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Contents
1 Display .. 5 3.3 Measurementsoutsidethe
1.1 The displayand its elements 5 measuringrange 14
1.2 Displayduration 6 3.3.1 Displayoutsidethe displayrange ' . . 14
9.4 Settingand measuring
2 How the LUNA-PROdigital F 15
correctionvalues . . . . . :
flash functions . 6
3.4.1 Settingcorrectionvalues 15
2.1 Preparations... 6
3.4.2 Measuringcorrection values 16
2.2 Incidentand reflectedlight 17
7 3.4.3 Cancellingcorrectionvalues
m e a s u r e m e n. .t.
3.4.4 lmportantremarksconcerning
3 The individualfunctions . . I correctionvalues 17
3.1 Settingthe filmsPeed I
4 Service remarks 18
3.2 Measuringfunctions I
3.2.1 Flashreadings 10 5 T e c h n i c adla t a . ...... 19 ;
3.2.2 Multipleflash 11 &
mode
3.2.3 ShutterPrioritY 11
3.2.4 Contrastmeasurement 12
3.2.5 ApertureprioritYmode 12
3.2.6 ExposurevalueEV 13
3.2.7 CINE scale(framesper second) . . ' . 13

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Your LUNA-PROdigitalF is an exposuremeter
withdigitaldisplayfrom GOSSEN.lt measures
continuouslightand flash,and it coversa wide
measuringrangewith greataccuracy.
A wealthof knowledgein the area of lightmete-
ring,basedon many decadesof experiencein
the manufactureof exposuremeters,is now
beingmadeavailable to the user,in the simplest
mannerpossible,throughmicroprocessor tech-
nology.
As a resultof its precisecalibration,the
LUNA-PROdigitalF measureswiththe greatest
accuracy,and operationis exceptionally simple
and convenient.
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Featurescharacterizingthe LUNA-PROdigitalF:
- Measuresincidentand reflectedlight,
flash (withcord or cordless)and the levelof
ambientlight
- Microprocessor controlled
- DigitalLCD displayin tenthstops
- Analogcontrastdisplayin half stops
- Storageof settingsand readings
- Programmable exposurecorrection
- Recallof all possibleshutterspeed/aperture
combinationsof a given reading
- Apertureor shutterprioritypreselection
- Extremelyconvenientto measureflash
- Coversthe entireCINEscale
(framesper second),including the
TV standard25 and 30 f.p.s.
- Warningwhen rangeis exceeded
- Automaticbatterycheck
- Auto off
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1 Display 3 Displayidentificationf for aperture
1.1 Thedisplayandits elements 4 DisplayidentificationlEvI tor
exposurevalue (LW)
5 Analogaperturescale
6 Left-handdigitaldisplay
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- Exposurevalue fE[l
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- Correctionvalue stoPs
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.5 6 789 10 1112 - Filmspeedin DIN
Functions f for exposuretime
7 Displayidentification
- Flashmeasurement I Warningsign laAilfor batterycheck
i - Continuouslightmeasurement
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with shutterprioritY
- Continuouslightmeasurement
of a second
,t" tor fractions
9 Displayidentification

with aperturePrioritY 10 Righthanddigitaldisplay

- Exposuretime f
- Continuouslightmeasurement
- Exposureextensionfactor
with read-outof exposurevalues(EV)
- CINE (framesper second);symbol: t
- Enteringthe correctionvalues
- Film speed in ASA
- Settingthe film speed
11 Unitsymbolm = minutes
Digitaldisplayof film speedbtrunsn (tso)
12 Unitsymbols = seconds

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1.2 Display duration
The displayis automaticallyshut off, i.e.there
are no readings,if any controlbuttonof the
LUNA-PROdigitalF has not been usedfor 2 mi-
nutes;the readingsare stored.
- The storedvaluesare recalledby depressing
the functionor value buttons
- Renewedmeasurementis instantlypossible
when the meteringbuttonis depressed.
The values of the last meter readingare stored
untila new meter readingis taken.
The LUNA-PROdigitalF is fittedwith separate
memoriesfor continuouslightand flash measu-
rement.
ping erasesall storedvalues.
2 How the LUNA-PRO digitat F
functions
2.1 Preparations
Battery
The LUNA-PROdigitalF operateswith a 1,5 V
AA-typebattery(alkaline-manganese battery).
Sincethe meter'spowerconsumptionis minimal,
the batterywill lastfor a a longtime.When the
battery'scapacitybecomesexhausted,the leArl
symbolappearson the displayas a warningthat
the batteryhas to be replacedat the earliestpos-
sibleopportunity.
Measurements ceaseto be possibleif the dis-
play only indicatesFnil. 16" batterymust be im-
mediatelyreplaced.
To changethe batteryopen the batterycomp-
partmentof the LUNA-PROdigitalF. Remove
the exhaustedbatteryand insertthe new one.
Ensurecorrectpolarity,,+"and ,,-"! Pushback
the batterycompartmentcover.Batterychan-
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Self-Checking routine 2.2 Incident and reflected light
measurement
trtrtrE@EBEUD With regardto its measuringpossibilities
operation,
and
the LUNA-PROdigitalF was desi-

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gned for professionaluse. Due to its adjustable
diffuserdome,the meteris easilyadaptedfor the
l . r ' ! ' ! ' l . l . l ' l ' ! . 1 . 1 ' l r l r l dedicatedamateurand the professionalphoto-
grapher.
The microcomputer performsa self-checking
Incidentlightmeasurementleadsto particularly
routineas soonas the batteryhas beeninserted. preciseexposures.With incidentlightmeasure-
Everypossibledisplaysegmentappearson the mentthe LUNA-PROdigitalF is used with the
displayduringthis routine.The durationof the diffuserdome in place,and pointedfromthe sub-
self-checking routineis approximately10 secon- ject to the camera.This guaranteesa preciseex-
ds, but it can be interruptedby depressingany posurein conformitywiththe correcttonalvalues
button.The factory-programmed basicsettings of the subject.This is particularlyimportantwith
are automatically adjustedas soon as the self- inherentlybrightor darksubjects.Evenin difficult
checkingroutinehas been completed. exposuresituations,for instancewith contrasty
subjects,incidentlightmeasurementwiththe dif-
Basic values fuser resultsin far more accurateexposuresto
lso 100121" coR 0/ 1.0 satisfythe most discerningprofessionalrequire-
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Measurementby the incidentmethodis far more
accurateand reliableto establishthe correctex-
posuresettingthan the calculatingof a meanva-
lue obtainedwith the reflectedlight
measurementin your camera.In the lattercase,
the readingdependsuponthe rangeof contrasts
of the subject.However,there is not alwaysa
uniformdistributionof brightand dark areasof
equal importancewithinthe subject.Incidentli-
ght measurementis also imperativewith inac-
cessiblesubjects.
For this purposeit is necessaryto selecta point
that has the same lightinglevelas the subject.
And then a meterreadingis takenthat lies paral-
lelwith the projectedconnectingline between
the actualsubjectand the camera.This very
convenientmethodof lightmeteringat a point
withthe samelightinglevelis highlyrecommen-
ded for outdoorshots.The measurementis per-
formedwith a compiete,,180o" turn in f rontof the
cam$a so that the readingis takenwith the me-
ter pointingtowardsthe camera,i.e.oppositethe
actualpictureshootingdirection.
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lncidentlightmeasurement,i.e.with diffuser,also
givesa precisereadingof the brightnessrangeof
the lighting.Bothkindsof lighting- flashand con-
tinuouslight- are measuredwithgreataccuracy
by the incidentlightmethodwith diffuser.
Parallelto this,the LUNA-PROdigitalF alsoof-
fersthe reflectedlightmeasuringmethod.In this
modethe diffuserdomeis pushedasideto the
left or right,and the meteris pointedfromthe ca-
mera towardsthe subject.The meternow only
measuresthe lightreflectedby the subject.Con-
sequently,the readingalwaysdependsuponthe
inherentbrightness of the subject!!This means
that inherentlybrightersubjectsare not precisely
measuredand thereforerendereddarker.lf rea-
dingsare to be takenexclusivelyby the reflected
lightmeasuringmethod,then it is advantageous
for the professionalto use a grey card (1B "/" re-
flection)in this mode.The reflectedlightmethod
is usedto measurethe subjectcontrastwhichis
displayedby the LUNA-PROdigitalF on its ana-
log scale(see Section3.2.4Contrastmeasure-
ment,page 12).
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3 The individualfunctions
3.1 Settingthe film speed
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- Selectlsol with the functionbuttons
- Adjustthe requiredISO valuewith the
value buttons(displayleft: DINvalue,
right:ASA value)
Once the film speedhas been set, it is transfer-
red to the memoryof the LUNA-PROdigitatF
when the meteris adjustedto any operating
function,and remainsvisibleon the top right-
handsideof the digitaldisplay.
Any changeof the film speeddirectlyinfluences
the storedpairedapertureand shuttervalues.
The selectedfilm speedis retainedin the memo-
ry untilit is changedin the describedmanner.
3.2 Measuringfunctions -
Continuous light measurement
- Shutter priority in function
f:
a readingis takenfor the corresponding aper-
ture (seeSection3.2.3Shutterprioritymode-
Continuous lightmeasurement, page 11)
- Contrast measurementin function
f
(see Section3.2.4 Contrastmeasurement,
p a g e1 2 )
- Aperture priority in function
f:
a readingis takenfor the corresponding shut-
ter speed (see Section3.2.5Aperturepriority
mode,page 12)
- Exposure value measurementin function
lE9: the shutterspeed is preselectable,and
the apertureis givenas an analogvalue (see
Section3.2.6ExposurevalueEV, page 13)
- CINE (framesper second)in function : (see
f
Section3.2.7CINEscale(framespersecond),
p a g e1 3 )
Selectthe requiredfunctionwith the correspon-
dingfunctionbuttons.
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9.2.1 Flash readings Readingscan be taken with or withoutsynchro-
nizingcable.When used in conjunctionwith a
@ t f :v coarso lil;l synchronizing cablethe flash is fired by depres-
t'fn s sing the @ Outton- the flashis automatically fi-
r red and measured.
r- fill
- Select I with the functionbuttons
- Adjustthe desiredsynchronizing speedwith
the value buttons.Synch rangefrom 1 s to
1/1000s (including1/90s)
- Depressthe measuringbutton
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for a periodof 45 s (meterreadinessprevails
as long as F remainsvisibleon the display)
- Firethe flash 1
- The measuredaperturestop (fromthe sum to-
tal of flashand continuouslight)appearson
d
the left digitaldisplay,and as a flashingmark
on the analogaperturescale.The aperture
stop for the shareof continouslightis additio-
nallyindicatedon the aperturescale(in our
examplefi8).
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3.2.2 Multiple flash
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Occasionallythe lightoutputfrom a singleflash
may not be sufficientto enableyou to workat the
apefturedesired.Whenthis happens,simply
push the top valuesbuttonuntilthe desired
f/numberappearsin the display.
) The digitalshutterspeeddisplaydisappears,to
be replacedby informationon the numberof flas-
) hes that haveto be firedfor the desiredf-stop
( e . 9 .F: 4 = 4 f l a s h e s ) .
The LUNA-PROdigitalF will calculateup to a
maximumof 10 flashsequences.
3.2.3Shutterprioritym6de'
Continuouslight measurement
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- Select with the functionbuttons(the last
f
storedvalue appearson the display)
- Adjustthe desiredshutterspeedwith the va-
lue buttons
- Measureby pressingthe meas.button
@
- The measuredaperturestop appears
on the left-handdigitaldisplay
(accuracy:1/10stops),also as a rounded-off
mark in the analogaperturescale
- Selectalternativeaperture/shutter
speed-
combinationswith the value buttons
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3.2.4 Contrast measurement 3.2.5 Apertureprioritymode

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- Selectf with the functionbuttons - Select!_l with the functionbuttons

- Keepthe measuringbutton@ depressed
whileaimingthe meterat variousareasof the
s u b j e c t . T h e a n a l o g a p e r t u r e s c a l e d i s p | a y s f r o m t h e | a s t m e a s u r e m e n t a p p e a r w h're
the f-stopseriesbetweentwo extremevalues,
and with the actualmeasuredvalueflashing.
The first measuredf-stopis displayedon the
left-handside of the display(it remainsdis-
playedas a referencevalue (e.9.of a
greycard)).
Afterthe measuringbuttonis released,the
entiremeasuredcontrastrangeis displayed
on the analogaperturescale,and the last
measuredvaluewill ceaseto flash.
- Set the desiredaperturewith the valuebut-
tons.The intermediate 1/10stopvaluesstored
apeftureis preset.These are invalidbecause
the valid 1/1Othstopswillonlyappearafterthe
next meter readingis taken.
- Measureby pressingthe meas.button@ c
- The measuredshutterspeedappearson the
right-hand digitaldisplay
- Automaticadaptationof the aperture
in 1/10stopsto the measuredshutterspeed
- Selectother pairedaperture/shutter values
with the value buttons

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3.2.6 Exposure value EV 3.2.7 CINE scale (frames per second)

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- Select@ with the functionbuttons - Select! with the functionbuttons

- Measureby pressingthe meas.button@ - Selectthe desiredCinespeed(f.p.s.)
- The measuredexposurevalueappears by increasingthe shutterspeedsetting
on the left-handdigitaldisplay beyond1/8000sec. Afterapprox.I second
r (accuracy:1/10stops),and the apertureas a
rounded-offmark in the analogaperturescale
the meterswitchesover to CINE speeds.
The symbol I appearson the display.
I - Selectwith the value buttonsotherpaired The CINE speedscan be presetbetween
aperture/shutterspeedvaluescorresponding 8 and 64 frames/second.
with this exposurevalue. - Measureby pressingthe meas.button@
- The measuredapertureappearson the left-

I handdigitaldisplay(accuracy:1/1Othstops),
and additionallyas a rounded-offmark in the
analogaperturescale

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The displayedapertureappliesto a 180'shutter 3.3.1 Display outsid€ the display range
blade.Entera COR valuein the functionEod for lf the symbolll or l-l appearson the rightor left
othershutterbladesas an extensionfactor. digitaldisplayit indicatesthat the taken reading
V = 180':openaperture
angle is outsidethe meter'sdisplayrange.
With Ll actuatevaluebutton6 to enterthe dis-
3.3 Measurementsoutsidethe play range.
measuringrange
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With n acuatevaluebutton @ to enterthe dis-

- The LUNA-PROdigitalF will not produceany play range.
usefulreadingsoutsideits measuringrange
- lf it is too dark or too bright,an E (= Error)ap- r E I EvcoRrso iilti
pearson the left-handdigitaldisplay,and alo-
ngsideit ll for too dark,or t-l for too bright
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3.4 Setting and measuring correction values The extensionfactoris shownin the right-hand
(see Section3.4.4lmportantremarkscon- digitaldisplay,and the correctionvalue in stops
cerningcorrectionvalues,page 17) in the left-handsection.
Enterin 1/1Othstops(smallfigure)withina range
3.4.1 Setting correction values of +7.9 exposurevalue stops.
A figureprecededby ,,-" indicatesan exposure
t t 1 :v lconlrso inii extendingcorrection.

- Ji H E Example:
-3.1 stopsequalfactor8.6.

In the eventof an exposureshorteningcorrec-

- Selectlconl with the functionbuttons(the last tion,only the left-handdisplayappearsas an ex-
validcorrectionvalueappearson the display) posurevalue differencein stops.
- Enteror changethe correctionvaluewith the
value buttons

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3.4.2 Measuring correction values Insertthelight-reducing filter(e.9.neutraldensity
filter)in the opticalpath,and pressthe measu-
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t,Ju ring button.

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The lightreducingfactorin stops,and the exten-
sion factor,automatically appearon the display.
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Pressingthe functionbuttonstransfersthe
correctionvaluesto the memoryof the
LUNA-PROdigitalF.
The box aroundlconl stillappearswhen a corre-
, I f .uF6-ilso ill_[l tion valuewas entered.

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Correctionvaluescan alsobe directlymeasured.

However,measurementdoes requireconstantli-
ght. The COR valueis now automaticallyconsidered
in all subsequentmeasuringfunctions'
Depressionof the measuringbuttoninitiatesa
referencemeasurementthat is identifiedon the
digitaldisplayby rF -.

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3.4.3 Cancelling correction values 3.4.4 lmportant remarks concerning
correction values
, I f .u li6-il,so illl:! The LUNA-PROdigitalF is a precisionmeterca-
libratedwith greataccuracyto provideexactex-
r posuredata.Shouldyou stillnot be satisfiedwith
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the results,thenyou shouldrememberthatthere
are independentvariablesthat can influencethe
- SelectLconlwith the functionbuttons successof your exposures.
- Pressmeasuringbutton(displayrF -) For instance:
- Selectany otherfunctionwith a function - the ,,true"speedof your film can deviatefrom
button that on the pack
- Correctionvalue is cancelled,and the box - the ,,true"shutterspeedsand f-stops
aroundCOR disappears on your cameracan differslightlyform
the ratedvalues
- Deviations can arisewhenthe filmis processed

To abovemust be added purelysubjectivefac-

tors and mattersof personalpreferencein the
assessmentof the finishedphotos.However,
you can calibrateyour LUNA-PROdigitalF to
of your camera,your brandof
characteristics
film,your processingmethods,and to your pro-
jector.

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We recommend the following procedure: 4 Service remarks
Take the readingsof a few normalsubjectswith In the eventthatyour LUNA-PROdigitalF is not
the utmostcareby the reflectedand incidentlight please
workingto your completesatisfaction,
measuringmethods,and take five shotsof each send it to:
subjecton colourreversalfilm.The first picture
BogenPhotoCorp.
shouldbe exposedwith the exposuresettings
565 E. CrescentAve.
suppliedby the LUNA-PROdigitalF. The expos-
Ramsey,NJ 07446-0506
ure settingsfor the remainingshotsare then
increasedand decreased,respectively, by half
an f-stopand then a fullf-stop.Make a note of
the shootingconditions.These must not change
whilethe five shotsare beingtaken.Now select
from the processedpicturesthe one you consi-
der to be optimaland compareits settingswith
the meterreadings.
lf you find that you preferexposurestakenwith
settingsthat differfrom thosesuppliedby the
meter,then these settingscan be programmed
into your LUNA-PROdigitalF. With your correc-
tion,the LUNA-PROdigitalF willgive precise
readingsto produceoptimalexposureresults.

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5 Technical data Flash synch speeds 1 to 1/1000
Measuring
methods Incidentlight (meas.time) including1/90s
Reflectedlight C I N Ev a l u e s Bto64
Contrastmeasurement including25 and 30 TV)
Flash(cord/cordless) Adjustableand measurable
lndicationof correctionvalues -7.9 to +7.9
ambientlightshare Extensionfactors 1 . 0t o 2 4 0
Calculation
Filmspeeds ISO 3.2/6'to 8000/40"
for multipleflash
Programmable Acceptanceangle
exposurecorrection for reflectedlight 25"
Sensor Siliconbluecell Battery 1x1.5VAA-type,
photodiode batterycondition
indication
Measuringrange
,J. (withISO 100121") LW -2.5 to +18 Accessories Case,neck strap,
batteryand
Repeatableaccuracy + 0 . 1E V
operatinginstructions
Exposuretimes 1/8000s to 60 min
Dimensions ca. 2Vz"x 4Vz"x 3/+"
Aperturestops f/1 to f/90 9/10
Weight ca. 3.35oz.
Measuringrangeflash (withoutbattery)
(withISO 100121") f/1 to f/90

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Phone(201)818-9177
Fax (201)818-9177 GOSSEN
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