Canon F1-N manual General Flash Photography

28 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 28.3 General Flash Photography

28.3General Flash Photography

When using an automatic flash unit other than a Canon Speedlite, first turn the shutter dial to ”~” (1/90 sec) Then turn the aperture ring to the same aperture which you have set on the flash. With the shutter dial on ” f ,” other types of electronic flash units can be synchronized either through the hot shoe or via the PC socket on the side of the camera. These allow two separate flash units to be fired simultaneously. Set the shutter dial according to the information in the table on the following page.

When shooting with a flash bulb or a manual flash unit, calculate the aperture with a guidenumber formula or with the calculator dial if the flash unit has one. Turn the lens’ aperture ring to that aperture.

CAUTION

It is recommended to use a Canon flash unit on this camera. Using a flash or flash accessory of another make may cause the camera to work improperly or even possi- bly damage the camera itself. If you use a non-Canon flash. turn off the unit before YoU attach it to or remove it from the camera’s hot shoe. Before removing the flash, press the flash test button if it has one to discharge any power remaining in the capacitor. These are merely precautions; following these steps will not necessarily prevent the camera from being damaged by the flash unit.

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