Zoom Mode is automatically set if the camera is on
and activated by lightly touching the shutter release.
mecablitz 32 MZ-3
The setting slide
mecablitz must be adjusted to position "CZ".
In cases where the motor zoom reflector of the
mecablitz is automatically controlled by the
digital cameras Dimage ..., the focal length
position of the reflector can deviate from the
focal length set on the lens. This is because
the camera adjusts the reflector so that the
flash coverage is larger than necessary in
order to guarantee a complete illumination of
the picture. Manual setting of the reflector's
focal length is not necessary.
4.11 Maximum flash range indication:
Only possible with the mecablitz 40 MZ-...,
44 MZ-2, 50 MZ-5, 54 MZ-... , 70 MZ-... and
76 MZ-5 digi
The Minolta cameras transmit to the flash unit the
data related to the speed of the loaded film (ISO),
the aperture, the focal length of the lens and the
adjusted exposure correction. The flash unit com-
putes the corresponding maximum flash range on
the basis of the transmitted camera data and its
own guide number. The selected aperture and the
corresponding maximum flash range are indicated
on the flash unit's LC display. For more details
please refer to the operating instructions for the
given mecablitz.
The maximum flash range is not indicated on
the LC display when the flashgun's reflector is
for the zoom reflector on the
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