User manual METZ MECABLITZ 44 AF-4 O

[. . . ] The following pages give details for the correct operation of the mecablitz flashgun and summarize its fields of application. 19 Please read these operating instructions carefully, even if, at first sight, some points may not appear to be of interest. Our design work placed particular value on ensuring that operation of the mecablitz is as simple as possible, but it should be noted that the system cameras for which the flashgun is intended offer a great diversity of capabilities. We wish you much pleasure with your new Metz flashgun in conjunction with a Canon EOS system camera to light up the darkest points, and for creative flash lighting. [. . . ] Please refer to the camera's operating instructions to find out whether your camera features this function. A full-power flash is fired if the camera does not feature TTL flash control! in other words: Without TTL flash control , the mecablitz fires an unmeasured flash at maximum output. It is not possible to use the integrated and the external flash at the same time. The flash built into the camera is not operational if an external flash unit is mounted on the accessory shoe 25 3. 2 Switching the flashgun on and off, film speed ON/OFF switching: Turn on the mecablitz with the I switch. The green operating light will light up. 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. 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!Different modes of flash synchronisation are possible, depending on the camera model. Please refer to the camera's operating instructions to find out how the individual modes of synchronisation are set on the camera. With normal synchronisation, switching to the camera's flash sync shutter speed is automatic. The shutter speed may vary from 1/30th and 1/250th seconds, depending on the camera model. Flash shots at low lighting levels and fast shutter speeds (normal flash sync speed) can often result in overexposed subjects in front of a very dark background. The slow-sync function allows the use of slow shutter speeds right up to 30 seconds, to significantly enhance the background as a result of the extra ambient light. 1 Use of flash in the program modes TTL-controlled flash shots can be made in all exposure and auto program modes. Once the mecablitz is attached to the camera and switched on, it automatically operates with TTL flash control in auto program (P), aperture priority (Av), shutter priority (Tv) and in the manual modes. [. . . ] Use of the autofocus measuring flash is not possible with shutter release priority (Al Servo AF) · Depending on the camera type, either the AF illuminator of the camera or that of the flashgun will be activated whenever the autofocus measuring facility becomes necessary. ⷠThe range of the autofocus measuring flash depends on the speed of the lens (maximum aperture)!AF operating modes Two operating modes are available with AF cameras (depending on the camera model): · Focusing priority (One-shot AF): The shutter can only be released when the subject has been sharply focused by the AF system. If the camera's AF system is unable to focus sharply, then the shutter cannot be released and the flash cannot be fired. [. . . ]