Minolta Off Camera cable OC-1100 / Shoe OS-1100 User manual

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OFF-CAMERACABLEOC-l100,OFF-CAMERASHOEOS-
          Off-Camera Cable OC-110Oand Off-Camera Shoe OS-11OOare
        designed for connecting an off-camera Minolta Program/Maxxum/
         Vectis flash unit to a Minolta Dynax/Maxxum/Vectis camera (except
        9OOO/7O00/5O00).Through-the-lens (TTL) off-film control of flash
         duration and sufficient-exposure signaling are maintained, providing
iw':         accurate and easy operation for:
                .  Close-upand macrophotography-  Leavingflash mounted on
       cameramay produceunevenlightingif subjectis not fully within
         flash'sangleof coverage.
        o  Directionalflash techniques-  With Off-CameraCableOC-1100
       and up to five Cable EXs, flash unit can be placedas far as 6m
        (about 20 ft.) from camerato control shadowsby lightingfrom de-
        siredangle.            .,.
@ri*.*   o  Bornce flash at #r"r.   angles'than  is nornrallfffossibl€i--with-
        the flash unit.
        o Placing flash at an angle to glass,mirror, or other reflective
        surfaceto avoidunwantedreflectionsfrom f lash.
        o Avoiding"red eye" in peopleand animalpicturesby placingflash
       awayfrom lensaxis.
        o  Multi-flashwith up to three flash units and Triple Connector
       TC-1000 to obtaining desired modelingeffect by lighting subject
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      NAMESOF PARTS
      O Mounting foot       €) Accessoryshoe
     O Ptug       @ cableterminal
                   O Tripod socket

      ATTACHINGAND REMOVING
          1. With the cord pointing towardsthe front of the camera,slidethe-'   a-'T:*        mounting foot  of Off-CameraCable OC-1100 into the accessory
       shoeof the camerauntil it clicksin place(A).
         To removeOff-CameraCableOC-l100 from the camera,slidethe
        mountingfoot of the cableout of the camera'saccessoryshoe.

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  2. Align the guide on the plug of Cable OC-l100 and the guide on
 the socket of Off-CameraShoe OS-1100. Push plug fully into socket
 and secureby tightening the outer ring (B).
  3. Slide the mounting foot of flash unit into the accessoryshoe of
 Off-CameraShoe OS-1100 until  it locks in place (C).                           :
   To remove Off-Camera Shoe OS-1100 from flash unit, press the
 lock-releasebutton of the flash unit and slide the mounting foot of
 the flash unit out of the Off-CameraShoe OS-1100.
 o AF illuminator on flash unit will not light.
 o  Flash unit can be held in your hand or mounted on a tripod (or in
 accessoryshoe of bracket grip, etc.) When mounting on a tripod, do
 not overtighten tripod screw.
  .  The socket of Off-Camera Shoe OS-110O can be turned 18Oo to
 enable moving the flash unit- freely without placing strain on the
 cable.
 o  Cable EX can be used to  position the flash further from the
 camera than  is possible with Off-Camera Cable OC-1100 alone. Up
 to five Cable EXs may be used, giving a combined length (including
 Off-Camera Cable OC-l100)  of approximately 6 meters. Operation
 may not be correct if more than five Cable EXs are used.
  .   Triple Connector TC-1000 can be used to connect up to three
  flash units

 FLASH OPERATION
   Operationof one off -cameraf lashunit connectedwith Off-Camera
 CableOC-1100 and Off-CameraShoeOS-1100is as explainedin the
 instructionmanualfor the flashunit.
 Note that:
 o  Flash-readysignalingand auto X-syncsettingare maintained.
  .  Autoflash ranges(as indicatedin flash'sinstructionmanual)and
 flash distancesand correspondingaperturesin manual mode are
 basedon f lash-to-subjectd istance,not camera-to-subject distance.
 o Flash-readysignal(t  ) in viewfinderwill blinkwhen exposurewas
 sufficient.
 o Operationmay not be correct if more than six cables(including
 Off-CameraCablesOC-l100 and EX) are used.


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CLOSE.UP AND MACROPHOTOG RAPHY
    A-mode TTL  is recommended to enable choosing any aperture
   for  controlling depth of  field. TTL  control makes operation easy
  even when using close-up accessories,since light passingthrough lens
  and accessoryis metered off film to control flash duration.
  o    lf  flash  is closer to subject than applicable minimum distance
  given in flash's instruction manual, photo may be overexposedeven
  though flash-distance signals indicate exposure was sufficient. Do
  not take photos closer than the applicalbeminimum distance.
  o When using cloqe-up or macro accessoriesbetween camera and
  lens, find  applicable flash range by  using f-number determined
  according to lens extension. For details, see flash and/or accessory
  instruction manual.
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         FLA'H
    Aim flash so light will strike bounce surface {preferably white,
  especially for  color photos) approximately halfway between flash
  and subject. lf some lightfrom flash directly strikessubject, illumina-
  tion may be uneven.
     Flash rangesfor bounce flash are for flash-to-reflector-to-subject
  distance and may be reduced if bounce surface has low reflectance.
  Viewfinder flash-ready signal will blink if exposure was sufficient. %
  NOTE:
  o Off-CameraCableOC-l 1OOcan also be connecteddirectlyto flash
  units with an accessoryterminal or to Off-CameraShoe for use with
  Minolta Program/ Maxxum Flash  OOOAF/28OOAF/18OOAF.
  However,flash unit's AF illuminatorwill not light.
  o PX-seriesor X-seriesflash units cannot be used.
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