Metz Mecablitz 45CL-1 User manual

IV. VIDEO. CAMCORDER. MECABLITZ





MECABLITT45CL-I
                  Bedienungsonleitung
                  Operotinginstructions
                   Monuoleistruzioni
               Monuolde instrucciones

Pointsworthknowing

       Thisflashguncanbeusedwith:
       o Allcaineraswitha hotshoein conjunctionwiththesynchcable45-54(optionalaccessory)
       o Allcameraswithsynchconnectionin conjunctionwiththesuppliedsynchcable
       o Systemcameras

        Briefsurueyof theoperatingfunctions:#
                                           0peratingmodespossible
 @ffift*hsynchcabre:            Automaticflashmode,Ch.3, p. 30
                                       Manualflashmode,Ch.4, p. 32
      Themecablitz45 CL-1is availablein twoversions:
               o Themecablitz45 CL-l-NCwithNiCadbatteryandbatterycharger.
               TheNCversioncanbeexpandedto alkalinemanganesebatteryoperatibnbyway
                    0f thebatteryholder45-39(availableasan optionalextra).
               o Themecablitz45 CL-1-BAT(foroperationwithalkalinemanganesebatteries;
                   (batteriesarenotincluded).
               Thebatteryversioncanbeupgradedto rechargeableNiCadbatteryoperationby
                addingtheB 45 chargerset(= NiCadbatteryandbatterycharger).
      Themecablitz45 CL-1is a powerfulflashgunbasedonthemostmoderntechnology.

       Outstandingfeatures:
           r Universal,swivellingquadrolightreflectorfor bouncedflashwithouthavingto forgothe                                                                                                                    \          benefitsof automaticexposurecontrol.
       o Wide-anglediffuser.
           r Automaticexposurecontrolwitha selectionof 5 workingaperturesto easilyresolvethe
        problemsassociatedwith depth-of-fieldandto offergreatercreativescoperegarding
        camerasettings.
       o Power-savingthyristorlightoutputcontrol,particularlyin theclose-uprange,for shorter
         recycletimesanda highernumberof flashesfromjustonebatterycharge.
            . Correctexposureconfirmation(autocheck).
            . Convenientcalculatordialforallsettings.
            . Manualmode.
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1.SafetyInstructions                                                                      !                                                                                                i Neverfirea flashin theimmediatevicinityof theeyes!                                                                                                                              t
  Flashfireddirectlyin frontof theeyesof a personor animalcandamagetheretina            l
 andleadto severevisualdisorders,evenblindness!                                                                                                                              ]
o Donotopenor short-circuitrechargeablebatteries!                                                             il
a  Alkalinemanganeseandrechargeablebatteriesshouldnotbeexposedto excessive                                                                                   *Jl  heat,forinstancesunshine,fireandthelike!                                                         2
a Neverthrowspentbatteriesin a fire!Dangerof explosion!                  .€9
o Lyecanleakoutof spentbatteriesanddamagethecontacts.Consequently,spent
  batteriesmustalwaysbe immediatelytakenout of the batteryhousing.
r NEVERrechargedry-cellbatteries.
o Donotexposethe flashgunto drippingor splashingwater!
o Protecttheflashgunagainstexcessiveheatandhighhumiditylevels!Donotstorethe                           i
  flashgunin the glovecompartmentof a car!r Donot placeany light-impermeablematerial0n,or directlyin frontof, the'diffuser.   f
 Ensurethattheditfuseris alwaysclean.Thehighlightoutputof theflashwill burnthe
  materialor the diffuserif this is not observed.                                  t. Nevertakethe flashgunapart!DANGER- HIGHVOLTAGE!
 Thereareno partsinsidethe flashgunthat canbe repairedby a layperson!
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2. PreparingtheFlashgunfor Use





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Fig.I a: Mountingthecomponents           Fig.lb: lnsertingthecamerabracket
2.1Attachingtheflashgunto a camera
Themacablitzmustalwaysbeconnectedto theXcontactonthecameraorthesynchronizati-
onselectormustbesettoX.
6'  Alwaysswitchoft thecameraand thetlashgunbeforemountingor removingthe
    flashgun.
Mountingthetlashgun:
o Fastenthecamerabracketwiththebracketscrewtothecamera'stripodbush.Formedium-
  andfarge-formatcameraswerecommendtheuseotthe20214bracket(optionalaccessory).
 . lnsertthecamerabracketintotherapid-actioncatchoftheholderblockuntilit is audibly
  engaged(fig.1b).
 . Securethecamerabracketwiththelockingscrew.
 . Connectthesynchcabletotheflashgunandcamera.





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2. PreparingtheFlashgunfor Use





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Fig.2a:Batterychanging                   Fig.2b:)peningthebatteryhousing
                                                              (onlywith BAT-version,othenruiseoptionalextra)
2.2Powersupply
Theflashguncanbeoperatedwith:
 ' Alkalinemanganesebatteries,sizeIECLR6 (M-type)(onrywithBAT-version,otherwiseoptionatexrra)
 . MetzNiCadbatterypack45-40(ontyif NiCadis featured;otherwiseavailableas an optional
  accessory).A charger(seetable2, page25)is includedwiththeflashgunif NiCadisfeatured).
e PowerPackP 50 (optionalaccessory)
 . MainsunitN 22 or N 23 (optionalaccessories)
2.3Batteryreplacement
Pressthetwolockingkeysof thebatteryhousing,andpulloutof theflashgun(fig.2a).To
returnthebatteryhousingpressthetwolockingkeystogetherandpressintothehandle-
mountgripoftheflashgununtilit audiblyengages.
2.3.1Exchangingthebatteries




    ThebafteryhousingmustnotbefittedwithNiCatlbatteries!Thecontactsof thebat-
     teryhousingareonlyintendedfor atkatinemanganesebatteries.
    Thelowerresistanceof NiCadbatteriesmeansthatmorecurrentcanflow,andthiscan
   damagetheflashgun.TheNicadBatterypack4s-40hasspeciatcontactswhichdo not
    allowtheflowof highcurrents.

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2. PreparingtheFlashgunfor Use





Fig.3a: Voltageselector                   Fig.3b:Chargingthebattery
2,3.2 Operationwith the battery pack lontywithNC-version,otheruviseoptionatexrra)
TheNiCadbatteryshouldbechargedfor 5 hoursbeforeit is usedforthefirsttime.TheNiCad
batterycanbechargedwithintheflashgunorexternally.
na: waming:fhe flashgunmustNOTbeswitchedon whilethebatteryis beingcharged
     withintheflashgun!
TheNicadbatteryisdischargedif therecyctetimeaftera flashexceeds60seconds.
Adjustthecorrectmainsvoltageonthechargerpriortocharging.Thevoltageselector(fig.3a)
islocatednexttotheplugandcanbeadjustedwitha smallscrewdriver.
Theconnectionforthecharger(fig.3b)is inthebaseoftheNiCadbattery.Theadjoiningpitot
lamplightsupwhilechargingisinprogress.
Thechargingtimefora completelyexhaustedNiCadbatteryis 5 hours.A parflydischarged
NiCadbatteryrequiresa correspondinglydiminishedchargingtime.
Toidentityanexhaustedbaffery;Pushtheknurledslideinthebatterylidto theblackmark.
Toidentifya chargedbaftery:Pushtheknurledslideinthebatterylidto thewhitemark.
TheNicadbatterycanalsobechargedwiththein-carchargerA16(optionalaccessory).





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        lig. 4: Switchingon the flashgun
    z.3.}0perationwiththemainsunit
     Themecablitzcanbe powereddirectlyfroma walloutletin conjunctionwiththe mainsunits
    N 22 or N 23 (optionalaccessories).Theconnectionfortheabovemainsunitsis locatedin the
     sideof thehandle-mountgrip.
       tg  Duringoperationwith the mainsunit theftashgun mustbe switchedoft with the
         main switch.
   @  Toavoidthermaloverloading,flash seriesinvolvingmorethan30 flashesat maximum
             light output must be basedon the following recycling times:
                 -   ln continuousmode:30 secondsafter each full-power flash.
                 -   In intermittent mode:A maximumof l0 flasheswith shortestrecycling time,
               followedby a pauseof at least 4 minutes.
     2.4Switchingtheflashgunon andoff
    Theflashgunis switchedon withthe mainswitch(fig.4). Theflashgunis permanently
I    theswitchedmainswitchonwhentothetheswitchbottomispositionpushedtotoswitchthetopoffposition,theflashgun.andtheoperatinglightshines,Push





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3. AutomaticFlashMode





Fig.5:Measuringprocedureforautomaticflashmode Fig.6: Example
lntheautomaticflashmodethephotosensormeasuresthelightreflectedfromthesubject.The
flashis cutoffassoonassufficientlighthasbeenemittedforcorrectexposure.
In thismannerthereis no needto calculateandseta newaperturewhenthe distanceis
changed,providedthatthesubjectremainswithintheindicatedautomaticflashrange.
Thephotosensorof theflashgunmustbedirectedat thesubject,regardlessof thedirectionat
whichthe mainreflectoris pointing.Thephotosensorhasa measuringangleof approx.25o,
andit onlymeasurestheactualamountof lightemittedbytheflashgun.
Fiveworkingaperturesareavailablein theautomaticflashmode.
Adjustingprocedurefor theautomaticflashmode:
Example        Flash-to-subjectdistance:5 m
               Filmspeed:lS0 100/21"(seetig. 6)
 . Adjustthecameraaccordingto themanufacturer'soperatinginstructions.
1 Turntheadjustingknobfor filmspeeduntilthe markeris positionedoppositethe lS0film
  speed.
  Underdueconsiderationof themaximumflashrange,a distanceof 5 m permitsselectionof
  theautoaperturesf/8, f/5.6, f/4 andf/2.8.
o Switchontheflashgunwiththemainswitch.
2 Settheselectordialto oneof theautoapertures.Thesettinglineassignstheadjusted
  f-stopwiththecorrespondingmaximumflashrangeonthedistancescale.Theminimum
  flash-to-subjectdistanceis approx.10%of themaximumflashrange.
 . Adjustthesameapertureontheflashgunandthecamera.


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Flash::*ir!  Mode

  Toachievethe shortestpossibledepth-of-field(asrequiredin portraiture)wereclmmendan
  apertureof f/2.8.Forgroupshotswheretherecanbe severalrowsof peoplebehindeach
  other,wereclmmendan apertureof f/8.
o Waitforflashreadiness- thegreenLEDlightsup.

    Thesubjectshouldbe within the middle third of the distancerange. Thisgives the@
     electroniccontrol sufficient scopefor compensationshould this be necessary.
Thereis a certainmeasureof overlapbetweentheindividualautomaticapertures.Asa result@
of thisoverlapit is alwayspossibleto placethesubjectwithinthemiddlethirdof therange.
@  CAUTI0Nwith zoom lenses!
   Due to their design they can causea loss of light in the order of up to one f-stop.
    Furthermore,the effective aperture can also vary, dependingupon the adjusted
     focal length. This must be compensatedby manually correcting the aperture
     setting on the flashgun!

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4. ManualFlashMode





Fig.rig. 7:7: ShotShotwithwith directdirectflashflashlightlight             Fig.8:Adjustingprocedureformanualflashmode
 Inthismodetheflashgunwillemititsfullpower.Theflashguncanbeadaptedto theactualpic-
 tureshootingsituationbysettingthecorrespondingapertureonthecamera.
 lf thedisplayedvaluedoesnotcoincidewiththeactualdistance,thentheaperturehaveto be
changedaccordingly.
Adiustingprocedurefor themanualflashmode:
 Example:      Flashlo-subjectdistance:5 m
               Filmspeed:lS0 | 00/21"(seefig.8)
 . Adjustthecameraaccordingto themanufacturer'soperatinginstructions.
1 Turntheadjustingknobfor filmspeeduntilthe markeris positionedoppositethe lS0film
  speed.
o Switchontheflashgunwiththemainswitch.
2 Settheselectordialto M.
  Theapertureto be adjustedis indicatedon the scaleabovethe givenflash-to-subject
  distance.
  At a flash-to-subjectdistanceof 5 m (asin lur example),an apertureof f/8 hasto be seton
  thecamera.

   Theadiustedaperturemustbe correctedwhenthe wide-angleditfuseris used.[g=





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5. BouncedFlash





Fig.9: Bouncedflash(Thephotowasshotwiththeflashbouncedoff theright-handwall)
Photosshotwithfullfrontalflashareeasilyrecognizablebytheirharsh,denseshadows.This
isoftenassociatedwitha sharpdropof lightfromtheforegroundto thebackground.
Thisphenomenoncanbeavoidedwithbouncedflashbecausethediffusedlightwillproduce
a softanduniformrenditionof boththesubjectandthebackground.Forthispurposethemain
reflectoristurnedin sucha mannerthattheflashis bouncedbackfroma suitablereflective
surface(e.9.ceilingorwallsofa room).
Forthisreasonthemainreflectorcanbeturnedverticallyandhorizontally.Thefollowingare
theverticallock-inpositionsforbouncedflash:
 r 15o,30o,45o,60o,75' and90' (simplytiltthereflectortotherequiredangle)
Theheadcanbeswivelledhorizontallytotheleftandrightby180',andlocksintopositionat
90'and180'.
 tg' Whenswivellingtheretlectorvertically,it is essentialto ensurcthatit is tumedby
    a sutficientlywideangleso that direct light can no longerfall on the subject.
     fherefore,alwaystilt thereflectorto at leasttheil)" Iock-inposition.
Thediffusedlightbouncedbackfromthertiflectivesurfacesresultsin a sottilluminationofthe
subject.
Thereflectingsurfacemustbewhiteor a neutralcolour,andit mustnotbestructured(e.9.
woodenbeamsin theceiling)asthiscouldcastshadows.Forcolouretfectsjustselect
reflectivesurfacesintherequiredcolour.




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5. BouncedFlash
5.1Bouncedflashin automaticflashmodes
It is advisableto checkpriorto theactualexposurewhetherthelightis sutficientforthe
selectedaperture.PleaserefertoCh.7,Auto-checkdisplay,forthecorrespondingprocedure.
5.2Bouncedflashin manualflashmode
Therequiredcameraaperturein themanualflashmodeis bestestablishedwithanexposure
meter.Observethefollowingruleofthumbif anexposuremeteris notavailable
                                  guidenumber
      Camera?pofture=
                                                 light distancex 2
to establishtheguidevaluefortheaperturethatcanthenbevariedby+1 f-stopfortheactual
exposure.





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7, Auto-CheckDisplay

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         Fig.|a: Manualfiringbutton                 Fig.l1:Fig.l 1: Auto-checkAuto-checksignalsignat
      Theauto-checksignalo.k.lightsuponlywhentheframewillbe,0r was,correctlyexposedin
       automode
          ln thismannerit is possibleto manuallyfirea testflashwhilein automodesothatthecorrect
       aperturecanbe establishedbeforehand.Thisis particularlyvaluablewithbounced(indirect)
        flashwhenreflectionconditionsaredifficultto judge.
      Thetestflashis triggeredwiththemanualfiringbutton(fig.10).
              lf the auto-checkdisplayo.k. remainsdarkaftera testflash,thenadjustthe nextwider
        aperture,or diminishthedistanceto thereflectionsurfaceof thesubject,andthenrepeatthe
         testflash.
      Thef-stopestablishedin thismannermustalsobesetonthecamera.
           Hold the cameraand the flashgunwith photosensorin the samemanneras for the    @
             actual shot.





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8. llluminationandWide-AngleDitfuser
;a;.
Thewide-anglediffusorwidensthehorizontallightinganglefrom62' to 65",andthevertical
lightingangletrom42"to 60'.
Thewide-anglediffusoris intendedfor usewithfocallengthsof lessthan35 mm(for24 x 36
mm),andlessthan75 mm(for6 x 6 cm).
Mounting:
Slipthewideangeldiffusoronthereflectorandallowthetwolateralcatchesto enqaqeintothe**
reflectorslots.                                                                       rF)*.ryq@ryfff
Forremoval,slightlyliftthediffusorlaterallyandpullit offtowardthefront.

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Whenthewideangleditfusoris used,thereis a lossin lightof onestopvalue.Theguidenum-
berandmaximumrangeforcomputeroperatingarethenreducedto about70o/oofthevaluefor
useofflashwithoutwideanglediffusor.Withthewideanglediffusorusedintheautomode,the
mark,,W"ontheaperturecalculatordialindicatesthemaximumoperatingrange.Forapefture
settings,thereis themark,,N".
Shadowsonthelowerpicturesedgearenoticeablefor exposurewithshortdistancedueto                                                                                         I
parallaxebetweenthecameralensandflashunitreflector.Thiscanbe rectifiedby useof the
wideanglediffusoror bracketadapter45-35or 60-28.





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              9. ExposureCorrections

 Theautomaticexposuresystemsarebasedona subjectreflectionfactorof 25o/o,thisbeingthe
 averagereflectionfactorfor subjectsshotwithflash.
 Darkbackgroundsabsorba lot of light,whilebrightbackgroundsreflecta greatdealof light
 (e.9.'backlitscenes),therebyresultingin subjectoverexposureor underexposure,respectively.
 9.1Exposurecorrectionin automaticflashmode
 To compensatetheabovementionedeffect,theexposurecanbe correctedby openingor
 stoppingdownthecamera'saperture,Witha brightbackgroundthesensorof theflashgun
 cutsouttheflashtoosoonwiththeresultthattheactualsubjectistoodark.Witha darkback-
 groundtheflashis cutouttoolatesothattheactualsubjectis toobright.
@  Bright background:
 Openthe cameraapertureby l/2 to t f-stop
 (e.g.from t/5.6 to f/4).
 gg, DarRbackground:
 Closethe apertureby l/2 to l f-stop
 (e.g.from f/8 to t/ll).





           10,CareandMaintenance
Removedustandgrimewitha softdrycloth,or a silicon-treatedcloth.Donotusedetergentsas
thesemaydamagetheplasticparts.
Formingtheflashcapacitor
Theflashcapacitorincorporatedin theflashgunundergoesa physicalchangewhentheflash-
gunis notswitchedon for prolongedperiods.Forthisreasonit is necessaryto switchon the
flashgunfor approx.10 minutesevery3 months.Thebatterymustsupplysufficientpowerto
lightuptheflash-readylightwithinoneminuteaftertheflashgunwasswitchedon.

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12.0ptionalAccessories
 @  Malfunctionsand damagecaused to the mecabtitz 45 cL-| due to the useof
      accessoriesfrom other manufacturersare not coveredby our guarantee!
 o B?945-29(0rderNo:0004529)
   fortelephotoattachment45-33.
 o BatterVholder45-39
  Foralkalinemanganesebatteries.
  . BatterychargersetB 45(0rderNo:0012045\
   fvicad       batteryandchargerforsubsequentconversionofthe45cL-1Batterymodelto NiCad@  batteryoperation.
  . Bouncediffuser60-39(0rderNo:0006033)
  Tosoftenheavyshadowswithreflectedlight.
  . Bracketadapter45-35(OrderNo:004535)
  Forparallaxcorrectionof reflectorandcamerawithclose-upsandwide-angleshots.
  . Bracketadapter60-28(0rderNo:0006028)
  Similarto 45-35,exceptadjustablein height.
  . Camerabracket20214(0rderNo:0000802)
  Toattachtheflashgunto thesideof thecamera.
 . Cameracablerelease45-26(0rderNo:0004526)
  Thecamerashuttercanbetrippedwiththesamehandthatis holdingtheflashgun.This  freestheotherhandforfocusing.
 . Electricshutterrelease45-25(0rderNo:0004525)
  As45-26,exceptwithswitchfor electricactuation.
 o Ever-readycase45-34(OrderNo:0004534)
  forflashgunandaccessories.
 . Filterset45-32(OrderNo:0004532)
  Consistsof a setof 4 coloureffectsfiltersand1 clearfilterto holdanycolouredfoil.
 . In-carbatterychargerA 16
 Thebatterycanbechargedoffthecar'selectricalsystem.
 . Lightreducingfilterset 45-28(OrderNo:000452g
  Consistsof threeneutraldensityfilters,anda transparentfilterholderforcolouredfoils.
 . MainsunitN 22 (}rderNo:0012022)
  Electronicallystabilizedandwith33 m cable.
. MainsunitN 23 (0rderNo:00'l20Zg\
 Connectionrequiresthespecialcabl6359(3 m)or 349(6 m) Theflashrecyctingtimesin
 manualmodeareshortenedto approx.5 seconds.Twoilaslrguns.un nrionnected.. Mecalux1'1(0rderNo:00000'l1)
 Slavetriggeringunit.Foroptical,delay-freeremotetriggeringof slaveflashgunsbya came-
 ra-triggeredflash.Respondsalsoto infraredlightbeam.Doesnotrequirebatteries.
. MecaluxHolder00-26(OrderNo:0006026)
 TomounttheMecalux11.

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12. 0ptionalAccessories
          . Mecamat45-46(0rderNo:0004546)
       Externalsensorthatsignificantlyextendstheapplicationrangeof themecablitz.11auto
       aperturesareavailable.,,MANUAL"provides7 co-ordinatedlightoutputlevelswith7 fixed
       flashdurations.Built-inviewfinderwithparallaxcompensationforclose-ups.Twomeasu-
        ringanglesof 25"and12' foroptimalmeasurement.
          . NiCadbatterypack45-40(0rderNo:0004540)
               ' PowerPackP 50 (0rderNo:00'12950).a:',
qP    Fora highnumberof flashesandshortrecyclingtimes(approx.300full-powerflashes)
          . Shoulderstrap50-3'1(0rderNo:0005031)
          . Stabilizingset30-28(0rderNo:0003028)
      Ensuresthatthecameracannotbe inadvertentlyturnedonthebracket.
          . Standardfoot301(0rderNo:00930'14)
      Usedin conjunctionwithSCA300A forconnectionto camerahotshoe.
          . SynchleadSCA300A (0rderNo:0009305)
      Cableto connecttheflashgunto theadapterof theSCA300System.
          . SynchleadSCA3000C (0rderNo:0033003)
      Cableto connecttheflashgunto theadapterof theSCA3000System.
          . Synchleads:
       Coiledsynchlead45-49(0rderNo:0004549)
       Coiledsynchlead45-54forhotshoe(OrderNo:0004554)
      Synchlead45-48,1 rn(OrderNo:0004548)
      Synchextensionlead60-54(5 m)(0rderNo:0006054)
          . Telephotoattachment45-33(OrderNo:0004533)
      Forflashshotswithtelelenses.Nearlydoublestheguidenumber.Infraredshotsarealso
       possible.





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lndex

Accessories,41
Auto-checkdisplay,36
Automaticflashmode,30

Bouncedflash,33


Exposurecorrections,38                            @,
Fitt-tnftash,35

Manualflashmode,32
Mountingtheflashgun,26

Synchconnection,2G,42





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lnhaltsverzeichnis

Vonruort                                                         ....2
w i s s e n s w e r t e: s: ... .
1.   Sicherheitshinweise                                  .......4
2.   VorbereitendesBlitzgeriites                            .....5
2 1  B e f e s t i g e n d e s B l i t z g e r a t e s a n d e r K a m e r a . . .   . . . . . . . . 5
2.2  Stromversorgung                                        .....6
2.3  Batterie-bzw.Akkuauswechseln...                 .....6
2 . 3 . 1 B a t t e r i e n a u s t a u s c h e n . . .                                        . . . . . . . . 6
2 . 3 . 2 B e t r i e b m i t d e m A k k u - P a c k                                        . . . . . . . 7
2 . 3 . 3 B e t r i e b m i t d e m N e t z g e r a t                                        . . . . . . . . 8
2.4  Ein-undAusschaltendesBlitzgerates...                      ......B
3.   DerAutomatik-Blitzbetrieb                             ......9
4.   DermanuelleBlitzbetrieb...                        .....11
5.    IndirektesBlitzen                                         ....12
5.1   IndirektesBlitzenimAutomatik-Blitzbetrieb                           . . . . .13
5.2  IndirektesBlitzenim manuellenBlitzbetrieb                               . . . . .13
6.   AufhellblitzenbeiTageslicht                              .....14
     AufhellblitzenimAutomatik-Betrieb                     ......14
7    DieBelichtungskontrollanzeige...                  .....15
8.   AusleuchtungundWeitwinkelvorsatz                                        . . .16
9.   Belichtungskorrekturen.                                     ...17
9.1  BelichtungskorrekturimAutomatik-Blitzbetrieb  .......17
1 0 . W a r t u n g u n d P f l e g e                                                      . . . . . . . 1 7
11.  TechnischeDaten                                        ....18
12.  Sonderzubehiir.                                           .....20
     Stichwortverzeichnis                                                    . . .....22


                 Vorwort

Wirbeg[ickwunschenSiezumKaufdiesesGeratesunddankenlhnenfur dasVertrauen,das
Siein METZ-Blitzgeratesetzen.
NaturlichkonnenSieeskaumerwarten,dasBlitzgeratin Betriebzunehmen.Eslohntsichaber,
dieBedienungsanleitungzulesen,dennnursolernenSie,mitdemGerdtproblemlosumzugehen.

Wissensuuertes
     DiesesBlitzgerdtpaBtfur:
               ' alleKamerasmitBlitzschuhundMittenkontaktbeiVerwendungdesSynchronkabels45-54
       (Sonderzubehor.
               ' alleKamerasmitSynchronanschluB,unterVerwendungdesmitgeliefertenSynchronkabels.
          . Systemkameras.

      KurziibersichtderBetriebsfunktionen:
     Ausstattung                   durchfuhrbareBetriebsarten
          . 45 cL-1mitsynchronkabel:     Automatik-Britzbetrieb,Kap.3, seiteg.                                                                     '11.                                 ManuellerBlitzbetrieb,Kap.4, Seite
,    Dermecablitz45 CL-1wirdin zweiVariantengeliefert:
            o alsmecablitz45 CL-1-NC(mitNicad-AkkuundLadegerdt)
             Die NC-Versionkann durch den Zukaufeines Batteriekorbs45-39 auf
              Batterie-Betrieberweitertwerden.
                                 ' alsmecablitz45 CL-1-BAT(frirBatteriebetrieb,keineBatterienmitgeliefert)
             DieBatterie-VersionkanndurchZukauteinesLadesetB 45 (= NC-AkkuundLade-
              gerdt)aufNicad-Akku-Betrieberweitertwerden.
     Dermecablitz45 CL-1isteinleistungsstarkesBlitzgerdtmitmodernsterTechnik.

     SeineherausragendenMerkmalesind:
              ' universellschwenkbarerQuadrolight-Reflektor.ErmoglichtindirektesBlitzen,ohneaufden
        vorteilderautomatischenBelichtungssteuerungverzichtenzu mussen.
          . Weitwinkelvorsatz.
              ' Belichtungsautomatikmit5 freiwdhlbarenArbeitsblenden.DadurchleichteBewaltigungvon
       Schaffentiefen-undEinstellproblemen.
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       stenwiederaufladezeitenundeinerhoherenBlitzanzahlproAkkuladung.
          . Belichtungskontrollanzeige.
          . ubersichtlichesEinstellzentrum.
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