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WALZ P1 Exposure Meter for Polaroid cameras User manual

User manual for WALZ P1 Exposure Meter for Polaroid cameras. 9 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.

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Walz
Model / document
WALZ P1 Exposure Meter for Polaroid cameras
Document type
User manual
Language
English
Pages
9
File size
1.6 MB
Category
Light meters
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Page 2 · Read text
The Wolz Exposure Meter Model P-l
is o  precision photo-electric meter
which provides o direct reoding of the
EV shutter number on oll lotest model
Poloroid Lond Comeros. The full duto-                                              tflr
motion ond simplicity in setting the
Poloroid Comero for perfect exposure
con be fully enioyed by using the Wolz
P- I  Meter in connection with the
Poloroid Comero.
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n       poinr                      Merer or subiecr:        2
                  downword slightly
       Point the meter ot your subiect motter downword
         slightly to ovoid excessive overheod skylight or sun
      which moy effect the reoding. When possible,  it
         is desiroble to hold the meter obout five inches from
       your sub ject motter or os closely os possible without
        costing o shodow. Alwoys ovoid cosfing o shodow
     on the subiect motter. When the subiect motter
      connot be opprooched  it is often desiroble to ploce
       the polm of your hond obout five inches in front of
       the photo-cell window in such woy os to reflect the
     some light os thot folling on the subiect.



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Although most indoor pictures token with
Poloroid Comeros ore with flosh, there
moy be some occossions when you will
wont to toke indoor pictures without flosh.
It is not necessory to use o meter for flosh
pictures. However, if other ortificiol light
such os tungsten (100 Wott Bulb) or
photoflood lomps is used, you con use
your Wolz P-l Meter to obtoin the proper
setting.
For indoor pictures set meier to proper
film speed, point ot subiect motter down-
word slightly os close os possible.  lf the
meter reods l0 or higher set the shutter
to thot number ond snop picture iust os
you would for on outdoor shot.
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lf the meter reods less thon l0 moke o time exposure
by moving the time-set on the comero to "B". To
toke o reoding, hold meter beside subiect's foce ond
oim the meter directly ot the strongest light os shown
below. Then, use the following guide for op-
proximote exposure time ond shutter setting. Comero
must be mounted firmly on toble top or tripod.





                            Hold down the
  When the    Set the Shutter   Shutter Releose
 Meter Reods    Number to          obout
         1l            l3 x        2 sec.                         x       12            l3                  I  sec.
       l3            l3 x              t/z sec.                       *          l'4            l4                                                     '/, sec.
         i< With the time set ot "B"
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