Minolta Flash meter IV User Manual

GUIDE
VALUE
DISPLAY
The Guide
Value
("GV")
number indicates
how
the
f lash
power
should
be adjusted
for
correct expo-
sure
without
changing the
f-number
setting.
Guide
Value
control
in
aperture-priority
("FNo.")
mode:
To
get
correct ex-
posure
at
f/5.6
and
1/60
sec.,
"*1
GV"
indicates
that
the
flash
power
Guide
Value
control
in
shutter-priority
("TlME")
mode:
After taking the
reading, move function switch
from
"TlME"
to
"GV".
Move
the
up/down
control
to
change
the
"GV"
number. This results in
a
corre-
sponding
change
in
the
f-number
setting.
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.
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.
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.
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In
this
example, the
upl
down
control
was
used
to
change the
f-number
from
t15.6
to
5.6
+
0.6.
The
"GV"
correspondingly
changed
from
0
to
+1
.
"+1
GV"
indi-
cates
that the
flash
power
must
be
increased by one
stop
(dou
bled)
for
correct
exposu
re
at
t
15.6
+
0.6
stop.
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.
-1
.
0
.
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.
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.
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.
0
.
1
.
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shou
ld
be increased
by
one
distance between
the
flash
creased
by a
factor
of
1
11.4.
stop
(dou
b
led
)
or
the
and
su
bject ca
n
be de-
to
114
power)
or
the
and
subject
can be
For
correct
exposu
re
at
t15.6
and
1160
sec.,
"-2
GV"
indicates
that
the
f lash
power
shou
ld
be
decreased
two
stops
distance between the
dou bled.
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-2
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.
0
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1
.
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(set
flash
lf
you
cannot
change
the
flash
power
or the
flash-to-subject
distance,
adjust the
f-number
set-
ting
until
the
"GV"
number
is
set
to
tT"
(zero).
Make
the
exposure
at that
f-number
setting.
o
In
aperture-priority
("F
No.")
mode,
the
"GV"
number
is
displayed
in
full
stops.
lf
the measured
value falls
between the
f
u ll-stop
settings, the
difference
(from
0.1
to
0.9
stop)
will
be indicated
by
the
small
number
next
to the
digital
f-number.
Relationship
between
GV,
flash
power,
and
flash-to-subject distance.
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GV
number
-8
-7
-6 -5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3 +4 +5 +6
+7 +8
F las h
power
11256x
1
1128x
1164x
1132x
1
/16x
1l9x 1l4x
1l2x
1x
2x
4x
8x
16x
32x 64x
128x 256x
F lash-to-sub-
ject
distance
16x
11.3x
8x 5.7x
4x
2.Bx
2x
1.4x
1x 1
l1
.4x
1l2x 1l2.Bx
1
l4x
115.7x
l
l9x
1
111
.3x
1
l16x
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Minolta Flash meter IV Specifications

General

Light Receptor	Silicon photo cell
ISO Range	ISO 3 to 8000
Shutter Speed Range	30 min to 1/8000 sec
Display	LCD
Type	Handheld Flash Meter
Measuring Modes	Ambient, Flash
Measuring Range (Ambient)	EV -2 to EV 19.9 (ISO 100)
Measuring Range (Flash)	f/1.0 to f/90.9