Contax TLA30 Instruction Manual

Introduction: Every 35mm photographic system usually has a flash unit that shines in specification. The Olympus has a great flash in
Olympus T-32, Nikon has a
only non-AF TTL flash unit Canon has ever produced for the FD-mount system, Pentax has also provide their users with an impressive
AF 280T etc. As you can observe, most of these non-AF flash units have a guide number at around 30; they were usually equipped with a
flexible flash heads and supported by a host of system accessories which makes them an all rounder for all sort of applications which includes
bounce, synchro-sunlight and even close up photography. Another prominent features for these ever popular flash models is their ability to
support TTL, Auto and Manual flash control which enables many positive possibilities such as multiple TTL-flash setup which previously can be
a very tedious process to setup and getting assuring results. Most of these evergreen flash models were originally being introduced during the
the mid of the eighties, they sailed through the turbulence of the AF revolution and remains in the product list of the respective camera
manufacturers even today.
The TLA30, when used with the
automatic electronic flash photography by means of "direct TTL auto flash metering" using the camera's light sensor that
automatically controls the flash exposures in which the light through the lens is directly read from the film surface, this is often
called "TTL OTF" which stands for "Through the Lens, Off the Film" metering, a technique first pioneered by Olympus in their
Olympus OM2n camera in 1975. Because of the direct TTL auto flash metering system, you will find it easy to employ such
advanced techniques as bounce flash, diffuse flash, close-up flash, as well as multiple flash using multiple flash units and extension
systems. And being equipped with normal auto and manual flash functions, it can be used for electronic flash photography with
other cameras as well.
I have been struggling on a decision earlier whether to include a user's manual of this fascinating flash unit in the Contax RTS
website. I think it is essential and went to purchase a copy of this manual from an online auction, I hate to do all the stupid work of
scan, retouch and restoring closest to their originality. This is not an entirely easy task and very time consuming (the
and unproductive work among all was the scanning process ..) but as this flash does has its uniqueness and features which makes
it an important system component in the CONTAX 35mm photographic system. This may well supplement many Contax
photographers, especially those who owns Contax camera models that support TTL flash photography - So, I hope you too can
also spend sometime familiarize yourself with the contents of this instruction manual so that you will be able to operate the device
properly and enjoy long years of trouble free use. Lastly, there is not such thing such as a perfect flash unit, if you were to ask me
what features has been omitted from its impressive specifications in this TLA30, I thought if it can incorporate a tiny secondary flash
as fill-in flash would be lovely. ..
Contax TLA30 Flash Unit - Instruction Manual
Nikon SB-16A/B which is almost 20 years old, Canon has a
Contax RTS II Quartz
Modern Classic SLR Series
and other Contaxes with direct TTL auto flash metering system, enables
Canon 300TL which incidentally, was the one and
Contax also has its own flash
that equally can excite many of
its loyal users, it is the TLA30
Auto Flash Unit.
Description of Parts
Pentax
most boring