Flash shooting in the 1/300 TTL High-Speed Flash sync mode (F5 only)

Use the guide number table and equation to calculate the farthest flash shooting distance, according to each zoom-head position.

D (farthest flash shooting distance)

= Guide number ÷ f/stop (aperture)

Guide number (m/ft.) in the 1/300 TTL High-Speed Flash sync mode

ISO

 

 

Zoom-head position (mm)

 

 

sensitivity

14*

24

28

35

50

70

85

25

2.9/9.5

4.7/15

5.1/17

5.6/18

6.6/22

7.3/24

8/26

50

4.0/13

6.7/22

7.2/24

8/26

9.3/31

10.3/34

11.4/37

100

5.7/19

9.4/31

10.1/33

11.3/37

13.1/43

14.5/48

16/52

200

8/26

13.2/43

14.1/46

15.8/52

18.3/60

20/66

22.4/73

400

11.4/37

18.8/62

20.2/66

22.6/74

26.2/86

29/95

32/105

800

16/52

26.3/86

28.3/93

31.6/104

36.7/120

40.6/133

44.8/147

*With the wide-flash adapter in place

For example, when shooting with an ISO sensitivity of 100, at a 35mm zoom-head position and an aperture of f/5.6:

D = 11.3 ÷ 5.6 (f/stop) = 2.0 (in meters) (farthest flash shooting distance)

D = 37 ÷ 5.6 (f/stop) = 6.6 (in feet) (farthest flash shooting distance)

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