Minolta Flash meter IV User Manual

FILL.IN FLASH
Often
when taking
pictures
in
direct
sunlight, the
shadows on
the
subject appear
too
dark.
One
way
to
lighten these
shadows is to
fire
an
electronic
flash
unit to
"fill-in"
(lighten)
the
shadow. Another
name
for
fill-in flash is
"synchro-sun"
flash.
The
Flash Meter IV's
memory
function
lets
you
store
and
compare
separate
measurements
of
ambient
light
(using
"AMB
l"
mode)
and
f
lash light
(using
"CORD"
or
"NON.C"
mode). Then by
pressing
the
On/Recall
key,
you
can
compare
the
measurements,
and adjust
the
f
lash.
Usually
only a small
amount
of
flash light
is
needed
to
fill in
the
shadows.
A
good
starting
point
is
to
use
about
two stops
less
flash light
than
the
am
bient light. With
experience,
you
can
vary
the
amount
of
fill-in flash
according
to
your
needs.
The
following
steps
explain
how
to
make
fill-flash
measurements
using incident-l
ight readings, but
reflected-light
readings
can
also
be taken.
To make
fill-in flash
measurements:
1
.
With
the
spherical
diffuser
attached,
take an
incident-l
ight
reading
in
"AM
B l" mode to
deter-
mine
the
shutter-speed/
f-nu
m
ber
requ
ired
f
or
correct
exposu
re of
the
am
bient light.
o
"TlM
E"
mode shou
ld
the shutter
speed
with
be
used
so
that
you
the
camera's X-sync
can set
ra
nge
.
2.
Press
the
memory
("M
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key
to
store the
read
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3.
With
the
meter
set
to
"CORD"
or
"
NON.C"
flash
mode,
take
a
mea-
su
rement
of
the
f
lash
light
(wh
ile
holding
the
meter
near
you
r
su
b-
ject).
o
For
this
example,
the
required
f-number
for
am
bient
light
was
f
18,
so the
f
lash was
adjust-
ed
to
produce
a
reading
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Use the same shutter-speed
setting that
you
used
for
the ambient-light
measurement.
4. Adjust the
flash's
power
level
or
change
the
distance
between
the
flash
and subject so
that
the
f-number for
the
flash light is
about
two stops
less
than the am
bient
light.
Take
another
f lash
measu
re-
ment
to
conf irm the
change.
o
To
compare the measurements, the
ambient-light
measurement can be
displayed by
pressing
the
On/Recall
key.
The
flash
measurement
reappears
when
you
release
the
key.
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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