylighttlocotedot one side of the subiect





This  type  of  illuminotion

provides strong  modeling

on the subiect.


It enhonceso 3-dimensionol

effect in the picture,




The NORWOODSUPER-DIRECTOR,with the 3-D heliosphere,will indicote

the best exposurefor such o picture.





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                   It is recommendedthot o lens-hoodbe used on the

          comero lens of oll times, porticulorlyso in the cose
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        I      of BACK-LIGHTEDor SIDE-LIGHTEDsubiects.



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             The incident-lightmeter is extroordinoryin thot it provides
              o very high degreeof pure instrumentotion.
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              The operotor simply holds the meter in the correct locotion
              ond oims it properly

              The meter then outomoticolly does the work of  evoluoting
                 the photogrophic properties of the illuminotion;ond provides
                 the right ouswer for comero lens operture ond shutter time.


                This is occomplishedwith o single reoding.

              The incident-lightmeter hos other unique bosic chorocteristics
               which moke  it porticulorly suitoble for use with color films.

              This resultsin unusuollyfine color pictures.

             However,one point shouldbe corefullynoted.Photogrophic
              subiectsond photogrophicilluminotionore both usuolly
              3-dimensionol.The incident-lightmeter, in order to be
                 effective,must be designedto toke the 3-dimensionolfoctors
                 into occount.                                      1

             Don Norwood's potented incident-light meters ore the only
               ones so designed, hence ore the only ones which provide
                 the full benefits of  incident-light meosurementfor exposure
                  control.




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      SOME NOTES ON THE INCIDENT-tlGHTIUIETER!:.*'|,,,,r,t,,'.,tif,,,,,,,...,,,,,,,,,,




              The effectiveness of  Norwood's  exposure meters hos been]I
                consistently demonstroted by  continuous use in Hollywoodl
              cinemotogrophy for over 20 yeors.


            Now  the newest in o long line of exposure meters designed
               by Norwood  is the NORWOOD SUPER-DIRECTOR.

                          It hos exclusive, potented feotures which  not  only  provide
                the notoble occurocy of 3-dimension incident-lightevoluotion,
                but olso provide o new ond unporolleled eose of operotion,
              combined with extroordinory  versotility.

             The  cumulotive  benefits  of  mony  yeors  of   speciolized
               experience by  this noted inventor ore now presented to you
                   in this


         NORWOOD SUPER..DIRECTOR.

              EXPOSUREMETER,


              WAIZ COMPANY. [TD.

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