Metered Manual Flash Exposure

For closeup flash photography, you can set the flash exposure manually. With an EX-series Speedlite having a manual flash mode, follow the procedure below:

1 Set the camera and Speedlite settings.

¡Set the camera’s shooting mode to <a> or <f>.

¡Set the Speedlite to manual flash.

2 Focus the subject.

¡Focus manually.

3 Aim the spot metering circle over the subject, then press the <FEL> button (8).

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

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

4 Set the flash exposure level.

¡ Adjust the Speedlite’s manual flash level and the camera aperture so that the flash exposure level indicator is aligned with the standard exposure index.

5 Take the picture.

TTL and A-TTL Autoflash Speedlites

¡With TTL and A-TTL autoflash Speedlites (EZ-, E-, EG-, ML-, TL- series) set in the TTL or A-TTL autoflash mode, the flash will be fired only at full output. If you set the camera’s shooting mode to manual or

aperture-priority AE, you can adjust the aperture and fire the flash at full output. Meanwhile, the Speedlite will remain in the TTL or A-TTL autoflash mode.

¡When the 550EX is set to C.Fn-03-1, the flash will be fired at full output even in the TTL autoflash mode.

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