User manual SEKONIC L-408 MULTIMASTER

[. . . ] EXPOSURE METER 8 Operating Instructions SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This manual uses the following safety labels fork WARNING andA CAUTION that you must follow. &, WARNING Indicates hazards or unsafe practices that can result in severe personal injury or death. Indicates hazards or unsafe practices that can result in the personal injury or a damage to your L-408 exposure meter. Provides the reference information and related functions that are useful for your L-408 operations. + Store your L-408 in a safe place so that a little child cannot take 8 it and not to wind the strap around his/her neck. [. . . ] Lock the cover lock. Battery case cover Cover lock Attaching the strap Remove the battery case cover. To save your current setup, turn the POWER switch OFF first, then replace the battery. e If the LCD message is abnormal or if nothing occures when you press an operation button, remove the battery. Sand and dust may cause water leakage, corrosion or other problems. ICAUTION 1 l 5. 2 Battery check Turn the POWER switch on, and the LCD panel ("b. c" message and bar marking 2`:"; ) displays the current battery level. Then, the LCD panel automatically switches to the normal measurement mode. NOTES 0 You can sustain battery level display by holding down the Power switch. * When the battery capacity drops below the limit, the "b. c" display blinks and then goes out. * When the battery level is indicated by only two or three dots, replace the battery. 5. 3 Auto Power-off To save battery capacity, the L-408 is automatically turned off (and all readings are erased) 10 minutes after your last operation. . ~ NOTE @ When the L-408 is automatically turned off by Auto Power-off, settings (such as mode selection, exposure setup and measured values) are saved. The UP button is used to increase shutter speed, and the DOWN button to decrease it. Holding down the UP or DOWN button continuously increases or decreases the shutter speed. 162232C:E4 93 5. 8 Aperture priority setup Press the UP/DOWN button to set the desired aperture for aperture-priority measurement in ambient light. The UP button is used to decrease the aperture, and the DOWN button to increase it. When the DOWN button is pressed once pJ -m :;`c \+ gJ -EJg IL% i-I When the UP button is pressed once 10 6. Ambient Light Measurement 6. 1 Mode selection Press the mode selection button (c==@) to select the a Ambient light measurement mode. Shutter priority measurement 6. 2 Measuring switch Press the F/EV/MULTI button (e=@) to select the desired measuring value display. EV exposure value measurement Exposure priority measurement After this measurement, you can change the measuring mode by pressing the F/EV/ MULTI button. NOTE e The EV (exposure value) shows light value based on the combination of shutter speed and aperture. 6. 3 Shutter speed priority setup Press the UP or DOWN button to set the desired shutter speed. appears in the display, then from 8 to 128 frames per second (f/s) for cine speeds can be set. 6. 4 Measurement Press the measuring switch (*a) to start measurement. Shutter speed priority measurement is set at "T:1/ 125" and "F:2. 8+3/10". 11 U 1 14 2 2. 8 4 56 8 11 1622324154 90 Aperture priority measurement is set at "F:5. 6+3/10" and "T: 1/30". i @iJ "3:' El is r- Ii D -1 rr r-1 --1 . a z 3 1_ 3 !J NOTES * Bars and analog values are displayed. @ Ambient light metering continues as long as you keep pressing the measuring switch. 0 When you change the film speed, the measurement is recalculated and a new value is displayed. @ When the measuring range is exceeded, [ "Eu" (underexposure) or "Eo" ;a r:: G /3r (overexposure) appears. If "Eu" b. cL ' - IL 3 appears, slow down the shutter speed or i 1~1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. , ~, . , ~, . . . , open the aperture. If "Eo" appears, increase the shutter speed or close the aperture. 1 1. 4 2 2. 8 4 5. 6 8 11 16 22 32 45 64 90 0 t 6. 5 Data memory In the ambient light mode, you can store up to three aperture values at shutter speed priority measurements in memory. [. . . ] Use the synchro cord instead. 8. 4 Contrast measurement Contrast measurement is the same as for ambient light measurement (see Step 6. 6 of Page 13). 19 9. 1 Exposure index correction Although your L-408 has been calibrated to exacting standards, you can manually correct the exposure within B. 9 EV. @ Hold down the IS0 button (@a) and press the F/EV/MULTI button (~=a) to change display. mark continues until the exposure index correction is canceled. q 1g-, -y;; ~ ii 0 The UP button increases the exposure index 0. 1 step at a time (the exposure is reduced), while the DOWN button decreases the value (the exposure is increased). Holding down the button continuously increases or decreases the exposure index. (3j To cancel exposure index correction, hold down the UP/DOWN button until the exposure value reaches zero (0). [. . . ]