Sekonic L-308DC DigiCineMate manual

L - 308 DC Operating Manual[...]

n SA FE T Y PRE CAU TIONS This man ual us es th e fol lowing safet y lab els f or WARNING and CAUTION that you must follow . Ind icat es ha zards or unsafe prac tices that can result in severe personal i nju r y or d eath. Indi ca te s ha z ard s or un sa fe p ra ct ic es th at c an r es ult in th e personal i nju r y or d amage to you r L -30 8DC [...]

n T able of Con tent s SAFETY PRECAUTIONS T able of Contens 1. P ar t s De sig na ti on ........................................................ 1 2. E x pla na tio n of t he L iqu id Cr y st al D is pla y (L CD) ................... 2 3. Be fo r e Usi ng ............................................................... 3 1. At t ac h th e st ra p ...[...]

1 1 Par t s Designat ion POWER Button(ON/OFF Switch) MODE Button Lumisp here MEASURING Button Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) DOWN Button UP Button ISO Button Synchro T erminal Lumidisc Strap Strap Eyelet Battery Compartment Cover Synchro T erminal Cap Lumisphere Lens[...]

2 2 E xplanat ion of the Liquid Cr y st al Display (LCD ) * F o r e xp l a na t i on p ur p os es , th e d is pl ay il l ust ra t e d h e re sh ow s i c o n s a nd re ad ou ts s i mu lt a ne ou sl y . Ac tu a l d is p la y wi l l n e v e r a pp e a r l i k e t hi s . 6 1 2 4 3 5 Mea suring Mo de icons (for PH OTO mode onl y) A mb ient (See page 1 6[...]

3 Bef ore Using 1 . At t ach the s tr ap At tach the Strap by passing the smal l e nd l oop through the strap eyelet and passing the other end of str ap through it. Please place in a location where an infant cannot reach and accidentally get the strap wrapped arou nd h is o r her neck. There i s a dange r of strangulation. l 2. In ser ting the ba t[...]

3 Be fo r e Usi ng 3. Po wer ON/ OF F Pow er ON : Pre ss the PO WER but ton. Pow er OFF : Pr ess and hold t he POWER but t on in for 1 sec ond or longer and the me ter will t urn of f. Please wait 3 seconds bet ween repeated power on and of f sessions. l If the L CD screen shows no dis play , check for proper b at ter y inser tion (Pos/ Neg positio[...]

3 Be fo r e Usi ng 5. Replacing bat t er y during oper ation Alwa ys tu rn the power OFF before replacing the bat ter y . If an unexpect ed displ ay appears on the L CD du ring bat ter y replacement or measu r ement, ie. set tings other than select ed, o r if the meter does not respond when a but ton is p res sed, rem ove the bat ter y , wait at le[...]

4 Basic Oper ation 1 . I ncident and r eflec te d light measur ement T o se t for either incide nt or reflec ted l ight operation, sl ide the Lum isphere mou nting u ntil it clicks. Incident light mode Reflected light mode Setting operation Alwa ys u se the Lu mis phere m ounting fo r set ting. Hand operation of the L umis phere m ay cause d amag[...]

4 Ba sic O pe ra ti on Using Lu mid isc The Lum id isc i s used to m eas u re lig h t fal li ng on g reen-sc reen wal ls, p ai nting s or fl at a r t. I t is als o used to a dj ust l ig hting ratios w ith mult ip le l ig ht so u rces (See pag e 24 ) o r wh en taki ng L ux an d Foot-can dl e meas u reme nts (S ee pa ge 1 3, 1 5) . T o m easu re l i[...]

4 Ba sic O pe ra ti on 3. Re flec ted light measur ement Re flec ted ligh t measure ment s are made by poin ting the L -3 08DC's met ering len s towar d the subjec t. Mea suremen ts ar e made from th e camer a posit ion or wi thin the sa me view a s the camer a lens. Measuring the b rightness (lum ina nce) of lig ht reflec ted from the s ub[...]

4 Ba sic O pe ra ti on 4. B asic Opera tion Flowch ar t Power ON Select Display mode (in Custom Setting, see page 26) HD_CINE mode (See page 12) CINE mode (See page 14) PHOTO mode (See page 16) Shutter spee d priority m ode (See page 12 ) • Set the shutter speed • Set ISO sensitivity Frame Rate P riority mode (See page 1 4) • Set the frame ra[...]

4 Ba sic O pe ra ti on 5. Selec t Display mode Se lec t the Displa y mode to fi t your camer a in cust om set t ing. (See page 26) HD_CINE mode (Default set ting) CINE m ode PHOTO mode 6. Selec t Measur ing mode Th e follow ing Measur ing modes in ea ch Displ ay mode are ava ilable. Press the MOD E b ut ton to select the Measuring mode . ( See pag[...]

11 4 Ba sic O pe ra ti on Hold I SO b ut ton and press MODE butt on to return to the previous Measu ring mode. Ambient lig ht refer s to continuous lig ht like natural light (s un light) , tungsten lamps or fl uorescent lamps. Flash l ight is a brief, intense b urst of light m ade by electr on ic flash un it s or flash bul bs. • • • 7 . S [...]

5 Measur ement 1 . H D_CINE Mode Use this mode to obtain exposure set tings when us ing DSLR a nd d igital video cameras that record ima ges usi ng frame rat e and shutt er speed set tings. When measu rement s are taken, the meter will ind icate the apert u re value requi red for proper exposure. This m ode al so ena bles taking Si mpl ified Ill u[...]

5 Me as ur eme nt Af ter the meas u reme nt, th e ape rture val ue wi ll b e automati cal ly adj usted to ma intai n p rope r expos u re wh en c ha nges i n s hutter speed and/o r ISO are m ad e. If ”E. o ” ( over) o r “E .u ” ( unde r) appears and bl inks, the measu rement cannot be m ade at the selec ted set tings (See p age 23 ) . • ?[...]

14 5 Me as ur eme nt 2. CI NE Mode Use this mode to obtain exposure set tings when us ing fi lm or d igital motion-picture cameras that record im ages usi ng frame rate and s hut ter a ngle set tings. When measurements are taken, the meter will indicate the aper ture val ue requ ired for proper exposure. This m ode al so ena bles taking Si mplifi[...]

5 Me as ur eme nt 2-2. S et ting Sh ut ter A ngle s Press MODE b ut ton to select the Shutt er Angle Set ting mode . Press UP or D OWN but ton to set the desired sh ut ter ang le. Press MEA S UR ING butt on to return to Frame rat e priorit y mode, and make a light m easurement si mu ltaneously. Available Sh ut ter ang les incl ude 45, 90, 1 80, 270[...]

5 Me as ur eme nt 3. P HOTO Mode Use this mode to obtain exposure set tings when taking si ngle imag es with adjustable film or digital came ras. Measuring m ode choices inclu de Ambient, Co rdless Flash and Cord Flash . When measurements a re taken, the meter will ind icat e the aperture value required fo r proper exposure. Refer to the custom se[...]

5 Me as ur eme nt 3-1 -2. EV mod e Press MODE b ut ton to select mode . Press MEA S UR ING butt on to m ake a measurement. Measurements will be taken continuou sly and disp layed as EV values as long as the but ton is pressed. Releasing the M EA SU RING but ton will hold and disp lay the l ast measurement value. EV (Exposure V alue ) provides an ea[...]

5 Me as ur eme nt I Aper tur e Va lue & Shutt er Speed Val ue, EV Cont ras t T able EV =A V + TV (At ISO1 00) １ ２ ３ ４ ５ ６ ７ ８ ９ １ ０ ０ １ ２ ３ ４ ５ ６ ７ ８ ９ １ ０ １ １ ２ ３ ４ ５ ６ ７ ８ ９ １ ０ １ １ １ ２ ３ ４ ５ ６ ７ ８ ９ １ ０ １ １ １ ２ １ ３ ４ ５ ６ ７ ８ [...]

5 Me as ur eme nt 3-2. M easur ing Elec tr onic Flash This measu ring method inc ludes the cord a nd cordless flash modes. When measurements are taken, the meter will indicate the aper ture val ue requ ired for proper exposure. The d isplayed value indicates the total amo unt of l ight, incl udin g flash light and amb ient lig ht, measured d urin[...]

5 Me asu re men t T o avoid a d anger of ch oking, please place Synchro termin al cap in a location where an infant cannot reach and accidentally swallow it. There is a d anger of suf focat ion . l The re is a danger of el ect ric sho ck if the me ter is handl ed wit h wet han ds, during r ain, in area s splashe d by wat er or where t here is a lot[...]

5 Me as ur eme nt 3-2-2. A ut o Rese t Cor dles s Flas h mode Use this mode when a Synchro cord is too sho r t, not avail able o r use of a cord is inconvenient. Press the MOD E b ut ton to select to the Auto rese t cordless flash mode . Hold I SO b ut ton and press UP or DOWN but ton to selec t the ISO sensitivit y (See page 1 1 ) Press the UP bu[...]

5. Measuremen t In mixed fla sh- ambient me asurem ent s, the me ter may fa il to dete ct t he ligh t if the fla sh bright ness is 9 EV low er than the ambi ent ligh t. In this cas e, make me asureme nts usi ng the “Cor d Fla sh mode” (See pag e 1 9). Some time s, cer t ain fluore scen t lamps and spe cial light ing can be mis tak en for fl[...]

5 Me as ur eme nt 4. Ou t of Display Range / Measur ement Range 4 - 1. Out o f Display Ra nge 4 - 1-1 . W hen “E.o ” (E xpo sur e Ove r) appear s on t he displa y If the measu red value requi res a displ ay value above the max im um di splay range, “E. o” (Exposure over) will appear even thoug h measu red value is within the meter ’ s mea[...]

5 Me as ur eme nt 4 -2-2. W hen “E.u ” (Ex po sur e under) blink s on the dis play If the da rk ness is beyond the measu ring range of the meter , “E .u ” wil l bl ink to ind icate that measurements cannot be mad e. I n th is case, if possible, adjust the flash output power or m ove closer to the lig ht source an d take another measu remen[...]

6 Ad vanced Func tions 1 . C ali br ation compen sation f unc tion This meter h as been calib rat ed to Sekonic standards. However, compensation may be neces sary to calibrate the meter to camera specifica tions or to m atch the di splay to another exposure m eter. C alib ration compensation can be made in precise 1 / 1 0 step increments in a +/-1[...]

6 Ad v anc ed F unc t ion s 2. Cu st om set ting func tion Use these set tings to cu stomize meter operations and dis plays to fit your camera and metering requi rements. CS number Cus tom set ting g roup Cus tom set ting item CS1 Display mode HD_CINE mode “Hd_ C” (*1 ) CINE m ode “CI NE” PHOTO mode “PHOTO” CS2 Increments of aperture a[...]

27 6 Ad v anc ed F unc t ion s The C ustom set ting item wi ll c hange each time the MOD E but ton is p ress ed. Displ ay mode group HD_CINE mode CINE mode PHOTO mode Press MODE button Incr ement s of aper tur e and shut ter sp eed group 1 step (in 1/10 step) 1/2 step 1/3 step Press MODE button The 1 /1 0 step inc rem ent wi ll n ot be d is play ed[...]

7 Ac ces sories l S yn chr o cord (Sold S epar atel y) This is a five-me ter l ong co rd with three plugs . An exposure meter, a cam era, and a flash can al l be connected at the same time. This is convenient when measurements a re made, because it is not necessar y to plu g and unpl ug the synchro cord. Also one side of synchro cord h as a look [...]

8 T echnical Dat a Type l Digital ex posure meter for ambient and flash lig ht Light rec eiving method l Incident light and re flect ed l ight Light rec eiving sec tion l Incident light: Lumisphere, Lumidisc l Reflec ted light: Lens (light recei ving ang le of 40°) Light rec eptor l Silicon photo diode Measuremen t syst em l HD_CINE Mode •[...]

9 Saf t y Guide and Maint enance T o avoid damage to meter , never d rop or su bject it to shock. Avoid storping meter in places with high temperature and/or hu midit y . Be careful excessive temperature changes that could cause h umid it y an d internal condensation, resulting i n m alfunction. If the temperature of the meter drops to - 1 0°C o r[...]

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