Foreword - Metz MECABLITZ 45 CL-4 Manual De Instrucciones

Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Points worth knowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Special flash functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1. Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2. Preparing the flashgun for use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.1 Attaching the flashgun to a camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.2 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.3 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2.3.1 Exchanging the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2.3.2 Operation with the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2.3.3 Operation with the mains unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2.4 Switching the flashgun on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3. TTL flash mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4. Automatic flash mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5. Manual flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6. Bounced flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.1 Bounced flash with activated secondary reflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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6.2 Bounced flash in automatic and TTL flash modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.3 Bounced flash in manual flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7. Winder mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8. Fill-in flash in daylight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.1 Fill-in flash in automatic mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.2 Fill-in flash in manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
8.3 Fill-in flash in TTL mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
9. Auto-check display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10. Illumination and wide-angle diffuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
11. Exposure corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11.1 Exposure correction in automatic flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11.2 Exposure correction in TTL flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
12. Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
13. Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
14. Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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Foreword

Congratulations on purchasing this METZ flashgun, and thank you for your
confidence in METZ equipment.
It is only natural that you should want to use your flashgun straight away.
However, it will be well worth your while to study these Operating
Instructions carefully beforehand to ensure that you can operate the flashgun
effectively and without any problems.
Please also oppen the back cover page with the illustrations.
This flashgun can be used with:
• All cameras with a hot shoe in conjunction with the synch cable 45-54
(optional accessory).
• All cameras with synch connection in conjunction with the supplied synch
cable.
• System cameras
Optimal adaptation to your camera is achieved by using an SCA adapter.
The enclosed SCA 300/3002 table will indicate the adapter you require
for your particular camera model. This table also indicates the special flash
functions that can then be completed by the given system.
Brief survey of the operating functions:
Configuration and operating modes
• 45 CL-4 with synch cable:
Automatic flash mode, Ch. 4, Page 45.
Manual flash mode, Ch. 5, Page 46.
• 45 CL-4 with SCA 300/3002-adapter:
Automatic flash mode, Ch. 4, Page 45.
TTL-flash mode*, Ch. 3, Page 44.
Manual flash mode, Ch. 5, Page 46.
*Provided that the camera performs this function.