Pentax 300X User Manual
Page 10
1. Taking into account the height
of the reflecting surface (ceil-
ing, wall, etc.) and the shoot-
ing distance, choose the tilting
angle of the flash head. A prac-
tical way of bounced lighting
is to tilt the flash head 60° ~
90° so that the light reaches
the subject from the ceiling.
The tilting angles of the flash
head depending on the shoot-
ing distance are shown below.
Use this table only as a guide.
m
ft
Tilting
Angle
1
3.3
90°
1.5
5
75°
90"
2
6.6
75°
3
10
60'
75°
4
13
60"
2. The procedure for picture-tak-
ing is the same as that for tak-
ing non-bounce-light pictures.
3. The automatic flash ranges for
10
bounced lighting are approxi-
mately as follows:
Red mark 1 - 4m
(3 ~ 12 ft.)
Green mark 1 - 2m
(3 ~ 6 ft.)
Do not use the yellow mark.
4. The automatic flash range will
differ depending on the reflect-
ing surface. Before shooting,
always press in the Test But-
ton to make sure the Auto
Check Lamp turns on.
5. When the flash head is tilted,
the Auto Strobo 300X will
automatically convert into a
twin flash. For bounce flash,
a sublight located below the
main light will fire at the same
time to insure that the main
subject is correctly exposed.