Sverdlovsk-4 light meter manual - English translation: download here

[RichC]

I bought a Sverdlovsk-4 exposure meter along with my Iskra. Like the Iskra, I couldn't find an English manual, only ones in Russian.

So, I created an English translation for my own use - I've just finished tidying it up and I'm releasing it on the web in case anyone else finds it useful. As well as a straight translation, I've added an addendum describing, for example, suitable alternative batteries for the unobtainable Soviet original.

Download Sverdlovsk-4 manual (English)

Download Iskra manual (English)

 

[.Lucifuge.]

Thanks for the Sverdlovsk 4 translated manual RichC . This is a really good light meter. Your translation is superb.

 

[ZeMane]

Thank you very much for the lightmeter manual translation RichC!!!!
I need to buy now some batteries to make it work again!

Best regards,

Zé

 

[rbiemer]

Thanks for translating and posting this, RichC!
Rob

 

[Venant]

Great idea (and very good work) for translating these two manuals.
THANK YOU, RichC.

 

[nzeeman]

thanks - you have done really nice job. btw this sverdlovsk 4 is a great meter.

 

[wolves3012]

I've just bought one so I, for one, am grateful for your work - thank you!

 

[wolves3012]

Update for owners: Maplin, in the UK, sell a rechargeable NiMh computer backup battery which fits perfectly (bend the tabs round out of the way) and delivers 3.6V @ 80mAh. Their order-code for it is BN22Y. You'll need a suitable charger too, might be a challenge unless you're good with electronics - it charges at 8mA maximum. They also do an ER3S lithium thionyl chloride backup battery, also 3.6V, which I think would fit too. Pricy but will probably last quite a while.

 

[blacknoise]

Thanks a lot for the manuals, especially the one for the Iskra. No more poor (yet incredibly funny) babelfish translations for me!