User Manual

More fun – better pictures
on f-stop calculations or use various
formulas. Intelligent units have now
taken over most of the work. With the
help of various special functions, one
can concentrate on the essentials,
i.e. the picture composition. That
way, using a flash is really fun!
PHOTO GALLERY
Using a flash pays off: Anyone using additional light when taking a photograph obtains better results, because in
post-processing, it isn’t possible to obtain missing colors or brilliance from the picture:
The methods:
Using a flash doesn‘t only mean
flooding a dark subject with light;
it also means handling this light in a
targeted manner as well as creatively.
There are very different methods
available to achieve this. It starts with
a direct flash of the subject with a
flash unit fastened to the camera, and
continues with a bounce flash, which
is made possible by turning and tilt-
ing the reflector head. This way, the
light can be redirected either with a
special bounce diffuser or with an
extendable, integrated reflector card.
In addition, there are other flash meth-
ods that can be achieved through an
“off-camera” use of the units. Adjust-
ing the flash exposure plays a major
role in the effect of a subject. In many
Metz flash devices, the amount of
light can be controlled variably, and
thus balanced entirely according to
need. In this way, a lighting mood is
never lost. There is even considerable
advantage in using a Metz flash in
daylight. Shadowed areas or back-
light can be brightened optimally in
this way, and it enables pictures with
undreamed-of sharpness and bril-
liance. In contrast to bygone eras,
flashes and cameras themselves
already contribute a great deal to
successful exposure. These days, no
flash photographer has to spend time
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