Metz 60 CT-1 instruction manual Contents, Foreword

Contents

1. Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

2. Preparing the flashgun for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2.1 Attaching the flashgun to a camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2.2 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2.2.1 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2.3 Switching the flashgun on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2.4 Flash-ready indication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2.5 Correct exposure indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 3. Automatic flash mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

4. Manual flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5. Bounced flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5.1 Bounced flash in automatic and TTL flash modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5.2 Bounced flash in manual flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6. Winder-/ Motordrive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

7. Fill-in flash in daylight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 7.1 Fill-in flash in automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 8. Illumination and wide-angle diffuser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

9. Exposure corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 9.1 Exposure correction in automatic flash mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 10. Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

11. Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

12. Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Foreword

Congratulations on purchasing this METZ flashgun, and thank you for your confidence in METZ equipment.

It is only natural that you should want to use your flashgun straight away. However, it will be well worth your while to study these Operating Instructions carefully beforehand to ensure that you can operate the flashgun effectively and without any problems.

☞Please also oppen the back cover page with the illustrations. This flashgun can be used with:

•All cameras with synch connection in conjunction with the supplied synch cable.

Brief survey of the operating functions:

Configuration and operating modes

•60 CT-1 with synch cable:

Automatic flash mode, Ch. 3, Page 30. Manual flash mode, Ch. 4, Page 30.

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