Minolta 2084401 100 101, WIRELESS/REMOTE Flash, Taking Pictures in Wireless/Remote Flash Mode

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WIRELESS/REMOTE FLASH

Taking Pictures in Wireless/Remote Flash Mode

The accessory flash is controlled by a light signal from the built-in flash. Although the built-in flash fires, it does not add to the exposure, but simply controls the accessory flash. The position of the camera and flash is critical to control the lighting of the subject.

1	Position your camera and flash unit using the
	information of this page.

•The example below is with the 3600HS (D) flash unit. For other flash units, refer to the instruction manual for the correct camera to subject and flash to subject distances.

•Photograph in dark locations.

Flash-Subject

Place the camera and flash unit Distance within a 5 m radius of the subject

The remote/wireless flash may not detect the control signals if

it is placed behind the subject.

Camera-Subject

Distance

	Camera - sub-		Flash - subject distance
	ject distance	Non HSS		HSS
Shutter	All shutter	1/45 or	1/45 or
speed				1/180	1/1000
Aperture	speeds	slower	1/125
f/2.8	1.4 - 5m	1.4 - 5 m	1- 5 m	1 - 4 m	1 - 2 m

2	Wait until both flash units are fully
	charged.

• appears in the viewfinder when the built-in flash is charged.

•When the wireless/remote flash is charged, on the rear of the flash is lit.

• Pressing the spot-AE lock button will test fire the accessory flash. If the accessory flash does not fire, change its position.

•To test fire the accessory flash, custom 10 should be set to 1 (p.112).

3	Press the shutter-release button all the way down to
	take the picture.

Wireless/Remote Ratio Flash

In this photo both the wireless/remote flash and camera’s built-in flash illumi- nated the subject. The camera’s flash acted as a fill light to control the depth of the shadows. With a lighting ratio of 2:1, a soft gradation between the high- lights and shadows were produced giv- ing the subject a natural appearance.

• High-speed sync cannot be used in wire-	Wireless ratio flash
less/remote ratio flash.

•With wireless/remote ratio flash, the shutter speed will be set to slower than 1/45 second automatically.

DETAILED OPERATION

	4.6	- 16	ft.	4.6	- 16	ft.	3.3	- 16	ft.	3.3- 13 ft.	3.3	- 6.6	ft.
f/4	1	- 5m		1.35 - 5 m			1 - 5 m			1 - 3m	1 - 1.5m
	3.3	- 16	ft.	4.4	- 16	ft.	3.3	- 16	ft.	3.3- 9.9 ft..	3.3	- 4.9	ft.
f/5.6	1	- 5m		1.25 - 5 m			1.35 - 5 m			1 - 2m
	3.3	- 16	ft.	4.1	- 16	ft.	4.4	- 16	ft.	3.3 - 6.6 ft.

•The distances in the above table assumes the use of ISO 100 film. If ISO 400 film is used, the distances must be multiplied by a factor of two with an upper limit not exceeding 5 m.

Flash-mode

button

Press the flash-mode button when taking the picture.

•Both flashes will fire when the shutter is release.

•A lighting ratio of 2:1 indicates the expo- sure from the main light (accessory flash) is twice as much as the exposure from the fill light (camera’s flash).

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