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COTPOTEilTS

Lishr

scote

h?Jh 1';t'"',

Needle
ASA/DIN Diol Knob
Arrow

Poinler
ASA/DlN
Shutter
f/stop
CdS
High/Low

EV Scqle
Incident

On/oe

Scole

Speed Scole

Scole

Cell

Sliding

Light

swirch

Switch

Filter

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Boltery
Zero
Boltery

Check

Adjusting

Chqmber

Neck-cord

Meosuring sysiem: Reflected light type
(with

light
Accurocy

Meosuring

High
Low brightness: EV-2-8(ASA l00l

Light receiving
EV

Scole :
ASA
DIN
Aperture scole: Il1-64
Shutter scole: 30 min.-l/4000 sec.
Cine scole: 8-64 fps
Colibrotion

Size: 92
Weight:

Button

Screw

Holder

SPECIFICATIONS

built-in provision for incident

type)

+l/3

'

brightness:

Scole: 6-12,000

Scole:

x

2l0g

f/stop

ronge:

EV8-18(ASA100)

Approx. 30o

ongle,

(re0ecfed

-6-23

9-42

Constont : K: I .3
58 X 36mm

light type)

C:25.5

3

BETORE

USI]IG

|.

Zero

Selting

0:,.

:**

SEKO]IIC

XOillCco..rro. i4AOT

r

IN JAPAI{

APEX

2,

Mercury

Botlery:

The

needle should
completely shut oft ihe
set the needle
slowly turn the zero

the meter

of

indicote zero

to the zero,

odiusting screw

pressing

while

4

when the light is

meter held

remove the

the

ON/OFF

upright. To

bottery ond

on the bock

switch.

The

meter requires

Mollory

os
which norrnolly losts

Keep the bottery

is

not in
from
To test the
ON/OFF switch
bock of the
needle
olote.

use

corrosion of the

swings

o

PX-1

3, RM-625 or the equivolent,

out of the meter

in

order to

bottery for sufficient strengih, press

ond

meier

ot

up to ihe

,l.3

voli mercury bottery

for obout

bottery.

olso

the

yeor

o

when

possible

ovoid

the

some time ond see if the

red

red

mork

button

on the scole

such

ond o holf.

the

meter

domoge

the

on the

HOW

l.

tt

:::

lll

Po

,.,:

u)

&:.

With
diol to show
with
Window.

IO

USE SEKO]IIC

Setting the

thumbs

the

block line

Speed of Your Film:

of both honds, turn the knobs on the

correct ASA

(or

DIN)

by the ASA

number

(DlN)

APEX

oligned

Index

R

t0
't6

20
32

40
68

80
125

r60

250
320

530

640

r,000
|,250

2,000
2,500

4,000
5,00 0

0

8,00
i0,000

2.

High

or Low

for High Ronge

Brightness

Ronge:

3. Reoding lhe

for High Ronge

Scole:

for Low

Sliding Switch chonges meosuring
ness.

In dim condition,

the

right showing

low ronge. Oiherwise, keep

" H "

with
odvisoble
it is very
when

6

mork to

olwoys

dork, ond switch to the

ihe needle foils

Ronge

slide the

"L"

mork

on the frome

the switch

oppeor

on

to

try the high ronge

io defleci.

ronge

of brigt-

switch fully to

to the left

the

frome. lt is

first

low ronge

for the

unless

only

Aim ihe meter
OFF Switch

indicote

ond
Then, remove
the needle ond note the reoding on the scole. The
figures

on
to 1 1 following " L
to reod

when
os described in the
figures

on lhe

ronge.

the

ot

subject

Button

ihe

permit

to

o certoin

your

upper side of the light scole from'l

the Sliding Bor

lower side

point

finger

"

for low

ore

preceeding

press

ond

the needle to

the

on

light scole.

ihe

off

button

brightness

Switch shows

porogroph.
for high brightness

ore

the

deflect

to

ON/

lock

ronge

"1"

The

4.

Colculotion

,It

of

Exposure:

,.t'J

l,l

.'t5

!s,,

K;

c,!t

P

Rotote

ihe

lorge

knurled
reoding
the Arrow

For
high
show
Pointer
Shutter
for
binotion
eoch other
the some

combinotion
wont o fost shutter
lower f/stop number)

of the

needle

Pointer

on the

exomple,

ronge,

exomple, 11250

1/60

second,

the

scene;

number

if the

with the

this

reoding
so ihot
Speed

you

{/Stop

ond

of

shutter speed

on the

exposure conirol diol

correct

exposu re; 1

ll4t 1130 second, f/5.6 etc. The

you select

speed

or depth

ond its slower shutter soeed,

on the light scole

needle indicoies
ASA Index set
(i3)
con

second

o{

outer diol to show

iust

diol.

I3 on the

ot I00, then,

right

get

ony

indicoted

ot f12. Any com-

ond f/stops opposite

ll25

depends on whether

(with

to stop

field

with

the

under

combinotion

on the diols,

second,

its

corresponding

occurring

oction

o higher

will

the

under

Arrow

of

give

f/2.8

you

in

f/stop

;

"2"

The

5.

L.

" 2 "

The
brightness
in
primory
ond
of those
o lotitude thot
colors
you
scene
the
In

"

mol
where there is
lights
vides double
scenes of very
subiects. In these instonces, set the light scole
either " 112" or " 2 " insteod

8

ond

exposing for

112" provides

rotio

colors

"1/2"

positions

colors.

foll

within

con then

be

will

you

film

cose of

exposure

ore using.

block ond white film, the

shodows. The point

ond

"I12"

ond

"

positions

112"

4 to

of

ghots.

color

of interest foll

While most

exceeds this rotio, if the primory

the
be ossured thot the bolonce of the
properly

o convenient

"

for

flot " scenes such

extreme

no

normol

high

controst such os bocklighted

Position:

which represent

I con

Attempt to hove the

for most foithful rendering

color

"2"

ond " 112"

exposed

controst between

exposure

of

of

be

between

films now

within

point

of holving nor-

woy

os

morked

ond

the

orrow

greol

volue

the " 2

hove

positions

the limits of

morked

londscopes

high-

"

2" pro-

is

used

Dointer.

Motion Pictures:

6.

o

Meosure

"

in
from 8-64 fromes-per-second
shutter

Find the
the corresponding figure on the

is the
Stondord

Super-8 1 8 fps.

for

to

the light ond

the porogrophs

speed scole, os

speed

cine

proper

f/stop for your comero.

speed

for Regulor-8 is

I

lso

set the diol

2-4. Cine

illustroted

by your comero

used

f/stop

Gps.)

instructed

os

speeds ronging

given

ore

obove.

l6 fps.,

ond

scole.

ond

in

reod

the

This

for

\

I

Reflected Light

7.
Reflected

folls
to determine
Sekonic Apex is
simply

light is

on the subiect

correct

by sliding the

o
b0

a

.\(

To toke incident light
semi-circulor filter fully to
CdS
the comero lens ond
camero.

cell.

Hold

or Incident Light:

light

reflected

before

it is

exposure.

bosicolly

the meter

designed

lncident Light

reoding, move the

the

in the some

the meter fowqrd the

ooint

from the
reflected. Meosurement

for reflected

Filter.

left covering

subject

opoque,

the

os

olone

to

the comero. Incident

light, but con olso

To toke
bock
the
comero
subiecl.

of either reflected

converted

be

to the

meter

reflected

in the

lens, ond

light

right, uncovering

some

the

light is

or incident light con

plone

point the

light

to reod

reodings,

the CdS

direction

ond

meter

which

incident light

slide

octuolly

be used

the

cell.

os

loword

filter

Hold

the
lhe

9

BASIC

IhETHODS

FOR

CORRECT

EXPOSURE

l. The Comero
This is o simple ond

Position Method:

quick

method

of using

your

meter ond

usuolly used

for most

outdoor

generol

scenes.

Hold the meter

the scene

toword
the comero

Point the meter

to

slightly
ing sky
will
ues ond
exposure.
row

control

reoding obtoiend, for
exompe 13. Select
combinotion o{

ond

posite

to the

culotion of

ovoid reod-

oreos which

give infloted

couse

Set the

the exposure

on

to the light

diol

shutter speed

eoch

other

porogroph

Exposure"f

oiming

from

position.

down

vol-

under-

or-

ony

f/stop

op-

(refer

"Cul-

.

2.

The

Close-Up Method:

This

method should

scene

ony

interest ond
porronce.

where

the

be used
there
bockground

for

is

but one obiect of

portroits

is of no im-

or

generol, the meter reoding should be

In

inches from the subiect, but

six

obout

the

should

cose
thon the subiect's smollest dimension.

the normol orrow on

Set
trol

diol

binotion

eoch other.

When

person's
to
Select the comero

ner. lf

hond is cost on the subiect

clude

of {/stop ond shutter speed opposite

the

the reoding insteod

it in the reoding.

meter be

to this reoding

meter

foce set the " 2

the shodow of the

held

forther owoy

the-

exposure con-

select

ond

reoding is token from

"

position
of

settings in the

ony com-

on

normol orrow.

usuol

meter or

be sure

token
in

the

mon-

not to

no

o

diol

your

in-

The Brightness

3.

Ronge Method:

This is the

mining the

ing

of o

vo lues.

Toke

est

color

considered

ed.

the

overoge

For
I

orrow is

13.

wide

two

obiect

photogrophy,

the

Set

two volues

exposure.

exomple,

(A)

I

ond the

set midwoy

L2

most

occurote

correct

ronge

close-up

ond

one for

colors

normol

meosured.

ossume the

brightest l5

method

exposure

reodings,

ond

of

of bright

the

block ond

should not

orrow midwoy

dorkest

(B).

between

for

scenes

ond

dork light

one for

brightest.

white

be meosur-

This

will

obiect reods

The

(A)

ond

deter-

consist-

the

dork-

not

ore

between

give

normol

(B)

ln

on

ot

4.

Substitute

your

lf

subiect is inoccessible for

Reodings:

reodings, substitute reodings

in the some light.

obiects

tor trees in the scene,

Neorby

trees

rocks, etc.

For

this

reoding,

incident

more convenieni.

o

close-up

of neorby

rocks for

light

method

similor

is

5. Extreme

lf the needle
reoding ronge

LOW,
number

(-'1

poper

(i

meosure this

from the

O

meosuring

o0

li

Exomple:

V,

.v

Low

does not

hos

set the ASA

for

your film

the surfoce

on

ot

o distonce

subiect,

method.

In

cose of ASA 400
ASA index
ing from

Light

Reodings:

move

even

been switched

scole to

then ploce

ond

the

of

subiect.

of 4 to 6 inches

the

using

ot 80

ond

white

poper.

the

ofter

over to

115 the ASA

o white

Next,

reflected light

film, set

toke

the

reoo-

t

fl

*

13

6.

Copying:

Arronge
the
from eoch

photogrophed. Then
piece

the

directly
it.
be

flection.

needle

scons

Toke o

boord, using
method.
by 5
Light Reodings").

two floodlights ot o 45o

to

work

some

Move
photogrophed,

be copied,

folls

evenly on

of

the subiect.

(refer

cordboord of opproximotely

wihte

size. Point the meter downword,

the

ot

subiect, obout 6

the meter

Re-orronge

in one

stoys

close-up

reoding on

the reflected

And divide

to the

14

ongle

so thot the

the subiect
the surfoce

cover

the entire

over

wotching

porogroph " Extreme

for needle

your lights

position

the
light meosuring

the film exposure index

with

inches from

oreo

until

os the

white

to

light

to be

o

to
de­the

meter

cord-

Low