Metz 34 AF-3 P operating instructions Contents

Contents

1. Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

2. Preparing the mecablitz for use . . . . . . .5 2.1 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 2.2 Loading and replacing the batteries . . . . . .5 2.3 Automatic flashgun cut-out circuit . . . . . . .6 2.4 Mounting/Removing the mecablitz . . . . . . .6 3. Setting the mecablitz into operation . . .7 3.1 Preconditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 3.2 Switching the flashgun on and off . . . . . . .7 4. Flashgun instructions to the camera . . .8 4.1 Flash-ready indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 4.2 Automatic flash sync speed control . . . . . .9 4.3 Correct-exposure indication . . . . . . . . . . .9 4.4 Information displayed in the

camera’s viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

5. TTL flash control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

6. Flash in the individual camera modes . .11

7. Autofocus measuring flash . . . . . . . . . . .11

8. Flash techniques and flash functions . .13 8.1 Automatic fill-in flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 8.2 Exposure correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 9. Lighting and attachments . . . . . . . . . . . .14

10.Care and maintenance - Manual firing button

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

11. Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Lighting distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

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