Gossen Sixtomat flash User Manual
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GOSSEN Foto- und Lichtmeßtechnik GmbH
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Contents
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Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1
The display and its elements . . . . . . . 5
1.2
Display duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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How the SIXTOMAT flash functions . 6
2.1
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2
Incident and reflected light
measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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The individual functions . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1
Setting the film speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2
Measuring functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2.1 Flash readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2.2 Multiple flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2.3 Shutter priority mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2.4 Contrast measurement . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2.5 Aperture priority mode . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2.6 Exposure value EV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2.7 CINE scale (frames per second) . . . . 13
3.3
Measurements outside the
measuring range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.3.1 Display outside the display range . . . 14
3.4
Setting and measuring
correction values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.4.1 Setting correction values . . . . . . . . . 15
3.4.2 Measuring correction values . . . . . . 16
3.4.3 Cancelling correction values . . . . . . 17
3.4.4 Important remarks concerning
correction values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Service remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19