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Foreword

Thank you for purchasing this product.

This CUlight FR 36MFT camera flash applies to Olympus/Pana-

sonic series cameras and is compatible with TTL autoflash. With 

this TTL compatible flash, your shooting will become simpler. 

You can easily achieve a correct flash exposure even in complex 

light-changing environments. This camera flash features:

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GN36 (m ISO 100, @105mm).

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Fully support Olympus/Panasonic TTL camera flash. Workable 

as Master or Slave unit in a wireless flash group.

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With built-in 2.4GHz wireless remote system to support trans-

mitting and receiving.

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Provided multiple functions, include manual flash, multi flash, 

HSS (up to 1/8000s), second curtain sync, FEC, etc.

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Support with firmware upgrade.

For Your  Safety

  Always keep this product dry. Do not use in rain or in damp 

conditions.

  This product contains high-voltage electronic parts. Touching 

the high-voltage circuit inside it may result in electric shock. 

Do not disassemble. Should repairs become necessary, this 

product must be sent to an authorized maintenance center.

  Stop using this product if it breaks open due to extrusion, fall-

ing or strong hit. Otherwise, electric shock may occur if you 

touch the electronic parts inside it.

  Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes (especially those of 

babies) within short distances. Otherwise visual impairment 

may occur. When taking pictures for babies, keep the flash unit 

at least 1 meter (3.3 feet) away from them. Using bounce flash 

to reduce light intensity is also recommended.

  Do not use the flash unit in the presence of flammable gases, 

chemicals and other similar materials. In certain circumstanc-

es, these materials may be sensitive to the strong light emit-

ting from this flash unit and fire or electromagnetic interfer-

ence may result.

  Do not leave or store the flash unit in places where the ambi-

ent temperature reads over 50°C (e.g. in automobile). Other-

wise the electronic parts may be damaged.

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Summary of Contents for CuLight FR 36MFT

Page 1: ...FR 36MFT for Olympus Panasonic FR36_BDA_Olympus 171005 indd 27 06 10 2017 15 11 32 ...

Page 2: ...side it may result in electric shock Do not disassemble Should repairs become necessary this product must be sent to an authorized maintenance center Stop using this product if it breaks open due to extrusion fall ing or strong hit Otherwise electric shock may occur if you touch the electronic parts inside it Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes especially those of babies within short dist...

Page 3: ...utoflash 35 FEC Flash Exposure Compensation 36 High Speed Sync 36 Second Curtain Sync 36 Flash Mode M Manual Flash 37 Flash Mode Multi Stroboscopic Flash 38 Wireless Flash Shooting Radio 2 4G Transmission 39 Wireless Settings 39 Setting Master Unit s Flash Mode 40 Setting the Communication Channel 40 TTL Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting 41 M Wireless Flash Shooting with Manual Flash 42 Mult...

Page 4: ...flash High speed sync Page 36 Focus length Page 45 M Manual flash Manual flash output Multi Stroboscopic flash Flash frequency Number of flashes Slave Firing group Master Channel 05 12 13 14 19 20 11 10 15 Slave Unit 01 02 08 03 04 Control Panel 11 MODE Mode Selection Button 12 ZOOM Zoom Selection Button 13 SYNC High Speed Sync Button 14 SLAVE S1 S2 Optic Slave Triggering Selection Button in non w...

Page 5: ...sh it will enter sleep mode after a certain period adjustable 60 minutes by default of idle use Pressing any flash button will wake it up C Fn Disabling Auto Power Off function is recommended when the flash is used off camera C Fn ST Page 46 Flash Mode TTL Autoflash This flash has three flash modes TTL Manual M and Multi Stroboscopic In TTL mode the camera and the flash will work together to calcu...

Page 6: ...r to 1 128th pow er in 1 3rd stop increments To obtain a correct flash exposure use a hand held flash meter to determine the required flash out put 1 Press MODE button so that M is displayed 2 Turn the Select Dial to choose a desired flash out put amount In high speed sync mode the ad justable flash range is 1 16 1 1 Flash Output Range The following table makes it easier to see how the stop change...

Page 7: ...remote control is recommended Stroboscopic flash can be used with bulb If the number of flashes is displayed as the firing will continue until the shutter closes or the battery is ex hausted The number of flashes will be limited as shown by the following table Maximum Stroboscopic Flashes Wireless Flash Shooting Radio 2 4G Transmission You can set up three slave groups for TTL autoflash shooting W...

Page 8: ...ess the SET button to confirm 4 TTL Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting Autoflash Shooting with One Slave Unit 1 Master Unit Setting Attach a CUlight FR 36MFT camera flash on the camera and set it as the master unit Page 39 A B C can be set as TTL mode independently 2 Slave Unit Setting Set the CUlight FR 36MFT that to be controlled as the wireless slave unit Page 40 The slave unit can be set ...

Page 9: ...ash master slave with a radio transmission wireless shooting function make it easy to shoot with advanced wireless multiple flash lighting in the same way as TTL autoflash shooting The basic relative position and operation range are as shown in the picture You can then perform wireless TTL autoflash shoot ing just by setting the master unit to TTL Slave Master Unit s Positioning and Operation Rang...

Page 10: ... panel you can create a catchlight in the sub ject s eyes to add life to the facial expression 1 Point the flash head upward by 90 2 Pull out the wide panel The catchlight panel will come out at the same time 3 Push the wide panel back in Push in only the wide panel Follow the same proce dures as for bounce flash ZOOM Setting the Flash Coverage and Using the Wide Panel The flash coverage can be se...

Page 11: ... succession at 1 1 full power After 30 continuous flashes allow a rest time of at least 10 minutes If you fire more than 30 continuous flashes and then fire more flashes in short intervals the inner over temperature protection function may be activated and make the recycling time over 10 seconds If this occurs allow a rest time of about 10 minutes and the flash unit will then return to normal When...

Page 12: ...sure control system TTL autoflash and manual flash Flash exposure compensation FEC Manual FEB 3 stops in 1 3 stop increments Manual FEC can be combined Sync mode High speed sync up to 1 8000 sec onds first curtain sync and sec ond curtain sync Multi flash Provided up to 90 times 99Hz Wireless Flash 2 4G radio transmission Wireless flash function Master Slave Off Controllable slave groups 3 A B and...

Page 13: ...rection The camera flash s internal battery is exhausted If appears and blinks on the LCD panel replace the bat tery immediately The Camera Flash does not fire The camera flash is not attached securely to the camera Attach the camera s mounting foot securely to the camera The electrical contacts of the Camera Flash and camera are dirty Clean the contacts The power turns off by itself After 90 seco...

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