Page 3 - Foreword; Please also open the back cover page with the illustrations.; Safety instructions
69 ķ Foreword We congratulate you on purchasing this flash unit and thank you for yourconfidence in Metz products.It is only natural that you should want to use your flash unit right away.However, we recommend that you study these Operating Instructions be-forehand to be able to fully exploit and ut...
Page 4 - Flash functions; Overview of the flash functions
ķ 70 SCA 3002-AdapterSCA 300-AdapterSCA 301 TTL flash mode •• •• x• •• • •• • •• • •• • • • • • • • Automatic TTL fill-in flash Manual TTL flash exposure correction Auto flash mode Man. flash exposure corr . in the auto flash mode Manual flash mode Man. flash mode with par t. light output levels Sla...
Page 5 - Preparing the mecablitz for use; Attaching the mecablitz to the camera; Switch off the mecablitz by its main switch.; Mounting the mecablitz on the camera
71 ķ 3. Preparing the mecablitz for use 3.1 Attaching the mecablitz to the camera Before mounting or removing the flash unit, switch off both the ca-mera and the mecablitz by their main switch. The mecablitz can only be mounted on the camera with the standard foot301 or an adapter of the SCA 300/SCA...
Page 6 - bols and close the battery compartment cover.; Switching the flash unit on and off; Continue depressing the preselect key
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...
Page 7 - Selecting and setting special functions; Operating modes of the mecablitz; Setting procedure for TTL mode
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...
Page 8 - Automatic flash mode
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...
Page 9 - Setting procedure for automatic flash mode; Manual flash mode
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...
Page 10 - Setting procedure for the manual flash mode M; Manual flash mode M with full light output; Flash parameters of the mecablitz; Zoom position of the reflector; Setting procedure; • Continue depressing the preselect key
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...
Page 11 - Manual change of the reflector’s zoom position with auto zoom; Resetting to auto-zoom mode
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 ...
Page 12 - Manual adaptation of the ISO film speed; Manual flash exposure correction
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...
Page 13 - Setting a manual partial light output; until P and the partial light; Special functions of the mecablitz; Switching off the automatic switch-off function; Possible with SCA adapter and standard foot 301.
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...
Page 14 - Only possible with a suitable SCA adapter and a suitable camera!; Switching on the REAR mode; Use a tripod to avoid camera shake with slow shutter speeds!; Extended zoom mode
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...
Page 15 - Flash readiness indication
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...
Page 16 - LC display of the mecablitz; Manual adaptation of maximum flash range indication
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)...
Page 17 - AF measuring beam
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...
Page 18 - Returning to the basic setting of the mecablitz; • The extended zoom mode is cancelled.; Slave mode in the cordless Metz Remote System; Activating the slave mode in the cordless Metz Remote System
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...
Page 19 - Deactivating the slave mode; • SCA adapters of the SCA 300 system
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...
Page 20 - Maintenance and care; Forming the flash capacitor
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...
Page 21 - Disposal of batteries
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...
Page 22 - Hinweis für manuelle Teillichtleistungsstufen:
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 ...
Page 23 - Note regarding manual partial light output levels:
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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