Contents
1. Safety instructions
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2. Preparing the mecablitz for use
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2.1 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
2.2 Loading and replacing the batteries . . . . . .24
2.3 Automatic flashgun cut-out circuit . . . . . . .25
2.4 Mounting/Removing the mecablitz . . . . . . .25
3. Setting the mecablitz into operation
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3.1 Preconditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
3.2 Switching the flashgun on and off . . . . . . .26
4. Flashgun instructions to the camera
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4.1 Flash-ready indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
4.2 Automatic flash sync speed control . . . . . .27
4.3 Correct-exposure indication . . . . . . . . . . .27
4.4 Information displayed in the
camera’s viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
5. TTL flash control
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6. Flash synchronisation
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6.1 Normal synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
6.2 Slow-synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
6.3 Second curtain synchronisation . . . . . . . . .31
7. Flash in the individual camera modes
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8. Autofocus measuring flash
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9. Flash techniques and flash functions
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9.1 Automatic fill-in flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
9.2 Exposure correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
10. Lighting and attachments
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11. Care and maintenance -
Manual firing button
Troubleshooting
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12. Technical data
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Lighting distances
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