How To Use Vintage Light Meter at Angus Charles blog

How To Use Vintage Light Meter. First of all,set your film iso speed (figure 1).move the brown circle to match the film speed.in the image it is set to 200iso or 24din (probably the eastern european method). The yellow circle can be rotated to any position, all else is fixed. You can often find them in the used sections of local camera stores and auction sites. It looks complicated, but it really isn't. Do that, and then note that there is a meter. Or even something fancy and expensive like the sekonic l758dr or l478dr. Can anyone tell me how to use the light meter? Point the light meter front panel to the direction you want to take the light meter from. To take the light reading you simply hold the meter up and press the large button. The least expensive meters today tend to be the very old analogue light meters. You could go with an old used digital minolta. How to operate your old light meter: First of all, you need to find on the dial where you set the asa (iso) speed of the film. You follow the markers next to the needle and turn the ring so that the blue (or red) marker aligns with the needle. If the reading falls below ev 10, you need to open a baffle on the back, this lets more light through giving a more accurate reading in low light.

First of all, you need to find on the dial where you set the asa (iso) speed of the film. The least expensive meters today tend to be the very old analogue light meters. First of all,set your film iso speed (figure 1).move the brown circle to match the film speed.in the image it is set to 200iso or 24din (probably the eastern european method). You can often find them in the used sections of local camera stores and auction sites. It looks complicated, but it really isn't. Or even something fancy and expensive like the sekonic l758dr or l478dr. You could go with an old used digital minolta. Can anyone tell me how to use the light meter? If the reading falls below ev 10, you need to open a baffle on the back, this lets more light through giving a more accurate reading in low light. You follow the markers next to the needle and turn the ring so that the blue (or red) marker aligns with the needle.

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How To Use Vintage Light Meter Point the light meter front panel to the direction you want to take the light meter from. How to operate your old light meter: First of all, you need to find on the dial where you set the asa (iso) speed of the film. First of all,set your film iso speed (figure 1).move the brown circle to match the film speed.in the image it is set to 200iso or 24din (probably the eastern european method). Point the light meter front panel to the direction you want to take the light meter from. It looks complicated, but it really isn't. Can anyone tell me how to use the light meter? You can often find them in the used sections of local camera stores and auction sites. Do that, and then note that there is a meter. You could go with an old used digital minolta. If the reading falls below ev 10, you need to open a baffle on the back, this lets more light through giving a more accurate reading in low light. The least expensive meters today tend to be the very old analogue light meters. To take the light reading you simply hold the meter up and press the large button. You follow the markers next to the needle and turn the ring so that the blue (or red) marker aligns with the needle. Or even something fancy and expensive like the sekonic l758dr or l478dr. The yellow circle can be rotated to any position, all else is fixed.