Metz MECABLITZ 52 AF-1 digital Pentax - Manual (Page 149)

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Ensure that the contre-jour light source does
not shine directly into the lens, as this will
interfere with the camera’s TTL metering
system!
There is no setting or display for automatic
P TTL fill-in flash in the flash unit.
6.3 Manual flash mode
In the manual flash mode M , the flash unit
emits the full uncontrolled amount of light if
no partial light output has been selected. The
specific photographic situation can be taken
into account by adjusting the aperture set-
ting or by selecting a suitable manual partial
light setting.
The setting area ranges from P 1/1 to
P 1/128 in
.
The display shows the distance at which the
subject is correctly lit (see 5.2).
M
Setting the mode of operation
• Switch on the flash unit with the
ባ
button.
The start screen appears. Thereafter, the
flash unit always switches on with the
mode of operation that was used last .
• Press the sensor button of the displayed
mode of operation on the touch display as
many times as it takes for the display for
selecting the mode of operation to appear.
• Press the sensor buttons on the
touch display and select .
• Press the sensor button on the touch
display.
• Set a suitable mode of operation on the
camera, e.g. M.
• Tap the shutter release to transfer data bet-
ween the flash unit and the camera.
Various cameras support manual flash mode
M only in the camera's M mode (manual).
In other camera models, an error message
appears in the display and the release is
locked.
M
M
P TTL HSS
M
SPOTBEAM
M
INFO 1/1
7,9 m
Z
OOM 35 F4.0 m
m
INFO
EV
0,7 -7,9 m
Z
OOM 35 F4.0 m
m
P TTL
k
+