Flash Photography with Speedlite 550EX

Metered Manual Flash Photography

With manual flash exposures, you can set the correct flash exposure by referring to the flash exposure level indicator in the viewfinder. This is useful for close-up flash photography.

You will need a standard 18% gray card and an E-TTL autoflash Speedlite (such as the MR- 14EX) capable of manual flash exposures.

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Spot metering circle

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Set the camera and Speedlite settings.

•Set the shooting mode to <> or <> and select the center AF point.

•Set the Speedlite for manual flash exposures.

Focus the subject.

•Focus manually.

Position the gray card.

•Place the gray card at the same distance as the subject.

•The gray card should be at a distance where the entire spot metering circle can cover the gray card.

Standard gray card

4metering circle covers the gray card,Aim the camera so that the entire spot

then press the <> button (which remains in effect for 16 sec.).

s The Speedlite will fire a preflash and the required flash output is retained in memory.

s In the viewfinder, the exposure level indicator will indicate the currently-set flash exposure level relative to the standard exposure index.

Standard exposure index

Flash exposure level indicator against the standard exposure level

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