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    MECABLITZ 45CL-1O p e ra ting instru c tions

    TV. VIDEO. AUDIO. MECABLITZ

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    Pointsworthknowing

    Thisflashguncanbeusedwith:

    Allcameraswithahotshoeinconjunctionwiththesynchcable 45-54 (optionalaccessory)

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    Systemcameras

    Briefsurveyoftheoperatingfunctions:

    Configuration Operatingmodespossible

    45 CL-1 withsynchcable: Automaticflashmode,Ch. 3,p. 30

    Manualflashmode,Ch. 4,p. 32

    Themecablitz 45 CL-1 isavailableintwoversions:

    Themecablitz 45 CL-1-NCwithNiCadbatteryandbatterycharger.TheNCversioncanbeexpandedtoalkalinemanganesebatteryoperationbyway

    ofthebatteryholder 45-39 (availableasanoptionalextra).

    Themecablitz 45 CL-1-BAT(foroperationwithalkalinemanganesebatteries;

    (batteriesarenotincluded).

    ThebatteryversioncanbeupgradedtorechargeableNiCadbatteryoperationby

    addingtheB 45 chargerset(=NiCadbatteryandbatterycharger).

    Themecablitz 45 CL-1 isapowerfulflashgunbasedonthemostmoderntechnology.

    Outstandingfeatures:

    Universal,swivell ingquadrolightreflectorforbouncedflashwithouthavingtoforgothe

    benefitsofautomaticexposurecontrol.

    Wide-anglediffuser.

    Automaticexposurecontrolwithaselectionof 5 workingaperturestoeasilyresolvethe

    problemsassociatedwithdepth-of-fieldand tooffergreater creativescope regarding

    camerasettings.

    Power-savingthyristorlightoutputcontrol,particularlyintheclose-uprange,forshorter

    recycletimesandahighernumberofflashesfromjustonebatterycharge.

    Correctexposureconfirmation(autocheck).

    Convenientcalculatordialforallsettings.

    Manualmode.

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    1.SafetyInstructions

    Never fireaflashintheimmediatevicinityoftheeyes!

    Flashfireddirectlyinfrontoftheeyesofapersonor animalcandamagethe retina

    andleadtoseverevisualdisorders,

    evenblindness! Donotopenor short-circuit rechargeablebatteries!

    Alkalinemanganeseand rechargeablebatteriesshouldnotbeexposedtoexcessive

    heat,for instancesunshine,fireandthelike!

    Never throwspentbatteriesinafire!Danger ofexplosion!

    Lyecanleakoutofspentbatteriesanddamagethecontacts.Consequently,spent

    batteriesmustalwaysbeimmediatelytakenoutofthebatteryhousing.

    NEVER rechargedry-cellbatteries.

    Donotexposetheflashguntodrippingor splashingwater!

    Protecttheflashgunagainstexcessiveheatandhighhumiditylevels!Donotstorethe

    flashgunintheglovecompartmentofacar!

    Donotplaceanylight-impermeablematerialon,or directlyinfrontof,thediffuser.

    Ensurethatthediffuser isalwaysclean. Thehighlightoutputoftheflashwillburnthe

    materialor thediffuser ifthisisnotobserved.

    Never taketheflashgunapart!DANGER- HIGH VOLTAGE!

    Therearenopartsinsidetheflashgunthatcanbe repairedbyalayperson!

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    2. PreparingtheFlashgunfor Use

    Fig. 1a:Mountingthecomponents Fig.1b:Insertingthecamerabracket

    2.1 Attachingtheflashguntoacamera

    ThemacablitzmustalwaysbeconnectedtotheXcontactonthecameraorthesynchronizati-

    onselectormustbesettoX.

    Alwaysswitchoffthecameraandtheflashgunbeforemountingor removingthe

    flashgun.

    Mountingthe flashgun: Fastenthecamerabracketwiththebracketscrewtothecamerastripodbush.Formedium-

    andlarge-formatcameraswerecommendtheuseofthe 202/4 bracket(optionalaccessory).

    Insertthecamerabracketintotherapid-actioncatchoftheholderblockuntilitisaudibly

    engaged(fig. 1b).

    Securethecamerabracketwiththelockingscrew.

    Connectthesynchcabletotheflashgunandcamera.

    holderblock

    rapid-actioncatch

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    2. PreparingtheFlashgunfor Use

    Fig.2a:Batterychanging Fig.2b:Openingthebatteryhousing(onlywithBAT-version,otherwiseoptionalextra)

    2.2 Power supplyTheflashguncanbeoperatedwith:

    Alkalinemanganesebatteries,sizeIECLR 6 (AA-type)(onlywithBAT-version,otherwiseoptionalextra)

    MetzNiCadbatterypack 45-40 (onlyifNiCad isfeatured;otherwiseavailableasanoptional

    accessory).Acharger(seetable 2,page 25)isincludedwiththeflashgunifNiCadisfeatured).

    PowerPackP 50 (optionalaccessory) MainsunitN 22 orN 23 (optionalaccessories)

    2.3 Battery replacement

    Pressthetwolockingkeysofthebatteryhousing,andpu lloutoftheflashgun(fig. 2a).To

    returnthebatteryhousingpressthetwolockingkeystogetherandpressintothehand le-

    mountgripoftheflashgununtilitaudiblyengages.

    2.3.1 Exchangingthebatteries

    Presstogetherthesmoothlockingkeysofthedismantledbatteryhousing(onlywithBAT-ver-sion,otherwiseoptionalextra)andremovethelid(fig. 2b).Insertnewbatteriesinconformity

    withthepolaritysymbolsindicatedinthebaseofthehousing.Returnthelidandlockinagain.

    Spent batteriesmust notbe thrown into the domesticwaste! Help keep the

    environmentcleananddiscardspentbatteriesatcorrespondingcollectingpoints!

    ThebatteryhousingmustnotbefittedwithNiCadbatteries!Thecontactsofthebat-

    teryhousingareonlyintendedforalkalinemanganesebatteries.

    ThelowerresistanceofNiCadbatteriesmeansthatmorecurrentcanflow,andthiscan

    damagetheflashgun.TheNiCadBatteryPack45-40hasspecialcontactswhichdonotallowtheflowofhighcurrents.

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    Fig. 3a:Voltageselector Fig.3b:Chargingthebattery

    2. PreparingtheFlashgunfor Use

    2.3.2 Operationwiththebatterypack(onlywithNC-version,otherwiseoptionalextra)

    TheNiCadbatteryshouldbechargedfor 5 hoursbeforeitisusedforthefirsttime.TheNiCad

    batterycanbechargedwithintheflashgunorexternally.

    Warning:TheflashgunmustNOTbeswitchedonwhilethebatteryisbeingcharged

    withintheflashgun!TheNiCadbatteryisdischargediftherecycletimeafteraflashexceeds 60 seconds.

    Adjustthecorrectmainsvoltageonthechargerpriortocharging.Thevoltageselector(fig. 3a)

    islocatednexttotheplugandcanbeadjustedwithasmallscrewdriver.

    Theconnectionforthecharger(fig. 3b)isinthebaseoftheNiCadbattery.Theadjoiningpilot

    lamplightsupwhilechargingisinprogress.

    ThechargingtimeforacompletelyexhaustedNiCadbatteryis 5 hours.Apartlydischarged

    NiCadbatteryrequiresacorrespondinglydiminishedchargingtime.

    Toidentifyanexhaustedbattery:Pushtheknurledslideinthebatterylidtotheblackmark.Toidentifyachargedbattery:Pushtheknurledslideinthebatterylidtothewhitemark.

    TheNicadbatterycanalsobechargedwiththein-carchargerA 16 (optionalaccessory).

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    2. PreparingtheFlashgunfor Use

    Fig. 4:Switchingontheflashgun

    2.3.3 Operationwiththemainsunit

    Themecablitzcanbepowereddirectlyfromawalloutletinconjunctionwiththemainsunits

    N 22 orN 23 (optionalaccessories).Theconnectionfortheabovemainsunitsislocatedinthe

    sideofthehandle-mountgrip.

    Duringoperationwiththemainsunittheflashgunmustbeswitchedoffwiththemainswitch.

    Toavoidthermaloverloading,flashseriesinvolvingmorethan30flashesatmaximum

    lightoutputmustbebasedonthefollowingrecyclingtimes:

    - Incontinuousmode:30secondsaftereachfull-powerflash.

    - Inintermittentmode:Amaximumof10flasheswithshortestrecyclingtime,

    followedbyapauseofatleast4minutes.

    2.4 Switchingtheflashgunonandoff

    The flashgun isswitchedonwith themainswitch (fig. 4).The flashgun ispermanently

    switchedonwhentheswitchispushedtothetopposition,andtheoperatinglightshines.Push

    themainswitchtothebottompositiontoswitchofftheflashgun.

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    Fig. 6:Example

    3.AutomaticFlashMode

    Fig. 5:Measuringprocedureforautomaticflashmode

    Intheautomaticflashmodethephotosensormeasuresthelightreflectedfromthesubject.The

    flashiscutoffassoonassufficientlighthasbeenemittedforcorrectexposure.

    Inthismannerthere isnoneedtocalculateandsetanewaperturewhenthedistance is

    changed,providedthatthesubjectremainswithintheindicatedautomaticflashrange.

    Thephotosensoroftheflashgunmustbedirectedatthesubject,regardlessofthedirectionat

    whichthemainreflectorispointing.Thephotosensorhasameasuringangleofapprox. 25,anditonlymeasurestheactualamountoflightemittedbytheflashgun.

    Fiveworkingaperturesareavailableintheautomaticflashmode.

    Adjustingprocedurefor theautomaticflashmode:Example: Flash-to-subjectdistance:5m

    Filmspeed:ISO100/21 (seefig. 6)

    Adjustthecameraaccordingtothemanufacturersoperatinginstructions.

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    Underdueconsiderationofthemaximumflashrange,adistanceof5mpermitsselectionof

    theautoaperturesf/8,f/5.6,f/4andf/2.8.

    Switchontheflashgunwiththemainswitch.

    2 Settheselectordialtooneoftheautoapertures. Thesett inglineassignstheadjusted

    fstopwiththecorrespondingmaximumflashrangeonthedistancescale.Theminimum

    flash-to-subjectdistanceisapprox. 10%ofthemaximumflashrange.

    Adjustthesameapertureontheflashgunandthecamera.

    9

    1

    2

    photosensor

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    3.AutomaticFlashMode

    Toachievetheshortestpossibledepth-of-field(asrequiredinportraiture)werecommendan

    apertureoff/2.8.Forgroupshotswheretherecanbeseveralrowsofpeoplebehindeach

    other,werecommendanapertureoff/8.

    Waitforflashreadiness-thegreenLEDlightsup.

    Thesubjectshouldbewithinthemiddlethirdofthedistancerange. Thisgivesthe

    electroniccontrolsufficientscopeforcompensationshouldthisbenecessary.

    Thereisacertainmeasureofoverlapbetweentheindividualautomaticapertures.Asaresult

    ofthisoverlapitisalwayspossibletoplacethesubjectwithinthemiddlethirdoftherange.

    CAUTIONwithzoomlenses!

    Duetotheirdesigntheycancausealossoflightintheorderofuptoonef-stop.

    Furthermore,theeffectiveaperturecanalsovary,dependingupontheadjusted

    focal length. Thismustbecompensatedbymanuallycorrecting theaperture

    settingontheflashgun!

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    4.ManualFlashMode

    Fig. 7:Shotwithdirectflashlight

    Inthismodetheflashgunwil lemititsfullpower.Theflashguncanbeadaptedtotheactualpic-

    tureshootingsituationbysettingthecorrespondingapertureonthecamera.

    Ifthedisplayedvaluedoesnotcoincidewiththeactualdistance,thentheaperturehavetobe

    changedaccordingly.

    Adjustingprocedurefor themanualflashmode:

    Example: Flash-to-subjectdistance:5m

    Filmspeed:ISO100/21 (seefig.8)

    Adjustthecameraaccordingtothemanufacturersoperatinginstructions.

    1 TurntheadjustingknobforfilmspeeduntilthemarkerispositionedoppositetheISOfilm

    speed.

    Switchontheflashgunwiththemainswitch.

    2 Settheselectordialto M.

    Theaperture tobeadjusted is ind icatedon thescaleabove thegiven flash-to-subject

    distance.

    Ataflash-to-subjectdistanceof5m(asinourexample),anapertureoff/8hastobeseton

    thecamera.

    Theadjustedaperturemustbecorrectedwhenthewide-anglediffuser isused.

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    Fig. 8:Adjustingprocedureformanualflashmode

    1

    2

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    5.BouncedFlash

    Fig. 9:Bouncedflash(Thephotowasshotwiththeflashbouncedofftheright-handwall)

    Photosshotwithfullfrontalflashareeasilyrecognizablebytheirharsh,denseshadows.This

    isoftenassociatedwithasharpdropoflightfromtheforegroundtothebackground.

    Thisphenomenoncanbeavoidedwithbouncedflash becausethediffusedlightwillproduce

    asoftanduniformrenditionofboththesubjectandthebackground.Forthispurposethemain

    reflectoristurnedinsuchamannerthattheflashisbouncedbackfromasuitablereflective

    surface(e.g.ceil ingorwallsofaroom).Forthisreasonthemainreflectorcanbeturnedverticallyandhorizontally.Thefollowingare

    theverticallock-inpositionsforbouncedflash: 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 (simplytiltthereflectortotherequiredangle)

    Theheadcanbeswivelledhorizontallytotheleftandrightby 180,andlocksintopositionat

    90 and 180.

    Whenswivellingthereflectorvertically,itisessentialtoensurethatitisturnedby

    asufficientlywideanglesothatdirectlightcannolongerfallonthesubject.

    Therefore,alwaystiltthereflectortoatleastthe60 lock-inposition.

    Thediffusedlightbouncedbackfromthereflectivesurfacesresultsinasoftilluminationofthe

    subject.

    Thereflectingsurfacemustbewhiteoraneutralcolour,anditmustnotbestructured(e.g.

    woodenbeams in the ceil ing)as thiscould castshadows.Forcoloureffectsjustselect

    reflectivesurfacesintherequiredcolour.

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    5.BouncedFlash

    5.1 Bouncedflashinautomaticflashmodes

    It isadvisable tocheckpriortotheactualexposurewhether the light issuff icient for the

    selectedaperture.PleaserefertoCh. 7,Auto-checkdisplay,forthecorrespondingprocedure.5.2 Bouncedflashinmanualflashmode

    Therequiredcameraapertureinthemanualflashmodeisbestestablishedwithanexposure

    meter.Observethefollowingruleofthumbifanexposuremeterisnotavailable

    guidenumberCameraaperture=

    lightdistancex2

    toestablishtheguidevaluefortheaperturethatcanthenbevariedby+1 f-stopfortheactual

    exposure.

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    6.Fill-inFlashinDaylight

    Fig. 13:Fil l-inflashindaylight(leftwithout-rightwithmecablitz)

    Themecablitzcanalsobeusedforfil l-inflashindaylighttosoftenharshshadowsandlower

    thecontrast,therebyproducingamorebalancedexposurewhenshootingagainstthelight.

    Variouspossibili tiesareopentotheuserforthispurpose.

    6.1 Fill-inflashinautomaticmode

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    speedforanormalexposure.Ensurethattheshutterspeedeitherequals,orisslowerthan,the

    fastestflashsynchspeed(varieswiththegivencameramodel).

    Example:

    Establishedaperture=f/8;establishedshutterspeed=1/60sec.Flashsynchspeedofthe

    camera,e.g. 1/100sec.(seeoperatinginstructionsforthegivencamera).

    Thetwoestablishedvaluesforapertureandshutterspeedcanbesetonthecamerabecause

    thecamerasshutterspeedisslowerthanthecamerasflashsynchspeed.

    Tomaintainabalancedrangeofhighlights,forinstanceinordertoretainthecharacteroftheshadows,itisadvisabletoselecttheautomaticapertureontheflashgunonesettinglowerthan

    theapertureadjustedonthecamera.Intheaboveexamplethecamerawasadjustedtof/8.

    Consequently,weadviseyoutosetanapertureoff/5.6 ontheflashgun.

    Whenshootingintothelight,ensurethatthebacklightdoesnotshinedirectlyonto

    thesensorasthiswillconfusetheflashgunselectronics!

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    7.Auto-CheckDisplay

    Fig. 10:Manualfiringbutton Fig.11:Auto-checksignal

    Theauto-checksignalo.k.lightsuponlywhentheframewil lbe,orwas,correctlyexposedin

    automode.

    Inthismanneritispossibletomanuallyfireatestflashwhileinautomodesothatthecorrect

    aperturecanbeestablishedbeforehand.Thisisparticularlyvaluablewithbounced(indirect)

    flashwhenreflectionconditionsarediff iculttojudge.

    Thetestflashistriggeredwiththemanualfiringbutton(fig. 10).

    If theauto-checkdisp layo.k. remainsdarkaftera test flash, thenadjust thenextwider

    aperture,ordiminishthedistancetothereflectionsurfaceofthesubject,andthenrepeatthe

    testflash.

    Thef-stopestablishedinthismannermustalsobesetonthecamera.

    Holdthecameraandtheflashgunwithphotosensorinthesamemannerasforthe

    actualshot.

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    10.CareandMaintenance

    Removedustandgrimewithasoftdrycloth,orasil icon-treatedcloth.Donotusedetergentsas

    thesemaydamagetheplasticparts.

    Formingtheflashcapacitor

    Theflashcapacitorincorporatedintheflashgunundergoesaphysicalchangewhentheflash-

    gunisnotswitchedonforprolongedperiods.Forthisreasonitisnecessarytoswitchonthe

    flashgunforapprox. 10 minutesevery 3 months.Thebatterymustsupplysuff icientpowertolightuptheflash-readylightwithinoneminuteaftertheflashgunwasswitchedon.

    9.ExposureCorrections

    Theautomaticexposuresystemsarebasedonasubjectreflectionfactorof 25%,thisbeingthe

    averagereflectionfactorforsubjectsshotwithflash.

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    (e.g.backlitscenes),therebyresultinginsubjectoverexposureorunderexposure,respectively.

    9.1 Exposurecorrectioninautomaticflashmode

    Tocompensatetheabovementionedeffect,theexposurecanbecorrectedbyopeningor

    stoppingdownthecamerasaperture.Withabrightbackgroundthesensoroftheflashgun

    cutsouttheflashtoosoonwiththeresultthattheactualsubjectistoodark.Withadarkback-

    groundtheflashiscutouttoolatesothattheactualsubjectistoobright.

    Brightbackground:

    Openthecameraapertureby1/2to1 f-stop(e.g.fromf/5.6tof/4).

    Darkbackground:

    Closetheapertureby1/2to1 f-stop

    (e.g.fromf/8tof/11).

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    11. TechnicalData

    Guidenumbers at ISO 100/21: Formetersystems: 45;forfeetsystems: 148

    5 autoworkingapertures atISO 100/21: f/2.8 -f/4 -f/5.6 -f/8 -f/11

    Flashdurations: approx. 1/300.. .1/20000 second InMmodeapprox. 1/300 secondatfulllightoutput

    Photosensor measuringangle: approx. 25

    Colour temperature: approx. 5600 K

    Filmspeed: ISO 25 toISO 1000

    Synchronization: Low-voltagethyristorignition

    Number offlashes: 50*.. .2000 NiCadbattery

    100*.. .2600 withalkaline-manganesebatteries

    140*...

    3600 withhigh-capacityalkaline-manganesebatteriesUnlimitedwithN 22/N 23 mainsunit

    (*withfulllightoutput)

    Recyclingtime: 7 sec.(inMmode).. .0.3 withNiCadbattery

    13 sec.(inMmode).. .0.3 sec.withalkaline-manganese

    batteries

    11 sec.(inMmode).. .0.3 sec.withhigh-capacityalkaline-

    manganesebatteries

    5s

    ec.(N 22

    )/18

    sec.(N 23

    ).. .0.3s

    ec.

    Swivelling rangeandlockingpositionsofzoom reflector:

    Upwards: 15 30 45 60 75 90

    Anti-clockwise 90 180

    Clockwise 90 180

    Dimensions (wxhxd),approx.

    Flashgun 92 x 247 x 102 mm

    Weight:

    Flashgunwithoutpowersources: approx. 680 g

    Included:

    Flashgun,camerabracket,batteryhousing 45-39 (onlywithBAT-version,otherwiseoptional

    extra),synchcable 45-47,wide-anglediffuser 45-42,OperatingInstructions

    (additionallywithNiCadflashguns:NiCadbatterypack 45-40 andbatterycharger,seetable 2).

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    11. TechnicalData

    FilmspeedISOGuidenumber

    formetersystems

    23

    25

    28

    32

    36

    40

    45

    50

    57

    64

    71

    80

    90

    101

    113

    127

    142

    forfeetsystems

    74

    83

    93

    105

    118

    132

    148

    166

    186

    209

    235

    263

    295

    331

    372

    417

    468

    25/15

    32/16

    40/17

    50/18

    64/19

    80/20

    100/21

    125/22

    160/23

    200/24

    250/25

    320/26

    400/27

    500/28

    650/29

    800/30

    1000/31

    Table1:Guidenumbersatmaximumlightoutput

    Country Typeofcharger

    729

    723

    728

    722

    730

    402.12e

    725

    726

    Europe

    GreatBritain

    USA/Canada

    Australia

    Japan

    SouthAfrica

    NewZealand

    Korea

    Table2:Chargers

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    12. OptionalAccessories

    Malfunctionsanddamagecaused to themecablitz 45CL-1 due to theuseof

    accessoriesfromothermanufacturersarenotcoveredbyourguarantee!

    Bag 45-29 (OrderNo: 0004529)fortelephotoattachment 45-33.

    Batteryholder 45-39Foralkalinemanganesebatteries.

    BatterychargersetB 45 (OrderNo: 0012045)NiCadbatteryandchargerforsubsequentconversionofthe 45 CL-1 BatterymodeltoNiCadbatteryoperation.

    Bouncediffuser 60-33 (OrderNo: 0006033)Tosoftenheavyshadowswithreflectedlight.

    Bracketadapter 45-35 (OrderNo: 004535)Forparallaxcorrectionofreflectorandcamerawithclose-upsandwide-angleshots.

    Bracketadapter 60-28 (OrderNo: 0006028)Similarto 45-35,exceptadjustableinheight.

    Camerabracket 202/4 (OrderNo: 0000802)Toattachtheflashguntothesideofthecamera.

    Cameracablerelease 45-26 (OrderNo: 0004526)Thecamerashuttercanbetrippedwiththesamehandthatisholdingtheflashgun.Thisfreestheotherhandforfocusing.

    Electricshutterrelease 45-25 (OrderNo: 0004525)As 45-26,exceptwithswitchforelectricactuation.

    Ever-readycase 45-34 (OrderNo: 0004534)forflashgunandaccessories.

    Filterset 45-32 (OrderNo: 0004532)Consistsofasetof 4 coloureffectsfiltersand 1 clearfiltertoholdanycolouredfoil.

    In-carbatterychargerA 16Thebatterycanbechargedoffthecarselectricalsystem.

    Lightreducingfilterset 45-28 (OrderNo: 0004528Consistsofthreeneutraldensityfilters,andatransparentfilterholderforcolouredfoils.

    MainsunitN 22 (OrderNo: 0012022)Electronicallystabil izedandwith 33 mcable.

    MainsunitN 23 (OrderNo: 0012023)Connectionrequiresthespecialcable 359 (3 m)or 349 (6 m).Theflashrecyclingtimesinmanualmodeareshortenedtoapprox. 5 seconds.Twoflashgunscanbeconnected.

    Mecalux 11 (OrderNo: 0000011)

    Slavetriggeringunit.Foroptical,delay-freeremotetriggeringofslaveflashgunsbyacame-

    ra-triggeredflash.Respondsalsotoinfraredlightbeam.Doesnotrequirebatteries.

    MecaluxHolder 60-26 (OrderNo: 0006026)

    TomounttheMecalux 11.

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    12. OptionalAccessories

    Mecamat 45-46 (OrderNo: 0004546)

    Externalsensorthatsignificantlyextendstheapplicationrangeofthemecablitz. 11 auto

    aperturesareavailable.MANUALprovides 7 co-ordinatedlightoutputlevelswith 7 fixed

    flashdurations.Built-inviewfinderwithparallaxcompensationforclose-ups.Twomeasu-

    ringanglesof 25 and 12 foroptimalmeasurement.

    NiCadbatterypack 45-40 (OrderNo: 0004540)

    PowerPackP 50 (OrderNo: 0012950)

    Forahighnumberofflashesandshortrecyclingtimes(approx. 300 full-powerflashes)

    Shoulderstrap 50-31 (OrderNo: 0005031)

    Stabil izingset 30-28 (OrderNo: 0003028)

    Ensuresthatthecameracannotbeinadvertentlyturnedonthebracket.

    Standardfoot 301 (OrderNo: 0093014)

    UsedinconjunctionwithSCA 300 Aforconnectiontocamerahotshoe.

    SynchleadSCA 300 A(OrderNo: 0009305)

    CabletoconnecttheflashguntotheadapteroftheSCA 300 System.

    SynchleadSCA 3000 C(OrderNo: 0033003)

    CabletoconnecttheflashguntotheadapteroftheSCA 3000 System.

    Synchleads:

    Coiledsynchlead 45-49 (OrderNo: 0004549)

    Coiledsynchlead 45-54 forhotshoe(OrderNo: 0004554)

    Synchlead 45-48, 1 m(OrderNo: 0004548)

    Synchextensionlead 60-54 (5 m)(OrderNo: 0006054)

    Telephotoattachment 45-33 (OrderNo: 0004533)

    Forflashshotswithtelelenses.Nearlydoublestheguidenumber.Infraredshotsarealso

    possible.

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    Index

    Accessories, 41Auto-checkdisplay, 36

    Au

    tomaticf

    lashmo

    de, 30

    Bouncedflash, 33

    Exposurecorrections, 38

    Fil l-inflash, 35

    Manualflashmode, 32Mountingtheflashgun, 26

    Synchconnection, 26, 42