7. Fill-in flash in daylight
The two established values for aperture and shutter speed can be adjusted on the camera because the camera’s shutter speed is slower than the camera’s flash synch speed.
To maintain a balanced range of highlights, for instance in order to retain the character of the shadows, it is advisable to select the automatic aperture on the flashgun one setting lower than the aperture adjusted on the camera. In the above
If, in this example, the auto aperture f/4 were to be adjusted on the mecablitz, then this would result in a shutter speed of 1/125 sec. at the camera aperture f/5.6. This would then fall short of the camera’s synchronisation speed of 1/100th sec.
☞ When shooting into the light, ensure that the backlight does not shine directly onto the sensor as this will confuse the flashgun’s
example the camera was adjusted to f/8. Consequent- ly, we advise you to adjust f/5.6 as the aperture setting on the flashgun.
Tip:
Proceed in the following manner if an automatic aperture setting of f/5.6 cannot be used on the flashgun due to the adjusted film speed:
Select the auto aperture f/8 on the mecablitz, and set a shutter speed of 1/30th sec. on the camera at f/11 camera aperture.
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