Manual Flash Operation - M; Setting Partial Light Output Stages; Wireless Operation - Leica SF 40 Manual De Instrucciones

MANUAL FLASH OPERATION - M

In manual flash mode, flash output is always fixed at the level set.
Possible ways of adjusting to the photographic situation include
using the guide number calculation and aperture setting on the
camera or by selecting an appropriate output level. The output
levels range from full power to 1/256 (corresponds to 8 aperture
steps).
• The status LED lights up as an indication that the output
9d
levelcan be set.
Setting a partial light output stage
Turn the setting dial so that the desired output stage is opposite
9
the Status LED . If you want to have full output again you have to
9a
reset the output value to 1
WIRELESS OPERATION - SD/SF
With these two modes the flash unit can be fired wirelessly through
the flash burst of the main flash unit attached to or connected to
the camera.
The two versions are designed to match the firing time to whether
the main flash unit connected to the camera works with pre-flash
– SD , or without it - SF . This ensures that this flash unit, i.e. the
one not connected to the camera is only fired by the main flash
burst.
Both versions correspond to M
the flash illumination, i.e. flash output is always fixed at the level
set. Reduced output levels are set in the same way.
• The status LED 9d lights up in white as an indication that the
flash output can be set.
Use
1. Insert the flash unit in the pedestal supplied. If necessary,
attach the pedestal to a tripod with its tripod thread.
2. Align the main body of the flash unit with its sensor
the main flash unit and align the reflector head
3. On the camera set one of the two exposure modes
priority) or (manual control), and the desired aperture, or in
M
also the desired shutter speed.
M
mode with respect to controlling
towards
3
as desired.
1
A (aperture
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