meca b litz 48 AF - 1 digital

For committed amateur photographers

Best Accessory 2008

Having just been awarded the cove- ted “Tipa Awards 2008” in the cate- gory Best Accessory, the Metz meca- blitz 48 AF-1 digital is stylish and tech- nically advanced. Equipped with a USB port for firmware updates via In- ternet, it has shown itself to be just as innovative as its big brother the

58AF-1 digital, which has been singled out as “Europe’s Flash Unit of the Year 2007/2008”*. Perfectly matched to digital cameras from lea- ding manufacturers, it is available in five different versions (Canon, Nikon, Olympus/Panasonic, Pentax/ Samsung or Sony Alpha) - each is

flash-ready, due to its fully automatic flash modes. They facilitate precision light output is tailor-made for each individual subject. A variety of manual intervention options complement the photographic creative flexibility. Sup- ported by a fully swivelling reflector system, extendible reflector card and diffuser, it has almost unlimited options for creativity of directional lighting. Thanks to the slave function, the 48 AF-1 digital can even be used deta- ched from the camera. In the respec- tive camera-specific wireless TTL mode, it can thus be used as a slave unit - an outstanding flash unit for committed amateur photographers.

Flash output

•high max. GN of 48 for ISO 100/21° and 105 mm

Basic configuration

•vertical (-7/+90°) and horizontal (270°) swivel reflector

•illuminable LCD display

•easy operating concept

•motor zoom for 24 - 105 mm illumination

•integrated wide-angle diffuser for

18 mm illumination

•extendible reflector card for soft flash illumination

•modeling light (permanent light for checking the photo)

•integrated autofocus measuring flash

•flash readiness and exposure control indicators on the unit and camera

•flash range indicator in the LCD display

•automatic unit switch-off and manual key lock

Standard flash modes

•TTL flash mode

•manual flash mode with 8 partial lighting levels

•HSS – high speed synchronization

•1st and 2nd shutter curtain synchronization

•manual flash exposure correction for TTL flash mode

•automatic fill-in flash

•flash bracketing

In detail

* EISA Award 2007/2008

Extendible

Tilt reflector

USB port

 

reflector card

 

 

48

GN of 48 at ISO 100/21° (105 mm) GN of 35 at ISO 100/21° (50 mm)

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