Metz MECABLITZ 45 CL-1 NiMH Mode D'emploi page 33

Contents
Points worth knowing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1. Safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2. Preparing the flashgun for use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.1 Attaching the flashgun to a camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.2 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.3 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.3.1 Exchanging the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.3.2 Operation with the NiMH battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.3.3 Operation with the NC battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.4 Switching the flashgun on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3. Automatic flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4. Manual flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5. Bounced flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.1 Bounced flash in automatic and TTL flash modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.2 Bounced flash in manual flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6. Fill-in flash in daylight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.1 Fill-in flash in automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7. Auto-check display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
8. Illumination and wide-angle diffuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9. Exposure corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9.1 Exposure correction in automatic flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
10. Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
11. Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
12. Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Points worth knowing
Congratulations on purchasing this METZ flashgun, and thank you for your
confidence in METZ equipment.
It is only natural that you should want to use your flashgun straight away.
However, it will be well worth your while to study these Operating
Instructions carefully beforehand to ensure that you can operate the flashgun
effectively and without any problems.
Please also oppen the back cover page with the illustrations.
This flashgun can be used with:
• All cameras with a hot shoe in conjunction with the synch cable 45-54
(optional accessory)
• All cameras with synch connection in conjunction with the supplied synch
cable
• System cameras
Brief survey of the operating functions:
Configuration Operating modes possible
• 45 CL-1 with synch cable: Automatic flash mode, Ch. 3, page 37
Manual flash mode, Ch. 4, page 37
The mecablitz 45 CL-1 is a powerful flashgun based on the most modern
technology.
Outstanding features:
• Universal, swivelling quadrolight reflector for bounced flash without having
to forgo the benefits of automatic exposure control.
• Wide-angle diffuser.
• Automatic exposure control with a selection of 5 working apertures to easi-
ly resolve the problems associated with depth-of-field and to offer greater
creative scope regarding camera settings.
• Power-saving thyristor light output control, particularly in the close-up ran-
ge, for shorter recycle times and a higher number of flashes from just one
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