Bounce Flash With A Reflector Card; Flash Synchronisation; Automatic Flash Sync Speed Control - Metz MECABLITZ 44 AF-1 digital Manual De Instrucciones

9.2 Bounce flash with a reflector
card
The use of bounce flash with the integra-
ted reflector card can bring out high-
lights in the eyes of human subjects:
• Tilt the reflector head upwards by 90°.
• Pull the reflector card
the wide-angle diffuser
out of the reflector head and forwards.
• Hold the reflector card
the wide-angle diffuser
the reflector head.
together with
from above
and push
back into

10 Flash synchronisation

10.1 Automatic flash sync speed
control
Depending on the camera model and
camera mode, the shutter speed is swit-
ched to flash sync speed when flash
readiness is reached (see the camera's
operating instructions).
Shutter speeds cannot be set faster than
the flash sync speed, or they are swit-
ched automatically to the flash sync
speed. Various cameras have a sync
speed range, for example from 1/60 sec
to 1/250 sec (see the camera's opera-
ting instructions). The sync speed set by
the camera depends on the camera
mode, the ambient light, and the focal
length of the lens used.
Shutter speeds slower than the flash sync
speed can be set according to the
camera mode and the selected flash syn-
chronisation (see 10.3 and 10.4).
If a camera with a between-the-lens
shutter is used, flash sync speed is not
controlled automatically. As a result,
the flash can be used at all shutter
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