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Soligor UF-II Anonymous
Hey everyone , I just got my fathers Soligor Uf-II lightmeter to work. The only problem is he forgets how to use it and I don't have the slightest on how to read it. Does anyone know how to use an old analouge lightmeter like this . Thanks in advance. Also picture is for refrence
>> eku
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How does one works? My friend have one which looks quite alike, but I don't seem to be getting anything out of it.
Does it use some kind of a battery or what? There's no buttons or anything either.

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>> Photon
I would assume that there is 2 or 3 settings.

Set your aperture or shutter speed, you get analog moving pointer that gives your reading to input to your camera.
Bleh!
>> Anonymous
If its anything like a newer model digital lightmeter, you need to set the film's speed which would be the dial that has numbers such as 100, 400, 500 etc etc. Then it should meter the light falling on the receptor and tell you what the f-stop you should be shooting at for your camera loaded with that particular film to get proper exposure. If that is not enough information let me know and I'll ask my roommate who has recently aquired an analogue meter himself. I only have a digital one.
>> Anonymous
>>37448
OP here: My dad's runs on a small cell battery (PX625A to be exact). Although yours looks like it's photovoltaic so it generates it's own power.Try moving the dial with the big red triangle on it as you point to a light source.
>> Anonymous
>>37450
OP here again: no , it dosen't work like that. It has two dials , the one on top you set the ASA (yes it's so old it dosen't say ISO) it also has all possible F-stops on it . Then you move the lower dial with shutter speeds on it to make the needle in the window work. Sorry if this is a bit vauge , but that's the only I can explain it.

(sorry for the double post 37450 posted as I was writing 37451)
>> Anonymous
bump , I own one too and I want to know how it works