Sekonic L-758 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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5. How to use a reflected luminance (cd/m
2
or FL) meter (L-758DR/758D)
1. Exposure/Calibration compensation: see page 36 & 37, Compensation of camera exposure
profile: see page 46.
2. Set the meter to EV mode and ISO 100.
3. Set meter to spot reading for reflected light.
Take the measurement by looking through the finder and aligning so the subject that will be
measured is inside the circle.
4. The measured EV can be converted to find the brightness level with the conversion table below.
6. Advanced Functions
Reference:
L-758CINE can read cd/m
2
or FL directly when the custom setting function is used (refer
to page 40).
* EV value cd/m
2
conversion table
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
0.25
0.5
1
2
4
8
16
32
64
130
0.35
0.7
1.4
2.8
6
11
23
45
91
180
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
260
510
1000
2000
4100
8200
16000
33000
66000
360
720
1400
2900
5800
12000
23000
46000
93000
EV
EV
Decimal places
0
0.5
0 0.5
Decimal places
* EV value Foot-lambert (FL)
conversion table
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
0.073
0.15
0.30
0.60
1.2
2.3
4.7
9.3
19
37
0.10
0.20
0.40
0.80
1.7
3.3
6.6
13
26
53
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
75
150
300
600
1200
2400
4800
9000
19000
110
210
420
850
1700
3400
7000
14000
27000
EV
0
0.5
0 0.5
Decimal places
EV
Decimal places