How To Use A Reflected Luminance; Or Fl) Meter - Sekonic DUALMASTER L-558 CINE Opearting Manual

5. How to use a reflected luminance (cd/m
1. Make sure that any compensation (see page 28) is canceled.
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 below conversion
table.
* EV value
Decimal places
EV
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
* EV value
Decimal places
EV
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Reference:
• L-558 CINE can read Cd/m
to page 32).
2
or FL) meter (L-558)
2
cd/m conversion table
0 0.5
0.25 0.35
0.7
0.5
1 1.4
2 2.8
4 6
8 11
23
16
32 45
64 91
130 180
Foot-lambert (FL) conversion table
0 0.5
0.073
0.13
0.15
0.26
0.30
0.53
0.60 1.1
1.2
2.1
2.3 4.2
1.7
8.4
9.3
17
19
34
37
2 or FL directly when the custom setting function is used (refer
6. Advanced Functions
Decimal places
0
EV
11
260
12
510
13
1000
14
2000
15
4100
16
8200
17
16000
18
33000
19
66000
Decimal places
0
EV
11
75
12
150
13
300
14
600
15
1200
16
2400
17
4800
18
9000
19
19000
0.5
360
720
1400
2900
5800
12000
23000
46000
93000
0.5
110
210
420
850
1700
3400
7000
14000
27000
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