Points Worth Knowing - Metz MECABLITZ 45 CL-1 Bedienungsanleitung

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Points worth knowing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1. Safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2. Preparing the flashgun for use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.1 Attaching the flashgun to a camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.2 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.3 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.3.1 Exchanging the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.3.2 Operation with the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.3.3 Operation with the mains unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.4 Switching the flashgun on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3. Automatic flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4. Manual flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5. Bounced flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.1 Bounced flash in automatic and TTL flash modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.2 Bounced flash in manual flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6. Fill-in flash in daylight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fill-in flash in automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7. Auto-check display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8. Illumination and wide-angle diffuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9. Exposure corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9.1 Exposure correction in automatic flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
10. Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
11. Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
12. Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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 32
Manual flash mode, Ch. 4, page 32
The mecablitz 45 CL-1 is available in two versions:
• The mecablitz 45 CL-1-NC with NiCad battery and battery charger.
The NC version can be expanded to alkaline manganese battery operation
by way of the battery holder 45-39 (available as an optional extra).
• The mecablitz 45 CL-1-BAT (for operation with alkaline manganese batte-
ries; (batteries are not included).
The battery version can be upgraded to rechargeable NiCad battery operation
by adding the B 45 charger set (= NiCad battery and battery charger).
The mecablitz 45 CL-1 is a powerful flashgun based on the most modern
technology.
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