Bounce Flash With A Reflector Card; Close-Ups / Macro Shots; Flash Exposure Memory Fe - Metz Mecablitz 64 AF-1 digital -Pentax Bedienungsanleitung

13.2 Bounce flash with a reflector card

The use of bounce flash with the integrated
reflector card
the eyes of human subjects:
• Tilt the reflector head upwards by 90°.
• Pull the reflector card
wideangle diffuser
reflector head and forwards.
• Hold the reflector card
wide-angle diffuser
tor head.

13.3 Close-ups / macro shots

In close-ups and macro shots, parallax error
between the flash unit and lens may result in
shadows on the lower edge of the image. To
compensate for this, the main reflector can
be tilted downwards by an angle of -9°. To do
this, depress the reflector release button
and tilt the reflector downward.
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If the main reflector is tilted downwards, „
" is shown on the display to indicate this.
The second reflector is not supported and
does not flash.
Certain minimum lighting distances must be
maintained for close-up shots to avoid over-
exposure.
can bring out highlights in
together with the
from above out of the
and push the
back into the reflec-

13.4 Flash exposure memory FE

Several cameras feature a flash exposure
memory (FE; Flash-Exposure). The flash unit
supports this during ETTL flash mode.
It can be used to define and store the expo-
sure level for the subsequent shot before the
shot is actually taken. This can be useful
when, for example, the flash exposure has to
be adjusted to specific details that may not
be necessarily be identical with the main
subject.
This function is activated on the camera. The
subject details for the flash exposure are
measured and brought into focus by the
cameraís AF sensor/metering window.
Pressing the cameraís FE button (the descrip-
tion varies from camera to camera; see came-
ra operating manual) causes the flash unit to
fire an FE test flash.
The stored metering value, for example „EL",
is then displayed in the camera viewfinder.
The camera uses the reflected light of the
test flash to determine the light output requi-
red for the subsequent exposure. The actual
main subject can then be brought into focus
with the camera's AF sensor/metering wind-
ow. When the shutter release is pressed, the
picture will be exposed with the previously
defined light output of the flash unit!
The flash exposure memory FE is not suppor-
ted during the green fullyautomatic program-
me, the Vari programme and the subject pro-
grammes! Further details regarding settings
and handling can be found in the camera
operating manual!
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