8.2 Fill-in flash in automatic mode
• Switch on the mecablitz with the main switch.
• Depress the
Mode
button repeatedly until
A
flashes on
the display. Push the setting disk in the direction of the
arrow to store this setting. The selected operating
mode will be automatically stored after approx. 5
seconds if the setting disk is not pressed. The
A
symbol will remain permanent and stop flashing after
storage.
In automatic mode the flash is controlled by the
sensor built into the mecablitz. Ensure that
backlight does not shine directly on to the sen-
sor as this will confuse the electronics of the
flash unit.
Use the camera’s or a hand-held exposure meter, to
establish the required aperture and shutter speed for a
normal exposure. Ensure that the shutter speed either
equals, or is slower than the fastest flash synch speed
(varies with different camera models).
Example:
Established aperture = f/8;
established shutter speed = 1/60th sec.
Flash synch speed of the camera e.g. 1/100th sec. (see
operating instructions for the given camera).
The two established values for aperture and shutter
speed can be set on the camera because the camera’s
shutter speed is slower than the camera’s flash sync
speed.
To obtain a balanced fill-in light, for instance in order to
retain the character of the shadows, it is advisable to
select on the flashgun an auto aperture that is one incre-
ment lower than the aperture set on the camera. In our
example f/8 was set on the camera. Consequently, we
advise you to set f/5.6 on the flash unit.
If the mecablitz is fitted with an SCA 3xx2 adapter and
the camera automatically transmits the f-stop values to
the mecablitz, then manual aperture setting is no longer
possible! In this case manual flash-exposure correction
can be used in the automatic flash mode (see Chapter
14).
Manual flash-exposure correction in automatic mode can
also be used if the camera does not transmit any data to
the mecablitz.
Additional correction of the aperture value is then no
longer necessary!
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Fill-in flash in daylight
Lampo di schiarita nel Modo Auto
Destellos de aclaración con luz diurna
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