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Metz MECABLITZ 58 AF-2 digital Canon User Manual

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Automatic switching to the flash sync speed fails to occur.
• The camera has a between-the-lens shutter (as do most compact cameras),

Switching to sync speed is therefore unnecessary.

• The camera operates with FP high-speed synchronisation (camera setting). In

this case no switching to sync speed occurs.

• The camera operates with shutter speeds that are slower than the flash sync-

speed. Depending on the camera mode, there is no switch to flash sync speed
(see the camera’s operating instructions).

The shots have shadows in the bottom of the image.
• Because of parallax error between lens and flash unit, close-up shots may not,

depending on the focal length at the bottom of the image, be fully illuminated.
Tilt the main reflector downwards or turn the wide-angle diffuser in front of the
reflector.

The shots are too dark.
• The subject is beyond the range of the flash unit. Note: Using bounce flash

reduces the range of the flash unit.

• The subject contains very bright or highly reflective areas. The metering system

of the camera or flash unit is deceived as a result. Set a positive manual flash
exposure correction, e.g., +1 EV.

The shots are too bright.
• For close-ups it is necessary to ensure that certain minimum lighting distances

are maintained to avoid overexposure. The minimum distance from the subject

should be at least 10% of the maximum flash range indicated on the display.

The flash parameters for ISO film speed and the aperture (f-stop) cannot be
adjusted on the flash unit.
• There is an exchange of digital data between flash unit and camera through

which the ISO and aperture (f) values are automatically adjusted on the flash
unit. ISO and aperture are adjustable only when no digital data exchange is
taking place.

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