Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Digiflash Gossen
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Digif lash Exposure meter f or flash and ambi ent li ght 15136 1/05.03 Operating Instruct ions.
2 GOSSEN Foto- und Lichtmeßte chnik Display Setting window Exp. ti mes Shutter speed scale Diffuser Aperture/ f-stops sca le Function button Eyelet for carrying strap Measuring key Battery compart me.
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht me ß technik 3 Contents 1 The fun ctioni ng of th e Digifl ash . 4 1.1 Preparation and self-test ................ 4 1.2 Incident light and reflect ed light ...... 5 1.3 Duration of read-out in display ....... 5 2 Functio ns of t he Digifl ash .
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht me ß technik 4 1 The functio ning of the Digi flash 1.1 Preparation and self-test Battery The Digiflash is powered by a 3 V Lithium battery, type CR 2032. When the battery is running low, BA T appears in the display. – The battery should be replaced as soon as possible.
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 5 be shown as set by t he factory. St andard setti ngs ISO 100/21 ° COR 0 ambient EV 8 t 1/125 flash EV 12 1.2 Incident light and reflected light Incident light metho d For the incident mode, the diffusor is to be shifted to the left and p laced in front of the measuring aperture.
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 6 2 Functions of the Digiflash Press the funct ion button for se lecting the individual functions of the Digiflash .
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 7 – Confirm the spe ed you selec ted by pushing the Function but ton until the OK-signal sounds and the D igiflash re- turns to the function "Exposure ambient light". The film speed is shown in the up- per right corner of the display.
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 8 – Transfer that EV value from the display to the setting window in the calculator rin gs and place it precisely under the red indi- cat or l ine . – All the suitable com binations of aperture (f-stops) - t (shutter speeds) can now be seen at the up per part of the circ ular scales (see previous example) .
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 9 – Trigger the flash. – Transfer the value measured from the display to the window in the printed sca- les above and set it precisely under the red indicator line. – Read the f/stop in the upper part of the scale opposite the sync speed you had preselected (for 1/90 read between 1/60 and 1/125).
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 10 2.4 T a king a measuremen t out side the measu ring range The Digiflash will not produce any useable readings outside its measuring range: in the display Eu (too dark) or E n (too bright) will appear .
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 11 2.6 Setting correction va lues In order to deliberately change the exposure of your photos, y ou may adjust the factory calibration. – Remove the battery from the Digiflash and press one of the buttons ( battery memory will be deactivated).
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 12 2.7 Fu nct ion TI MER A timer f unction is prov ided in the Digiflash , useful for long exposure or other timings ranging from one second to thirty minutes. – Use the function but ton to select the function TIMER and hold it down until the OK-signal sounds.
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 13 – To pause the count-down, push the measuring key; pressing it again will restart the count-down. The timer will work in t he background so that you can use other measurements.
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 14 – Use the key M to set the hours an d confirm with the funct ion button. The read-out "minutes" in the display will flash. – Use the key M for setting the minut es. To confirm settings hold down the function button until the OK-signal is heard.
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 15 2.9 Measuring temperatures – Use the function but ton to select the function TEMPE RATURE and hold t he button pressed down until the OK-signal sounds. To c hange between ° C or ° F read-outs, press and hold the funct ion button until the display changes.
16 GOSSEN Foto- und Lichtm e ß technik 3 Service and rep airs In the event that your Digiflash is not work- ing to your complete satisfaction, please send it to: GOSSEN Fot o- und Lichtme ß technik GmbH Thomas-Mann-Str. 16-20 D - 90471 N ü rnberg or to the G OSSEN agenc y in your count ry.
GOSSEN Foto- und Licht m e ß technik 17 4 T echnical dat a Exposure meter Measuring modes Ambient li ght Flash light (non c ord) Incident light method Reflected light method Contrast measurem . Light sensor sbc photo diode Meas. range ambient light (when ISO 100/21 ° ) EV 0 to 18 Shutter speeds 1/2000 s to 4 min Apertur es f/1 to f/3 2 Meas.
18 GOSSEN Foto- und Lichtm e ß technik Display Digital read-out of measuring values and analogue scales Duration of read-out The DF will always display the last function used Batt ery 1 x 3 V Li thium battery CR 2032 Operating temp. – 10 ° C ... 6 0 ° C Dimensions 75 x 50 x 23 mm Weight 40 g incl.
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Printed in German y • Subject to ch ange without notice GOSSEN F oto- und Lichtme ß te chnik GmbH Thomas- Mann-Str . 16- 20 D-90 471 N ü rnberg Phone: +49 911 / 8602-181 Fax: +4 9 91 1 / 860 2-142 http://w ww .
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