Metz Mecablitz 44 AF-3M - Manual (Page 62)

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• Turn on the mecablitz by its main switch.
• Release the „Select“ key combination (= „Mode“ key + „Zoom“ key).
• The flash range indication changes from m to ft or from ft to m.
5.5 LC display illumination
Keep the „Mode“ or „Zoom“ key depressed for approx. 10 sec. to activate
the mecablitz LC display illumination. The LC display illumination is switched
off when a flash is triggered.
The settings on the mecablitz are not changed when the above keys
are pressed for the first time!
If the shot was correctly exposed in TTL flash mode, then the LC display illu-
mination will be activated during „o.k.“ display (see 4.1.3).
5.6 Motor zoom reflector
The reflector of the mecablitz provides full light coverage for lenses of 28 mm
focal length and longer (35 mm format).
5.6.1 „Auto-Zoom“
If the mecablitz is operated with a camera that transmits the focal length data
to the flash unit, then the zoom reflector position will be automatically adapted
to the focal length of the lens. When the mecablitz is turned on, the LC display
will indicate „Auto Zoom“ and the current reflector position.
Automatic reflector adaptation commences with lenses of 28 mm focal
length. If a focal length shorter than 28 mm is used, then the „28“ indicated
on the LC display will start to flash as an indication that the mecablitz cannot
fully illuminate the shot right out to the image corners.
A wide-angle diffuser (optional extra, see section 7) can be used for
lenses as of 20 mm focal length. In cases where the motor zoom
reflector of the mecablitz is automatically controlled by the digital
cameras Dimage 5, 7, or 7i, the focal length position of the reflector
can deviate from the focal length set on the lens. This is because the
camera positions the reflector so that the flash coverage is larger than
necessary in order to guarantee a complete illumination of the picture
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(comparable to the extended zoom mode described in section 5.6.3).
In the wide-angle setting of the zoom lens, this will cause the 28 mm
indication to flash in the LC display of the mecablitz because its zoom
reflector does not have a 24 mm position. Manual focal length setting
on the reflector is not necessary.
5.6.2 Manual zoom mode „M.Zoom“
The position of the zoom reflector can also be manually changed, for in-
stance to achieve specific lighting effects (e.g. hot-spot, etc.). Repeated de-
pression of the „Zoom“ key on the mecablitz will successively select the fol-
lowing reflector positions:
28 mm - 35 mm - 50 mm - 70 mm - 85 mm - 105 mm
The mecablitz LC display indicates „M.Zoom“ for manual zoom setting and
the current zoom position (mm). The setting becomes instantly effective. The
display is switched back to its normal state after approx. 5 sec.
If manual adjustment of the zoom reflector results in a setting in which
the shot will not be fully illuminated right out to the image corners,
then the reflector position indicated on the mecablitz display will start
to flash as a warning.
Example:
• You are using a lens focal length of 50 mm.
• A reflector position of 70 mm has been manually adjusted on the mecablitz
(„M.Zoom“ is displayed).
• „70 mm“ for zoom position will start to flash on the mecablitz LC display
because the shot will not be fully illuminated right out to the image corners.
Returning to „Auto-Zoom“
There are various ways to return to „Auto Zoom“:
• Continue pressing the „Zoom“ key on the mecablitz until „Auto Zoom“
appears on the display. The setting becomes instantly effective. The LC
display is switched back to its normal state after approx. 5 sec.
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