Gossen Sixtomat flash User Manual

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GOSSEN Foto- und Lichtmeßtechnik GmbH

The individual functions

3.1 Setting the film speed

– Select

with the function buttons

– Adjust the required ISO value with the

value buttons (display left: DlN value,
right: ASA value)

Once the film speed has been set, it is transfer-
red to the memory of the SIXTOMAT flash when
the meter is adjusted to any operating function,
and remains visible on the top right-hand side of
the digital display.
Any change of the film speed directly influences
the stored paired aperture and shutter values.
The selected film speed is retained in the memo-
ry until it is changed in the described manner.

3.2 Measuring functions –

Continuous light measurement

– Shutter priority in function

a reading is taken for the corresponding aper-
ture (see Section 3.2.3 Shutter priority mode –
Continuous light measurement, page 11)

– Contrast measurement in function

(see Section 3.2.4 Contrast measurement,
page 12)

– Aperture priority in function

a reading is taken for the corresponding shut-
ter speed (see Section 3.2.5 Aperture priority
mode, page 12)

– Exposure value measurement in function

: the shutter speed is preselectable, and

the aperture is given as an analog value (see
Section 3.2.6 Exposure value EV, page 13)

– CINE (frames per second) in function

: (see

Section 3.2.7 CINE scale (frames per second),
page 13)

Select the required function with the correspon-
ding function buttons.

ISO