How To Use Light Multimeter

The lightmeter used in the video above is the sekonic l 358 which you can find at film supply club along with film and cameras to shoot it with.

How to use light multimeter. An incident light meter reads the amount of light falling on the subject. When there is little resistance there will be a great deal of continuity and vice versa. Touch the bulb at the bottom of the socket with the other lead. Mags how to videos how to use a multimeter for beginners in this video i will help teach you how use a multimeter to test volts ac dc amps and ohms. Then press the meter button.

Using a multimeter to test a two fila. Plug the black cord into the slot labeled com and the red cord into the slot labeled mavω or avω. You have multiple holes for terminals on the front of the multimeter. You re measuring ac voltage so choose vac. You hold the light meter between the subject and the light source as close to the subject as possible.

Press the red probe for the multimeter against the electrical connections inside the light bulb socket. This can be natural light coming from the sun or an artificial light such as a flash or strobe. Let us know if you have any more questions about light meters or shooting film. Touch the black probe for the multimeter to the metal case of the tail light. Connect the black and red terminals with the corresponding slots.

If the vehicle is a 12 volt system the multimeter should register 12 volts. The black probe is for connecting to the ground. Hold either lead on the metal socket casing. After choosing the voltage setting insert the black lead into the common port com and the red lead into the mavω port remove the bulb turn on the power and you re ready to test. Read the results on the meter and set your camera s shutter and aperture to match.

Checking a common light bulb using a multimeter on the ohm scale. The simplest technique is to hold the light meter out in front of the camera making sure that the same light falling across the scene also falls on the lumisphere. The white dome on the device is what picks up the light reading. Now you have your camera set to accurately expose your scene. Set the multimeter to ohms or resistance.