User manual METZ 36 AF-4O

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] 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. If there is a flashgun integrated in the camera it must be switched off or completely folded down when the mecablitz is used. 2 Switching the flashgun on and off Set the main switch in the ON position to turn on the flashgun. The green flash-ready indicator lights up to indicate flash readiness. The mecablitz transmits different signals and messages to the camera when it is connected to the camera and is switched on. 1 Flash-ready indication The green light on the mecablitz illuminates when the flash capacitor is fully primed, thereby indicating flash readiness. the flash readiness signal is transmitted to the camera where it is indicated by a corresponding display in the camera's viewfinder. On some cameras (depending on the model) the shutter is automatically changed to flash sync speed when flash readiness is reached. The flash will not be fired if the shutter is released before the flash ready light illuminates with the result that the exposure may be incorrect if the camera control circuit has already changed over to flash sync speed. 2 Automatic flash sync speed control Most system cameras automatically change to flash sync speed when flash readiness is reached. When using slow shutter speeds, and with moving objects, this would result in an unnatural rendition of light traces. With second curtain or rear curtain synchronisation, the flash is fired as the exposure is ending, just before the second curtain covers the film again. Auto program mode with flash (P-function) In this mode, the camera automatically activates the flash function when the ambient light level is too low, it automatically adjusts the aperture and shutter speed, and triggers the flash when the shutter release is pressed. Triggering control On some 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 settings indicated in the display field. please refer to the camera's operating instructions for further details. Activating the flash manually (manual fill-in flash) Although the camera automatically activates the flash whenever the prevailing light conditions make this necessary, it is still possible to trigger the mecablitz manually. please refer to the camera's operating instructions for the description of this function. Flash in the A, S and M modes With aperture priority (A), shutter priority (S) and manual mode (M), a flash will be fired with each shot if the mecablitz has been switched on. With one exception: A shutter speed faster than the camera's flash sync speed cannot be selected. 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 release is lightly touched (or is activated by the eye-start system of cameras of the xi series). [. . . ] However, the camera may well measure sufficient ambient light so that the flash firing circuit is not activated (see page 32). The mecablitz still enables the user to activate the fill-in flash function manually when the camera would shoot the picture without flash (see also page 32 , , Activating the flash manually"). 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. [. . . ]