METZ 44 MZ-2 - Manuals

72 ķ • Insert the batteries lengthwise in conformity with the indicated battery sym- bols and close the battery compartment cover. When loading batteries ensure correct polarity as indicated by thesymbols in the battery compartment. Mixed up battery poles maydestroy the flash unit.Replace all batter...

73 ķ The settings for the individual flash parameters are explained in Chapter 6. 4.3 Selecting and setting special functions Additional special functions can be selected in each flash mode with theSelect key.Continue depressing the Select key to set, for example, Auto-OFF (automaticswitch-off), Ext...

74 ķ 5.1.1 Automatic fill-in flash in daylight (Fig. 4 and 5) Most camera models automatically activate the fill-in flash mode in daylightwhen in Full Auto Mode, Program P, “Green Square”, or the picture modes(see operating instructions for the given camera).Fill-in flash overcomes troublesome dense...

75 ķ Some cameras will not support the mecablitz in automatic flash modewhen an SCA adapter is used (see operating instructions for the givencamera and SCA adapter). In this case the mecablitz should be fittedwith the 301 standard foot. Set the aperture priority mode (“A” or “Av”) or the manual mode...

76 ķ match the given photographic situation (see the camera’s operating instruc-tions). Setting procedure for the manual flash mode M • Switch on the mecablitz by its main switch.• Depress the Mode key repeatedly until M and the manual partial light out- put level P (1/1 for full light output in our...

77 ķ • Use the “+” and “-” keys to set the required position of the zoom reflector while the display is flashing. The setting is immediately taken over by themecablitz. • After approx. 5 sec. the LC display switches back to its normal state.• The choice of the zoom reflector position depends on the ...

78 ķ 6.3 ISO film speed6.3.1 Automatic adaptation of the ISO film speed If the mecablitz is equipped with an adapter of the SCA 3002 system, and isused in conjunction with a camera that is capable of transmitting ISO filmspeed data to the flash unit, then the ISO speed on the mecablitz will auto-mat...

79 ķ • The display changes after approx. 5 sec.: The displayed correction value is replaced by the aperture. EV will flash on the display to indicate that a cor-rect value has been set. 6.4.4 Cancelling the correction value • Continue depressing the preselect key on the mecablitz until EV and the co...

80 ķ 7.2.2 2nd curtain synchronisation (REAR mode) (Fig. 7) Only possible with a suitable SCA adapter and a suitable camera! Various cameras offer the facility of second-curtain synchronisation (REARmode) triggering the mecablitz by the end of the exposure time. Second-cur-tain synchronisation is pa...

The extended zoom mode is only possible in the “Auto Zoom” mode with afocal length setting as of 35 mm (35 mm format). Since the start position ofthe zoom reflector is 28 mm, a focal length of less than 35 mm will cause“28” mm to flash on the LC display, thereby warning the user that the re-quired 2...

82 ķ If the mecablitz is equipped with a suitable SCA adapter, a correctexposure confirmation signal will, depending on the camera type,automatically be transmitted to the camera for indication in the ca-mera’s viewfinder (please refer to the operating instructions for theSCA adapter and the camera)...

83 ķ Example:In our example on the left the main subject should be at a distance of 6.2 mfrom the mecablitz. 10.1.5 Exceeding the capacity of maximum flash range indication The mecablitz can indicate a maximum range of 199 m or 199 ft. In theevent of high ISO values (e.g. ISO 6400) and large apertur...

84 ķ 12. Flash techniques 12.1 Bounce flash Photos shot with full frontal flash are easily recognized by their harsh, denseshadows. This is often associated with a sharp drop in light from the fore-ground to the background. This phenomenon can be avoided with bounceflash because the diffused light w...

85 ķ slave mode, the mecablitz LC display will neither indicate the aperture northe distance. Please note that the mecablitz 44 MZ-2 as SLAVE will only support theremote channel “Ad1” in the cordless Metz-Remote-System. For moredetails about the slave mode please refer to the operating instructionsf...

86 ķ 16. Troubleshooting Should the LC display indicate meaningless information or should the flashunit not work properly in the individual modes, then switch off the mecablitzfor about 10 seconds by its main switch. Check the camera settings and findout if the flash unit’s foot is correctly mounted...

87 ķ Number of flashes:approx. 85 with NiCad batteries (600 mAh)approx. 205 with NiMH batteries (1600 mAh)approx. 240 with high-capacity alkaline manganese batteriesapprox. 370 with lithium batteries (at full light output) Recycling time:approx. 4 s with NiCad batteriesapprox. 4 s with NiMH batterie...

132 į ISO Zoom 28 35 50 70 85 105 6/9° 6,4 6,9 8,3 9,3 10 11 8/10° 7,4 7,9 10 11 12 12,5 10/11° 8,2 8,9 11 12 13 14 12/12° 9 10 12 13 15 16 16/13° 10 11 14 15 17 18 20/14° 12 13 15 17 19 20 25/15° 13 14 17 19 21 22 32/16° 15 16 19 21 24 25 40/17° 16 18 22 24 27 28 50/18° 18 20 24 27 30 31 64/19° 21 ...

133 į ISO Zoom 28 35 50 70 85 105 6/9° 2,2 2,4 2,9 3,2 3,6 3,7 8/10° 2,5 2,7 3,3 3,7 4,1 4,3 10/11° 2,8 3,1 3,7 4,2 4,6 4,8 12/12° 3,1 3,4 4,1 4,6 5,0 5,3 16/13° 3,6 3,9 4,7 5,3 5,8 6,1 20/14° 4,0 4,3 5,3 5,9 6,5 6,8 25/15° 4,5 4,8 5,9 6,6 7,3 7,6 32/16° 5,1 5,5 6,7 7,4 8,2 8,6 40/17° 5,7 6,1 7,4 8,...

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