User manual METZ MECABLITZ 28 AF-4 N

[. . . ] Spent batteries should be immediately removed. Chemicals leaking out of spent batteries will damage the flashgun. Dry-cell and rechargeable batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat, for instance sunshine, fire and the like!Protect the flashgun against excessive heat and high humidity levels! [. . . ] The orange flash ready light illuminates when flash readiness is reached. press the 0 switch to turn off the flashgun. The green and orange lights are instantly switched off. No flash will be fired for the next shot if the mecablitz remains in this state on the camera. Setting the film speed on the mecablitz: Adjust the speed of the film loaded in the camera on the back of the flashgun by selecting the required value in the , , ISO Window" with the aperture slide. The mecablitz transmits different signals and messages to the camera when it is connected to the camera and is switched on. 1 Flash-ready indication The orange light on the mecablitz illuminates when the flash capacitor is fully primed, thereby indicating flash readiness. This means that flash can be used for the next exposure. the flash readiness signal is transmitted to the camera where it is indicated by a corresponding display in the camera's viewfinder. On some cameras (depending on the model) the shutter is automatically changed to flash sync speed when flash readiness is reached. The flash will not be fired if the shutter is released before the flash ready light illuminates with the result that the exposure may be incorrect if the camera control circuit has already changed over to flash sync speed. 2 Automatic flash sync speed control Most system cameras automatically change to flash sync speed when flash readiness is reached. The flash sync shutter speeds may vary between 1/30th and 1/250th second, depending on the camera model. 3) The green correct exposure light briefly illuminates when flash exposure was correct. 4 Information displayed in the camera's viewer The following table only gives a general survey. Green arrow Indicates that flashgun should be used or switched on. The mecablitz receives its information exclusively from the connected TTL-controlled camera. If the actual distance is shorter than the minimum lighting distance, then this may result in overexposure. A strip of film must be loaded in the camera if tests are to be conducted in TTL flash mode. The effective flash range can only be checked by the correct-exposure display (o. ) if the flash is triggered by the camera and not with the manual release on the flashgun!This sensor measures the light reaching the film through the camera lens. [. . . ] 1 Bounced flash Contrary to the dense shadows associated with full frontal flash as a result of the sharp drop of light from the foreground to the background, bounced flash will produce a soft and uniform rendition of both the subject and the background. For this purpose the reflector can be turned up vertically (up to 80°) so that the flash is , , bounced" back from a reflecting surface (e. White, and it must not be structured as this could cast shadows. Tilted upwards at a sufficiently large angle so that no direct light from the reflector can fall upon the subject. [. . . ]