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1 . T h e m i n u t e 1 o a n g l eo f v i e w m a k e s i t p o s s i b l e
t o t a k e a c c u r a t ee x p o s u r e m e a s u r e m e n t s
o f a d i s t a n ts u b j e c t .
2 . W i d e r a n g eo f l i g h t - m e a s u r i npgo s s i b l e :E V 1 - 1 9
( A S A / l S O 1 0 0 ) .S c a l eb y t h e u n i t o f 1 / 3 E V .
3 . C a n f o l l o w t h e f a s t e s ta c t i o n a n d w o r k i n t h e
d i m m e s t s u r r o u n d i n g sb e c a u s eo f t h e
i n s t a n t a n e o u rse s p o n s eo f t h e S i l i c o n P h o t o
Diode.
4 . M e t e r n e e d l ev i s i b l eu n d e r a n y l i g h t i n g
c o n d i t i o n w i t h a s c a l ei l l u m i n a t o r .
5 . V i e w f i n d e r a n g l eo f 2 1 d e g r e e sc o r r e s p o n d i n g
to that of a 35mm format camera lensof about
1 2 0 m m f o c a l l e n g t hw i t h 1 . 5 x m a g n i fi c a t i o n
m a k e s i t p o s s i b l et o e a s i l yo b s e r v es u r r o u n d i n g s
a n d d e t a i l s o f t h e s u b j e c t f o r e a s y s e a r c ho f
p r o p e r m e a s u r i n gs p o t s .
6 . S t a b i l i z e rC i r c u i t e l i m i n a t e sL E D f l i c k e r sf o r
comfortable read-out.
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BATTE R IES

T h e S p o t m e t e r V u s e st h r e e G - 1 3 t y p e a l k a l i n e 2. The inner side of the cap has a (-) mark on it.

o r e q u i v a l e n t 1 . 5 V s i l v e r - o x i d eb a t t e r i e s . Insert three batteries in the opening so that the
1 . A s s h o w n i n t h e p h o t o g r a p h ,u n s c r e wt h e s l o t t e d (+) sides of the batteries all face inward, and
c a p a t t h e b a s eo f t h e g r i p w i t h a c o i n . the ends marked with (-) all face the side of
the cap marked (-). ne-tighten the cap.

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Battery Checker needle does not reach this zone the batteries have
The button marked "8" located underneath the lost their power and should be replaced.
objective lens on the grip is the battery checker.
l f b a t t e r y c o n d i t i o n i s g o o d , p r e s s i n gt h i s b u t t o n
will make the light level meter needle stay within
the black mark zone which extends from the 11.5
to the 14.5 mark on the light level scale. lf the

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Precautions Never throw used batteries into f ire since they

o Make sure that polarities of all the batteries are
properly aligned. Incorrect polarity alignment
may cause unexpected damage to your
equ lpment.
o Replace all batteries at the same time. Do not
mix battery brands, types or old batteries with
new ones.
. Remove batteries when not using your
equipment for a long time. Batteries may tend
to leak if left too long in your equipment and
may cause serious damage.
may explode, causing unexpected damage or
InJuryto you.
Store batteries in a cool place, and out of reach
of children.
Batteries are very sensitive to cold and
performance tends to deteriorate at temperatures
near freezing point. Performance is restored as
soon as batteries are brought back to room
temperature. Keep a set of batteries in a warm
pocket when shooting in cold weather to
substitute if the others no longer perform well.

+
(New batteries are packed at the time of shipment,
but because of inherent self-discharging,
performance gradually deteriorates as time goes
by. In such a case, replace the packed batteries
with brand-new ones.)
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1 ) T u r n t h e A S A / l S O d i a l b y u s i n gt h e t w o n i p p l e s 2 l L o o k i n g t h r o u g h t h e e y e p i e c e t, u r n t h e e y e p i e c e
t o a l i g n t h e f i l m s p e e d( A S A , l S O , D I N ) I n u s e a d j u s t m e n tr i n g u n t i l t h e l i g h t l e v e ls c a l ei s i n
w i t h t h e f i l m s p e e di n d e x . c l e a rf o c u s .
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3) Aim the Spotmeter so that a small circle in the
center of focusing screen (seeillustration) is
placed on a section of the subject to be measured.
Depress the metering button and read the number
on the light meter scaleindicated by the needle.
4l lf light from the subject is too low to enable the
scaleto be read, pressthe scale illuminator button
on the side of the grip of the Spotmeter V as you
look in the eyepiece. The use of the scale
illuminator will make it easy to read light levels
EV 1-B on the left end of the scale.

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5) Turn the outer ring of the meter calculator
located on the side of the meter so that the
number read f rom the light level scale is aligned
with the largetriangular index at the bottom of
the calculator f ace.
lf , for example, the number indicated on the
l i g h t l e v e l s c a l ei s E V 1 2 , t u r n t h e o u t e r r i n g s o
t h a t t h e n u m b e r 1 2 i s a l i g n e dw i t h t h e l a r g e
t r i a n g l e( s t a n d a r dE V i n d e x ) .
6 ) W h e n t h e E V r e a d i n gh a s b e e ns e t , t h e p r o p e r
e x p o s u r ec o m b i n a t i o nw i l l b e i n d i c a t e do n t h e
. he "T"
t w o s c a l e sa t t h e t o p o f t h e c a l c u l a t o r T
s c a l ei n d i c a t e ss h u t t e rs p e e d ,t h e " F " s c a l e
l e n sa p e r t ur e ( f - s t o p ) .
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F o r e x a m p l e :i f , u s i n gA S A / f S O 1 0 0 f i l m , t h e l i g h t
l e v e l i s E V 4 , t h e c o m b i n a t i o n so f t l G 4 a t s h u t t e r
s p e e d4 m i n u t e s ,o f f 1 1 6a t 1 5 s e c .( o r a n g en u m b e r ) ,
o r o f t l 1 . 4 a t 1 l B s e c .w i l l a l l p r o v i d ep r o p e r
e x p o s u r eA . ny other pair of corresponding
n u m b e r so n t h e s es c a l e sw i l l p r o v i d ee q u a l l y
c o r r e c t e x p o s u r es e t t i n g s .
W h i l e a g r e a tn u m b e r o f c o m b i n a t i o n sw i l l b e
i n d i c a t e do n t h e c a l c u l a t o r o
, nly a portion of
t h e m w i l l b e a c t u a l l yu s a b l eb e c a u s eo f l i m i t s o n
d i a p h r a g ma n d s h u t t e rs e t t i n g so f t h e c a m e r a .
A s u i t a b l ep a i r o f n u m b e r ss h o u l d b e c h o s e nf r o m
a m o n g t h e p o s s i b l ec o m b i n a t i o n sa n d t r a n s f e r r e d
to the camera.
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METHODSOF EXPOSUREREADINGS -'- ]

Methodsofexposurereadingincludethehalf-tone
the high
reading method, the averagingmethod'
reading
light reading method and the shadow
method.

Half-Tone Reading Method

of primary
Center the 1" spot on a half-tone area
point' lf ' f or
interest and take the reading of that
1o spot at
example, the subject is a person, aim the
object or a
his or her face. lf the subject is a still-life
quality
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and place the 1o sPot in that area'
with
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thelargetrianguIarindex.SeIectanappropriateset
openlng'
of values for shutter speed and aperture
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T h e s p o t m e t e rw i l l p r o v e i t s e l f e s p e c i al yf v a l u a b l e
f o r m e a s u r i n ge x p o s u r eo f p e r s o n ss t a n d i n gu n d e r
s t a g es p o t l i g h t sa n d i n s i m i l a r l yd i f f i c u l t s i t u a t i o n s .
M e a s u r et h e g r a y 1 8 p e r c e n t s t a n d a r dr e f l e c t i o n
c a r d ( N e u t r a lr e s t c a r d s o l d b y K o d a k ) d i r e c t l y
o r s o m e t h i n ge l s ew i t h a r e fl e c t i v i t y r a t i o v e r y c l o s e
t o i t ( a J a p a n e s em a l e ' sf a c e ) t o g e t t h e b e s t r e s u l t s .
Averaging Method lf the contrast between high lights and shadows
M e a s u r et h e h i g h l i g h t ( b r i g h t e s t )a n d s h a d o w e x c e e d st h e s e r a n g e s ,m e a s u r et h e l i g h t o f a t l e a s t
( d a r k e s t )a r e a sa n d t a k e t h e a v e r a g eo f t h e r e a d i n g s t h r e e l o c a t i o n si n t h e p i c t u r e a r e aa n d d i v i d e t h e
o b t a i n e d . T h e b e s t r e s u l t sw i l l b e o b t a i n e d i f t h e s u m o f r e a d i n g sb y t h e n u m b e r o f l o c a t i o n s
d i f f e r e n c eb e t w e e n t h e h i g h l i g h t a n d s h a d o w i s m e a s u r e dt o o b t a i n a n a v e r a g ev a l u e .
n o g r e a t e rt h a n t h e r e p r o d u c i b l ec o n t r a s t r a t i o o f S e t t h i s a v e r a g ev a l u e t o t h e l a r g et r i a n g u l a r i n d e x . l f ,r
the film. the difference is more than 5 EV's, the high light areas
F o r c o l o r r e v e r s a fl i l m a n d b l a c k - a n d - w h i t ep r i n t s b e y o n d t h e f i l m ' s r e p r o d u c i b i l i t y r a n g ew i l l b e
i t i s w i t h i n 5 E V n u m b e r s .W i t h c o l o r p r i n t s , t h e o v e r e x p o s e d ,o r t h e s h a d o w a r e a sw i l l b e u n d e r -
narroWerdifferencewi||renderasofttone.exposed.Bythismethod,however,onewi||obtain
correct exposure for the greatest area of the
picture as a whole.
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F o r e x a m p l e ,t h e e x p o s u r ev a l u e si n t h e h i g h l i g h t
a n d s h a d o wi n t h e p i c t u r e o n t h e r i g h t a r e 1 2 E V ' s
a n d 9 E V ' s r e s p e c t i v e l ym , akingonly a 3-EV difference
b e c a u s eo f a l o w c o n t r a s tc l o u d y w e a t h e rc o n d i t i o n .
T h e a v e r a g ev a l u ei s 1 0 . 5 E V ' s w h i c h i s n a m e l y
t h e c o r r e c t e x p o s u r ev a l u e a n d h a p p e n st o
c o r r e s p o n dt o t h a t o f t h e b a m b o o l e a v e s .
T h e P e n t a xS p o t m e t e r i s p r o v i d e d w i t h a n l R E
S c a l ew h i c h i s v e r y u s e f u lf o r t e l e v i s i o nf i l m i n g a n d
m o v i e m a k i n g , a s w e l l a s g e n e r a lp h o t o g r a p h yt o
c o n f i r m t h e l i g h t l e v e l so f t h e u p p e r a n d l o w e r
b r i g h t n e s sl i m i t s ( H i g h l i g h t a n d s h a d o wr e a d i n g
m e t ho d s) .
T h e l a t i t u d e o f r e v e r s afl i l m s a n d m o v i e f i l m s u s e d
f o r T V b r o a d c a s t i n gi s s a i d t o b e w i t h i n 5 E V ' s
1 1 : 3 2i n c o n t r a s t r a t i o ) . T h e I R E s c a l er a n g e sf r o m
1 t o 1 0 ( d i v i d e di n t o t e n f r a c t i o n s ,b u t n o t e q u i -
d i s t a n t l y ) i n a c c o r d a n c ew i t h t h e c o n t r a s t r a t i o o f
5 EV's.

T h e r e i s a s c a l es h o w i n g1 - 1 0 w i t h t h e E V i n d e x
in between.
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f n d e x 1 0 ( 1 O O %I R E ) i n d i c a t e st h e l i m i t o f t h e o b t a i n e d i n e x p o s u r e m e a s u r e m e n t sT . he large
h i g h l i g h t d e t a i l sr e p r o d u c i b l ei n t h e p i c t u r e ,t h e triangular index between3 and 4 is the EV
u p p e r b r i g h n e s sl i m i t , a n d i s c a l l e dt h e " W h i t e I n d e x , w h i c h s h o w st h e a v e r a g eo f o p t i m u m f i l m
level." e x p o s u r el e v e l s( l i g h t l e v e lo b t a i n e d u s i n gs t a n d a r d
I n d e x 1 l l o % I R E ) s h o w st h e . m i n i m u m d a r k n e s s r e f l e c t i n g s u r f a c ew i t h r e f l e c t i v i t y r a t i o o f 1 8 % ) .
o f s h a d o wd e t a i l r e p r o d u c i b l eo n t h e f i l m . T h i s i s T h e f i g u r e " 1 : 3 2 " a t t h e e x t r e m el e f t o f t h e s c a l e
c a l l e dt h e " B l a c k l e v e l . " T h e i n t e r m e d i a t en u m b e r s i n d i c a t e st h e c o n t r a s t r a t i o b e t w e e n I R E s c a l e
9 - 2 ( 9 0 - 2 o o / oI R E ) i n d i c a t ei n t e r m e d i a t ec o n t r a s t 1 a n d 1 0 , c o r r e s p o n d i n gt o a 5 - E V r a n g e .T h e I R E
r a t i o s b a s e do n t h e 1 0 0 % " W h i t e l e v e l " c o r r e s p o n d i n g s c a l e sf r o m 1 t o 1 0 c o v e r t h e 5 E V l a t i t u d e r a n g e
I n d e x 1 0 . T h e s ei n d i c e sr e p r e s e n dt i v i s i o n so f o f r e v e r s apl h o t o f i l m s a n d m o v i e f i l m s u s e df o r
the lineary gray scale. T V b r o a d c a s t i n g .S e e t h e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e f o r
* IREUNIT your reference;
I R E u n i t s p r o v i d e a m e a n sf o r t h e p e r c e n t a g e - w i s e '-+ +2.3EV ----r-
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c o m p a r i s o no f e n e r g y .T h e m a x i m u m e n e r g yv a l u e -+ +1.7EV I
8
i s t a k e n t o b e 1 0 0 % a n d e n e r g yl e v e l st a k i n g t h i s - - ' + 0 . 7 F ; E V 5 R e P r o d u c i b l er a n g e
5
m a x i m u m a s a s t a n d a r d sa r e e x p r e s s e da s p e r c e n t a g e s (Latitude)
2 * -1.3Ev fi:32l,
o f m a x i m u m l e v e l .T h i s m e t h o d i s u s e d i n r a d i o - - +- 2 . 7 E ; I
1
c o m m u n i c a t i o n st o c o m p a r e s i g n a lv o l t a g e s ,b u t i s
a l s oa p p l i c a b l et o t h e c o m p a r i s o no f l i g h t e n e r g y
 H i g h L i g h t R e a d i n gM e t h o d
This is a method for which the PentaxSpotmeter
i s u n i q u e l y a d a p t e d .I n t h i s c a s e ,t h e l i g h t l e v e lo f
t h e s u b j e c t ' sh i g h l i g h t i s m a d e t h e b a s ev a l u ef o r
e x p o s u r es e t t i n g .T h i s m e t h o d w a s d e v e l o p e df o r
t e l e v i s i o nf i l m i n g , b u t i s j u s t a s u s e f u lf o r s t i l l a n d
m o t i o n p i c t u r e p h o t o g r a p h y .A s p r e v i o u s l y
m e n t i o n e d ,t h e m a x i m u m r e p r o d u c i b l ec o n t r a s t
r a t i o d i f f e r s a c c o r d i n gt o f i l m t y p e , b u t g e n e r a l l y
s p e a k i n gt h i s r a t i o i s t h e s a m ef o r c o l o r f i l m a s f o r
t e l e v i s i o nb r o a d c a s t i n gn, a m e l y a b o u t 1 : 3 2 . T h e
ratio for blackand white film is approximately
1 : 1 0 0 . T o u s e t h i s m e t h o d , t h e l i g h t l e v e lo f t h e
h i g h l i g h t i s f i r s t d e t e r m i n e d ,a n d t h i s E V v a l u e
i s t a k e n a s t h e u p p e r e x p o s u r el i m i t . B y d o i n g t h i s
t h e o p t i m u m e x p o s u r e w i l l b e b a s e do n t h e h i g h
lightareas.
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The light levelread at the high light portion of
a subjectsuch as white wall, white paper,etc. is
a l i g n e dw i t h t h e i n d e x 1 0 o f t h e I R E S c a l e ,s o t h a t
p r o p e r e x p o s u r ei s o b t a i n e df o r t h e b e s t r e n d i t i o n
o f w h i t e c o l o r . W i t h c o l o r f i l m , o n l y t h o s es h a d o w
d e t a i l sw i t h a l i g h t l e v e lr e a d i n gf a l l i n g t o t h e r i g h t o f
i n d e x 1 o f t h e I R E s c a l e( b l a c k l e v e l ) w i l l b e
r e p r o d u c e d .A r e a sw i t h a l i g h t v a l u ef a l l i n g b e l o w
i n d e x 1 w i l l a p p e a r a s u n r e l i e v e db l a c k .
T h e r e f o r e ,w h e n t h e l i g h t l e v e lo f t h e h i g h l i g h t
h a s b e e ns e t o n i n d e x 1 0 , i f i m p o r t a n t s h a d o w
d e t a i l h a s i n s u f f i c i e n tl i g h t t o b r i n g i t a b o v e i n d e x
1 , i t w i l l h a v et o b e g i v e na d d i t i o n a l i l l u m i n a t i o n
u n t i l i t s l i g h t l e v e lr e a d i n gd o e se x c e e dt h i s i n d e x 1 .
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Shadow Reading Method
T h e r e v e r s eo f t h e h i g h l i g h t r e a d i n g m e t h o d , t h i s
m e t h o d g i v e sa n o p t i m u m e x p o s u r e b a s e do n t h e
s h a d o wa r e a s .S h a d o w r e a d i n gi s e m p l o y e d f o r
b r i n g i n g o u t d e t a i l o f p e r s o n sp h o t o g r a p h e dw i t h
b a c k l i g h t i n ga, n d f o r f u l l y r e p r o d u c i n gs h a d o w
d e t a i l i n p i c t u r e st a k e n a t n i g h t .
W h e n o r d i n a r y l i g h t m e t e r sa r e u s e dt o s e t e x p o s u r e
f o r e v e n i n go r n i g h t t i m e s c e n e sw h i c h d o n o t
i n c l u d eb r i g h t s u b j e c t ss u c h a s n e o n o r o t h e r
l i g h t i n g ,t h e r e s u l t i n gp h o t o g r a p hh a s t h e s a m e
a p p e a r a n c ea s a d a y t i m e s c e n e .U s i n g t h i s s h a d o w -
r e a d i n gm e t h o d h e l p s y o u o b t a i n c o r r e c t e x p o s u r e
t h a t w i l l m a k e e v e n i n go r n i g h t s c e n e sl o o k
exactly as they are.
R e a d t h e l i g h t v a l u e o f t h e s h a d o w a r e a n e e d e dt o
r e p r o d u c e ,a n d s e t i t t o t h e i n d e x 1 o n t h e I R E
S c a l et o o b t a i n p r o p e r e x p o s u r e .
I n t h i s c a s e ,a r e a so f l i g h t v a l u e u p t o i n d e x 1 0 o n
t h e I R E S c a l ew i l l b e r e p r o d u c i b l eo n c o l o r f i l m .
A r e a so f l i g h t v a l u e f a l l i n g a b o v e i n d e x 1 0 w i l l b e
w a s h e do u t .
C o n s e q u e n t l y i,f i m p o r t a n t h i g h l i g h t d e t a i l h a s
a l i g h t l e v e lf a l l i n g a b o v e i n d e x 1 0 w h e n s h a d o w
l i g h t l e v e lh a s b e e n s e t a c c o r d i n gt o i n d e x 1 , i t
w i l l b e n e c e s s a r tyo r e d u c ei l l u m i n a t i o n o f t h e
h i g h l i g h t a r e a ,o r t o r e d u c e t h e r e f l e c t i v i t y o f
t h e h i g h l i g h t p o i n t , u n t i l i t s l i g h t l e v e lf a l l s b e l o w
index 10.
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Color Reflectivity(%1. Index No.
D o n ' t B e M i s g u i d e db y C o l o r s
Y o u s h o u l d b e c a r e f u la b o u t c o l o r s w h e n u s i n g
Red (brightred) 15 - 21 5 the Spotmeter V. lf exposureis set strictly on
Orange 35-45 6-7 t h e b a s i so f a l i g h t l e v e lr e a d i n gt a k e n f r o m a c o l o r
a r e a ,t h e r e i s a g o o d p o s s i b i l i t yt h a t t h e e x p o s u r e
Yellow (dark yellowl 65 - 75 I w i l l b e i n c o r r e c t . T h i s i s b e c a u s er e f l e c t i v i t y i s
EV Index d i f f e r e n t f o r d i f f e r e n t c o l o r s . T h e r e fl e c t i v i t y o f
Green (dark leaf-green)18 - 26 ( S t a n d a r idn d e x )
yellow is lower than that of white, but yellow has
Blue 15-21 5 t h e h i g h e s tr e f l e c t i v i t yo f a l l t h e c o l o r s . I n d i g oa n d
Indigo 6-12 2- 3 p u r p l e h a v e t h e l o w e s t r e fl e c t i v i t y . C o n s e q u e n t l y ,
i f a l i g h t l e v e lv a l u e t a k e n f r o m a r e a d i n go f a y e ll o w
Purple 6- 12 2-3 a r e a i s s e t t o E V I n d e x ( S t a n d a r dl n d e x ) , t h e
r e s u l t i n gp h o t o g r a p h i s s o m e w h a t u n d e r e x p o s e d .
I n s u c h c a s e sy, o u c a n t r y t h e r e f e r e n t i a dl a t a i n
t h e t a b l e o n t h e l e f t a c c o r d i n gt o y o u r a c t u a l
experiences.
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USINGAS A LUMINANCE METER

E V - L u m i n a n c e C o n v e r s i o nT a b l e 5 y = $ y + S v ( E x p o s u r ev a l u e= S u b j e c t ' sl u m i n a n c e
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I 0.28 U.UZf) 0.082 t h e s a m e ,E v v a r i e sw h e n S v v a r i e s ,m a k i n g t h i s
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6 9.0 0.8 2.6 c a n d l e sp e r s q u a r em e t e r b d l m 2 ) , c a n d l e sp e r
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573 53.2 167
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t5 4 ,580 425 I ,340
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o b t a i n i d e a l b r i g h t n e s so r l u m i n a n c eb a l a n c ef o r
i n t e n d e dc o l o r r e n d i t i o n o r c o r r e c t e x p o s u r e
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s h o o t i n gw i t h a c i n e c a m e r ao r v i d e o c a m e r a .
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Cinelndex
T h e o p e r a t i o no f t h e s p o t m e t e rf o r m o v i e c a m e r a
d i f f e r ss o m e w h a tf r o m t h a t o f s t i l l p h o t o g r a p h y .
T h e s h u t t e r s p e e do f m o v i e c a m e r a si s d e t e r m i n e d
b y c a m e r at y p e , t h e s h u t t e ro p e n i n ga n g l e ,a n d
w h e t h e rt h e c a m e r a sb e i n gu s e df o r h i g h o r l o w
s p e e dp h o t o g r a p h y .
T h e s t a n d a r ds h u t t e rs p e e do f t h e o r d i n a r y 3 5
a n d 1 6 m m m o v i e c a m e r ai s a p p r o x i m a t e l y1 / 5 0
o f a s e c o n d ( 2 4 f r a m e sp e r s e c o n d ) .f f r i s s p e e di s
m a r k e d i n y e l l o w o n t h e S h u t t e r S p e e dS c a l e
b e t w e e nt h e 1 / 3 0 a n d 1 / 6 0 s e c .d i v i s i o n s .
T h e r e f o r ew, h e n u s i n gt h e m e t e r w i t h t h e s ec a m e r a s ,
t h e a p e r t u r eo p e n i n gi s f o u n d o n t h e A p e r t u r e S c a l e
below this mark.

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2 4 l r a m e s p e r s e c o n da r e p r o j e c t e d o n t h e m o v i e
s c r e e na n d d u r i n g t h e t i m e o f s w i t c h i n g a f r a m e t o
a n o t h e r , t h e r e i s n o i m a g ep r o j e c t i o n . O n s u c h
s u b j e c t st h e s p o t m e t e r s h o w s s o m e w h a t l o w e r
e x p o s u r ev a l u e sb e c a u s ei t s d i s p l a y f u n c t i o n d o e s
not catch up with such changes.
TV Screen
I t a l s o s h o w s l o w e r e x p o s u r e v a l u e sa s i n t h e a b o v e
c a s ed u e t o t h e T V s c a n n i n gl i n e s .
In either way, it is diff icult to correctly measure
s u c h a l i g h t t h a t i s q u i c k l y s w i t c h i n go n a n d o f f
a l t e r n a t e l y ( a l s o i n c a s eo f m e r c u r y l a m p s a n d
s o m e f l u o r e s c e n tl a m p s ) .
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ExposureFactor
L i g h t o n t h e f i l m p l a n e b e c o m e sw e a k e r i n s h o r t
d i s t a n c ep h o t o s h o o t i n g , b e c a u s et h e h e l i c o i d o f
the taking lensis fully extendedto result in
a l o n g e r l e n s / f i l m p l a n e d i s t a n c et h a n t h e f o c a l
l e n g t h . T h i s m e a n st h a t i n a c t u a l s h o o t i n g s e s s i o n s
y o u m u s t i n c r e a s et h e e x p o s u r e v a l u e b y 1 . 1 - 1 . 5
t i m e s ( w h i c h i s , h o w e v e r .t a k e n a c c o u n t o f i n
t h e c a s eo f a S L R c a m e r aa t t h e t i m e o f i t s d e s i g n
to avoid such a complicated compensation).
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W h e n t h e l i g h t m e t e r i n g b u t t o n i s n o t d e p r e s s e dt,h e
i n d i c a t o rn e e d l es e e nt h r o u g h t h e f i n d e r s h o ul d
r e s t o n t h e s m a l l b l a c k c i r c l et o t h e r i g h t o f t h e
l i g h t l e v e ls c a l e .l f t h e n e e d l ei s o f f t h i s b l a c k
c i r c l e ,t u r n t h e s m a l l s c r e w l o c a t e dj u s t a b o v e t h e
b a t t e r y c h e c k e rb u t t o n B w i t h a s c r e w d r i v e r
e i t h e r r i g h t o r l e f t u n t i l t h e n e e d l ea g a i np o i n t s t o
t h e b l a c kc i r c l e .
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WRIST STRAP ADJUSTMENT

1. As shown in the accompanying photographs,

the wrist strap can be adjusted by pushing the
strap into the clip f rom one direction and then
pulling on it in the opposite direction until the
desired length is obtained.
2. As the wrist strap protrudes through an opening
in the lower part of the case, the Spotmeter can
be placed in its case without removing the wrist
strap.
3. When desiring to support the Spotmeter from
your neck or shoulder, use the neck strap
availableas an optional accessory.
OTHER PRECAUTION

1 . W e r e c o m m e n dy o u t o h a v ey o u r S p o t m e t e r
e x a m i n e dp e r i o d i c a l l ya t a n e a r - b yP e n t a x
S e r v i c eS t a t i o n t o k e e p i t s a c c u r a c y .
2 . W h e n f i r s t r e m o v i n gt h e l e n sc a p a n d t a k i n g
a r e a d i n gf r o m a d i m l y - l i t s u b j e c t( e . 9 .E V 3 o r
b e l o w ) a f e w s e c o n d sm a y b e n e c e s s a r yb e f o r e
o b t a i n i n g t h e c o r r e c t e x p o s u r em e a s u r e m e n t .
O n c e i t h a s m e a s u r e da b r i g h t s u b j e c t ,i t s
d i s p l a y r e a c t i o n b e c o m e sf a s t e r .
3 . T h e t e m p e r a t u r er a n g ef o r i t s p r o p e r f u n c t i o n
i s 5 O oC t o 2 0 " C b e l o w z e r o .
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IspecrprcATroNS
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S y s t e m o f m e a s u r e m e n t : S p o t m e t e r i n g o f r e f l e c t e d l i g h t v i a a n e e d l e .D i r e c t l i g h t - r e a d i n gs c a l e db y
1 / 3 E V ( l R E s c a l ei n c l u d e d )
P h o t o c e l l : S P D [ S i l i c o n p h o t o d i o d e ] , E x p o s u r ef a c t o r c o n s t a n tK = 1 . 4
A n g l e o f l i g h t m e a s u r e m e n tC : i r c l eo f 1 o i n c e n t e r o f f i n d e r
M e a s u r i n gr a n g e :E V 1 - 1 9 ( A S A / l S O l O O l
S c a l e s :A S A / I S O 6 - 6 4 0 0 D I N 9 - 3 9 Diaphragm 1 - 128
S h u t t e r s p e e d1 1 4 O O O s e c .- 1 s e c .- 4 m i n . C i n e I n d e x [ 2 4 f r a m e s l s e c . ], l R E s c a l e
M e a s u r i n gd i s t a n c e : 1 . 5 m - o , f o c a l l e n g t hf i x e d ( b y t u r n i n g t h e e y e p i e c ea d j u s t m e n tr i n g , m i n i m u m
d i s t a n c ec a n b e r e d u c e dt o a b o u t 1 m . )
V i e w f i n d e r : S L R p e n t a p r i s mt y p e w i t h u n r e v e r s e du p r i g h t i m a g ep r o j e c t i o n ,d i a g o n a lf i e l d o f v i e w o f
2 1 o I v e r t i c a ll 2 " , h o r i z o n t a l 1 7 " ] , v i e w f i n d e rm a g n i f i c a t i o no f 1 . 5 x , a d j u s t a b l ee y e p i e c eo f O - - l
d i o p t e r , b u i l t - i n s c a l ei l l u m i n a t o r
P o w e r s o u r c e s : T h r e e G - 1 3 t y p e 1 . 5 V s i l v e ro r e q u i v a l e n ta l k a l i n eb a t t e r i e s b , atterycheckpossible,
zero point adjustmentscrewprovided
O t h e r s : T r i p o d s o c k e t , 4 6 m m s c r e w - i nt y p e f i l t e r t h r e a d
D i m e n s i o n s :6 2 ( W ) x 1 6 3 ( H ) x 1 2 7 ( D ) m mI G r i p w i d t h 3 4 m m ]
Weight: 435g without batteries
A c c e s s o r i e s :O n e e a c h o f l e n s c a p , w r i s t s t r a p a n d c a s e
S P O T M E T ER V . F L
D e s i g n e de x c l u s i v e l yf o r T . V . a n d f i l m m a k i n g ,S p o t m e t e rV - F L
g i v e sv i e w fi n d e r r e a d i n g sd i r e c t l y i n f o o t l a m b e r t s ( f t l L ) . O t h e r
t h a n t h e f a c t t h a t b o t h t h e v i e w f i n d e r a n d c a l c u l a t o rs c a l ea r e i n
f o o t l a m b e r t s t, h i s m o d e l i s i d e n t i c a l l yt h e s a m 0i n o p t i c a l a n d
m e c h a n i c a lc o n s t r u c t i o na s m o d e l V . T h e i n n e r s c a l eo f t h e
c a l c u l a t o rd i a l f e a t u r e sa f o o t l a m b e r ts c a l ew i t h a r a n g eo f 0 . 1 2 5
t o 1 6 0 0 0 f t l L . , w h i l e t h e o u t e r s c a l ei n d i c a t e sl u m i n a n c er a t i o s
r a n g i n gf r o m 1 : 1 t o 1 2 8 , 0 0 0 : 1 . l f , f o r i n s t a n c et,h e b r i g h t e s ts p o t
i n a g i v e na r e ar e a d s2 S O f t l L a n d t h e d a r k e s ts p o t r e a d s1 f t l L ,
s e t t h e 1 t t l L c a l i b r a t i o no f t h e i n n e r s c a l et o c o r r e s p o n dw i t h
t h e 1 : 1 l u m i n a n c er a t i o o f t h e o u t e r s c a l e .A g l a n c ea t t h e
l u m i n a n c er a t i o n u m b e r m a t c h i n gt h e 2 5 0 f t l L r e a d i n go b t d i n e d
f o r t h e b r i g h t e s ts p o t w i l l i n f o r m y o u i m m e d i a t e l yt h a t t h e
i l l u m i n a n c er a t i o i s 2 5 0 : 1 . l f t h e d a r k e s ts p o t h a d r e a d3 f t l L
( t h e i n d e x l i n e b e t w e e n2 a n d 4 o n t h e i n n e rs c a l e )a n d t h e 1 : 1
l u m i n a n c er a t i o n u m b e r w e r e a d j u s t e da c c o r d i n g l y t, h e l u m i n a n c e
r a t i o g i v e n a t t h e 2 5 O f t l L s e t t i n gw o u l d b e 9 0 : 1 .
O t h e r a s p e c t so f S p o t m e t e r V - F L a r e t h e s a m ea s f o r S p o t m e t e r V .
P l e a s er e a d t h e p e r t i n e n t s e c t i o n so f t h i s m a n u a l c a r e f u l l y b e f o r e
operation.
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