Chris,
Thanks for your explanation.
I've got an .... ehhh, I am sure it has a name but I dunno which, probably
Philips or something .... exposure meter, which I use for the same. It's
a bit like the viewfinder of the OM30: there are two red arrows (left and
right) and a green center light. It also has a large dial and a slider.
With all darkroom light turned off, the negative in the enlarger (focused
and stepped down), the photo cell is placed at the "darkest spot where you
still want details". Either of the two "Red arrows" or the "green
light" lights up. From there on, the rest is simple: turn the dial in the
direction indicated by the red arrows, until the green light is on and
both the arrows are off.
With the darkroom light on, the reccomended exposure time is indicated on
the dial (there is a marking on the dial, pointing at a scale).
The slider is a "paper offset" kinda thing, a bit like the ASA dial on a
camera.
I dunno - perhaps your exposure monitor works in a similar way?
If all else fails, try to call in the direction of Ilford and ask for a
copy of the manual...
--thomas
On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Chris Barker wrote:
> Thomas
>
> It is an exposure "meter" for black and white printing purposes. It
> is called a "monitor", I think, because it helps you to achieve
> consistency of exposure rather than an ideal exposure.
>
> It has a sensor, 3 lights (green, low red and high red) and a
> graduated dial. It is the dial that confuses me: what is the basis
> for setting it?
>
> I have seen some incomplete explanations on the Internet (hence my
> description of the lights), but they did nothing to resolve my
> confusion...
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
>
> At 13:12 +0100 6/3/02, T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >Chris,
> >
> >What *IS* an Ilford EM10?
> >
> >--thomas
> >
> >On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Chris Barker wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone know how to use one of these Exposure Monitors? I have
> >> looked on the Ilford site and found loads of other useful
> >> information, but nothing about an EM10.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> > > Chris
> > >
>
>
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Thomas Heide Clausen
Civilingeniør i Datateknik (cand.polyt)
M.Sc in Computer Engineering
E-Mail: T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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