Minolta Flash meter IV - Aperture-priority (FNo.) Mode

FLASH
MEASUREMENTS
WITH
A
SYNC
CORD
(CORD
MODEI
Aperture-prioriU
(FNo.l
Mode
Single Mearursments
1.
Set switches
on
left
side of meter
to:
Analog-displayswitch*.
. . .
"CONTRAST"
Digital-displayswitch.
.
. . .
"FNo."
Normal/analyze
switch
"NORM"
Single/multi
switch
.."SINGLE"
*
When function
switch is
set
the contrast
scale
is
displayed
display
switch
is
set
to "FNo.".
to
"FNo."
(step
5f,
even
if
the
analog-
2. Set measuring mode
to
"CORD".
3.
Conn.ct
PC
plug
to
meter's
sync
terminal.
o
The
flash
may fire
when
the
sync
cord is
connected.
4.
Srt
function
switch
to "TlME",
then
set
shutter speed
by moving
up/down
control.
Any
speed from
30 min.
to
111000
sec. can be
set in
full
stops.
Make
sure shutter
speed
is set
within
camera's
X-sync range.
20
5.
S.t
function
switch
to
"FNo.", then set
f-number
by moving up/
down
control.
o
Any f-number
from
full-stops.
t/O.7
to
f/90
can
be set in
6.
Press
measuring
but-
ton to
trigger the flash.
In
this example,
the
Guide
Value
number
of
"-1
GV"
indicates
that flash
power
should
be
reduced
by
one
half for
correct
expo-
sure
at
11125
sec.
and
f/4.
Alternately,
if
you
can-
not
change
the
flash
power,
the distance
between
the flash
and
subject can
be
increased
by
a
factor
of 1.4X.
Trigger voltage
of some
electronic
flash units
may not
be sufficient
when using
"CORD"
mode.
lf
so,
use
"NON.G"
mode
(see
page
24).
lf
you
select
a
shutter-aperture
combination
that
might
cause
overexposure
of
the
ambient
light,
the
shutter
speed
is
automatically
shifted
to
a
higher
setting
when
the measurement
is
taken.
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