User manual METZ 36 AF-4C

[. . . ] Disposal of batteries Do not dispose of spent batteries with domestic rubbish. Please return spent batteries to collecting points should they exist in your country!1 Power supply The flashgun can only be operated with 2 CR2-type lithium batteries. This type of battery can be stored for many years with practically no loss of energy, thus making it ideal for occasional amateur flash photography. [. . . ] ⷠTurn the clamping nut upwards against the case of the flashgun and remove the flash unit from the camera. All batteries must be of the same make and have the same charge level. 3 Automatic flashgun switch-off To avoid accidental battery discharge the flashgun automatically switches itself off to save power approximately 8 minutes after - the flashgun was switched on - the last flash was fired - tripping the camera release, or - switching on the camera light metering system. To turn on the mecablitz again switch the main switch OFF and then ON. 1 Preconditions The mecablitz must only be used with TTL flash controlled autofocus cameras!The sensor of TTL flash controlled cameras measures the light reaching the film through the camera lens and instantly cuts out the flash when the film has been correctly exposed. Please refer to the camera's operating instructions to find out whether your camera features this function. A full-power flash is fired if the camera does not feature TTL flash control! in other words: Without TTL flash control , the mecablitz fires an unmeasured flash at maximum output. The camera's integrated flash may be additionally used only if it can be completely folded out into its operating position. An incompletely folded out camera flash unit can be damaged when the shutter release is tripped. A strip of film must be loaded in the camera if tests are to be conducted in TTL flash mode. The effective flash range can only be checked by the correct-exposure display (o. ) if the flash is triggered by the camera and not with the manual release on the flashgun! * With automatic film speed setting (DX): ISO 32/16° If the mecablitz is switched on and ready for firing, a flash will be fired each time the camera's shutter is released. Triggering lock (only SF1 and SFx) On the Pentax SFx and SF1 cameras, the flash will not be fired when the prevailing light is sufficient for an exposure in normal mode. The exposure is then completed with the shutter speed indicated in the display field. When the prevailing light is insufficient for automatic focusing, the mecablitz will project a pattern of red vertical stripes onto the subject as soon as the camera's shutter release is lightly touched. The camera's autofocus system then focuses the picture by this striped pattern. When the camera's autofocus system is on, the electronic circuit will automatically activate the autofocus measuring flash whenever the prevailing light is insufficient for the exposure. ⷠThe range of the autofocus measuring flash depends on the speed of the lens (maximum aperture)!Due to parallax between camera lens and AF measuring flash, a minimum distance of 1 m to the subject is necessary. [. . . ] 6: Fill-in flash in daylight (left without, right with fill-in flash 1 Fill-in flash When in the "Program" [P] camera mode, the camera's metering system will automatically control the shutter speed/aperture combination so that use of the mecablitz will soften the shadows and produce a balanced exposure when shooting against the light. However the camera may also measure sufficient ambient light and activate the triggering lock (see page. Your mecablitz provides full and even illumination of normal 24 x 36 mm negatives when using lenses of 35 mm focal length and longer. A wide-angle diffuser is supplied with the flashgun to increase the coverage if you wish to use a 28 mm wide-angle lens. [. . . ]