MaxTech Transceiver manual ~ /MENU a a a L or ~/MENU a a B L or

•M u lt ip le mechanical systems – c ameras that h ave many c hangeab le

mech anic ally interac ting parts (film bac ks , motor drives, lens sh utters) are likely

to have different lag tim es w ith diff erent hard ware c omb inations. A leaf sh utter is in the lens s o changing lenses on a leaf shutter c amera w ill chang e lag time. In s ome m edium form at cam eras h aving the film bac k loaded vers us unloaded can make a significant difference. For consistent results always use the same components (lens, body, and film back combination for example) each time

•Auto-focus and exposure computers – some auto- focus and exposure systems will introduce widely varying lag times as lens travel and exposure calculations can take unp redictable amou nts of time. A n electron ic c amera s et to full m anual generally provides the m ost c ons istent lag tim es

Lag Time Measurement –

~/MENU A A A L or ~/MENU A A B L or

~/MENU A A C L (R ECEIVE units only)

T he firs t step to c amera s ynch ronization or equalization is m easuring a c amera’s lag time (trig gering delay). Th e Mu ltiMA X can m easure a cam era’s lag tim e in mos t delay mod es. K nowin g your c amera’s lag time is critic al for cam era equalization, bu t can also be u sef ul in s pec ial effects , indus trial, com merc ial, or other photog raphy th at requires critical trigger timing.

Us ing the in form ation above set up your c amera f or bes t equalization perform anc e. Attach a MultiMAX (set for RECEIVE mode) to the camera as follows:

1.	Plac e a MultiM AX in the cam era’s hot s hoe or attach a c able from the c amera’s
	P C term in al to P O R T 1
2.	Attac h the c able from PO RT 2 to the c amera’s motor d rive. If available, use a
	Pr e-R elease c able
3.	Press ~/MENU A A A for a standard delay mode where lag times can be
	meas ured
4.	The screen should display “Set Delay Using A B C D L •–“ and show a
	numeric value. Press L. T he unit will trigger the cam era and time the delay until
	a sync pulse is sensed from the hot shoe or lens
5.	Press L every few seconds to find the fastest and slowest lag times for the
	camera. Usually the first press of L will yield a very different nu mb er from later
	meas urem ents . Ignore th e first reading . 5 to 15 lag time m easuremen ts after
	the first one should yield consistent results and give a gauge of the fastest and
	slowes t times
6.	Us ing s teps 1 throu gh 5 , meas ure and record the fas test and slowes t lag times
	for each camera you wish to equalize. Subtract the fastest from the slowest and
	record this n um ber as the cam era’s lag tim e variation

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