4. Manual flash mode

Fig. 5: Setting example for manual flash mode

In this mode the flashgun will always emit its full

Switch on the flashgun with the main switch I.

Set the corresponding aperture on the camera lens, and adjust the camera to flash synch speed or slower.

The camera aperture can also be established with the following formula:

power. To adapt to the actual picture shooting

Camera aperture =

guide number

k

situation, set the

corresponding aperture on the

camera.

 

 

 

Example:

Lighting distance 5 m.

 

Film speed ISO 100/21°.

Adjust the aperture calculator in such a manner that the film speed is indicated in the window.

A lighting distance of 5 m in manual mode requires an aperture of f/5.6.

• Set the operating mode switch to M.

lighting distance

For the guide number for the given film speed please refer to the table in Chapter 12, „Technical Data“.

The lighting distance is the distance between the camera and the subject

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Metz 28 C-2 operating instructions Manual flash mode, Situation, set, Camera, Set the operating mode switch to M