Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] how do i use this sekonic l-398?
From: lea <lea@whinydogpress.com>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 10:34:07 -0500
References: <200105041449.KAA23766@unix3.netaxs.com>

http://www.sekonic.com/manuals.html

A quick Google search yielded this. It appears what you need is in PDF format.

Kyle Cassidy wrote:

> hey kids --
>   walking in to work the other day i passed a box of "interesting" trash
> -- and still being a curious and dead-broke college student at heart (if
> not in wallet) -- i immediately began rummageing through it and came up
> with two sekonic l-398 light meters (one in the box) without instructions.
> i find myself right at this very moment with an M3 on my desk and a roll
> of slide film and somebody who wants a portrait. luckily, i think, i have
> those sekonic's in my desk drawer -- but i realize i've no idea how to
> make the things work -- especially when i stick this perforated metal
> slide (marked "high") underneath the sensor -- i figure this is for
> meter readings outside, but nothing much seems to make sense. does anybody
> know if there's a manual or tip guide on line?
>
> kc
>
> (if your're wondering, there was also a 16mm movie camera in the trash,
> a bunch of undeveloped rolls of 16mm film from the 70's untinned and left
> for the world and the sun to gaze upon, a bunch of karate magazines, and a
> few beta SP video tapes with fun markings like "motivational seminar
> 10-1-87" on them.)

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Lea Murphy
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