Basic Operation - Sekonic L-408
On/Off/Battery Check
Press Power button. To check battery power hold down
button. Power is indicated in 1/10th steps
Set ISO
Hold down ISO button while depressing Up or Down button
Use as Spot Meter
Slide open Spot Viewer Cover, sight through window
Use as Incident Meter
Close Spot Viewer Cover, rotate Lumisphere to high position
Measure Brightness/Contrast Difference
Close Spot Viewer Cover, rotate Lumisphere to low position
Daylight Reading
Select Daylight Mode, depress Measure button
Cordless Flash Reading
Select Flash Mode, depress Measure button, manually
trigger flash
Flash Reading Using Flash Cord
Select Flash with Cord Mode, insert flash cord, depress
Measure button
EV Reading
Select Daylight Mode, depress F/EV Multi button to see
Select Shutter or Aperture Priority
Select Daylight Mode. Toggle F/EV Multi button.
Shutter priority = Aperture priority =
Set Exposure Compensation
Press ISO and F/EV Multi simultaneously and toggle Up/Down
switch to set in 1/10th step increments
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