Manual Polaroid 180 Camera

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HOW

TO

GET

CORRECT

EXPOSURE

The

best

way

to

get

correctly

exposed

pictures

is

to

use a

meter

consistently.

The Polaroid Ex

posure

Meter

#

628

is

designed

specifically

for

use

with

this

camera

.

It

's

accurate,

small,

light

, easy

to

use, and gives

the

exposure

in

EV

numbers

and

combinations

of

shutter

speeds and

f·numbers.

Instructions

for

its

use

come

with

the

meter

.

An

important

point

to

remember

is

that

the

meter

measures

the

brightness

of

the

light

reflected

from

the

entire

scene.

Therefore

,

when

using

the

meter

with

a

nearby

subject.

bring

the

meter

close

enough

so

that

it

"sees"

only

the

subject, as shown,

but

be

careful

not

to

cast

a

shadow

on

the

subject.

If

you

already

own an

accurate

expo

·

sure

meter

you

may

be

able

to use

it

for

color

pictures

with

the

Model

180

. Set

the

film

speed dial to

the

closest

number

lower

than

75

(usually

64).

However,

you

may

have

difficulty

using

it

with

black and

white

film

as

there

are only a

few

meters

besides

the

#

628

that

can

be used

with

3000

speed

film

.

If

you have no

exposure

meter,

you

can still

get

well exposed

pictures

of

average

subjects

in

bright

sunlight

or

bright

open shade

with

the

settings

shown in

the

table

at

right.

Bright

open

shade

is

what

you

have

when

the

subject's

face is

just

out

of

direct

sun,

with

nothing

overhead

except

the

bright

. open sky.

To

set

the

exposure,

first

turn

the

shutter

speed ring

to

the

desired

speed;

then

turn

the

aperture

control

ring

to

the

proper

EV

number

or

f·number.

When

setting

shutter

speeds,

be

sure

that

the

arrow

points

directly

at

the

speed

number,

not

between

two

numbers.

16

BLACK

AND

WHITE

subject

in

EV20

1/250.

f/64

bright

sun

subject

in

bright

open

shade

COLOR

subject

in

bright

sun

subject

in

bright

open

shade

EV

17

1/125,

f/32

EV

14

or

13V2

1/125,

f/11

or

between

f/11·f/8

EV

12

1/60,

f/8

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