FujiFilm EF-60 Owner's Manual

FujiFilm EF-60 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 SHOE MOUNT FLASH EF-60 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Thank you for your purchase of this product. Before using this flash unit, please read this owner’ s manual and refer your camera owner’ s manual carefully to get a better understanding of the proper operation to enjoy flash photography.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Name of the Components and Accessories Power saving mode, overheat prevention function, and charging sound Before using Inserting batteries Basic Operation Mounting on the camera Removing from the camera Turn on the flash power Mode dial Flash modes and functions LED light mode Secondary Mode SF Secondary Mode SD...
  • Page 4: Name Of The Components And Accessories

    Names of the Components and Accessories Color monitor Fill-in reflector Pilot button (Test flash button) Flash head Mode dial Light diffusing panel Power button LED light Battery compartment door Optical wireless sensor Control wheel and buttons Mounting foot Unlock button Hot shoe contacts Accessory: Pouch...
  • Page 5: Power Saving Mode, Overheat Prevention Function, And Charging Sound

    To turn on EF-60 again, press the camera’s shutter button halfway or press any button of the flash unit. In case EF-60 is not in use for over 60 minutes, the unit is completely turned off. To turn on EF-60 again, take the first step of turning the flash unit on.
  • Page 6: Before Using

    Before Using Inserting batteries Usable batteries - Alkaline batteries or NiMH batteries Open the battery compartment door and insert 4 x size AA batteries as 2 shown by the picture. Make sure the + and - battery contacts are correctly inserted at the battery compartment.
  • Page 7: Basic Operation

    Press the unlock button and slide the mounting foot of EF-60 off the hot shoe of the camera. Caution When attaching the camera to EF-60, do not grasp or lift the camera. The mounting foot of EF-60 and camera hot shoe may be damaged.
  • Page 8: Turn On The Flash Power

    • In a few seconds, the Pilot button turns green. The EF-60 is ready to shoot. • For a test flash, press the Pilot button. • To turn off the flash unit manually, press the Power button...
  • Page 9: Mode Dial

    Mode Dial EF-60 Flash Mode and Functions Rotate the mode dial to select a function. LED Light Mode Used when shooting movies etc. Can be adjusted the light output in 9 steps. Secondary Mode SF The flash is triggered by a light from another flash unit (primary flash).
  • Page 10: Led Light Mode

    Mode Dial LED Light Mode • Set EF-60 to the camera’s hot shoe and press the Power button to power on. • Set the Mode dial to mode. • You can select the power by rotating the Control wheel and buttons, 9 steps of output level can be adjusted.
  • Page 11: Secondary Mode Sf

    Mode Dial Secondary Mode SF The flash is triggered by a light from another flash unit (primary flash). Secondary Mode SD The flash is triggered by a light from another flash unit (primary flash). It ignores monitoring pre-flash for TTL operation.
  • Page 12: Manual (M) Mode

    Mode Dial Manual Mode In manual mode, you can adjust the flash output manually. The amount of light emission can be adjusted in 25 steps from 1/1 to 1/256 in 1/3EV steps. • Turn the mode dial to select M mode. •...
  • Page 13: Full Automatic (A) Mode

    Mode Dial Full Automatic Mode When EF-60 is set to A mode, the TTL automatic light control system works in the following camera’s exposure modes. Full auto mode is a mode for beginners, where most operations can be performed on the camera side.
  • Page 14: Ttl Mode

    TTL Mode In TTL mode, you can automatically obtain the optimal exposure. You can also make fine adjustments using the flash compensation function. EF-60 is very convenient because the control wheel and buttons allows quick and reliable dimming correction. Camera’s exposure mode When the camera's exposure mode is [P], [A], [S] or [M], TTL automatic flash control can be performed.
  • Page 15: Wireless Remote Mode

    Mode Dial Wireless Remote Mode EF-60 synchronizes as a wireless TTL remote flash and emits TTL light. There are optical type and radio type. Optical wireless remote By using it together with a flash compatible with the commander mode of optical wireless such as EF-X500, multi-light shooting by optical wireless is possible.
  • Page 16: Radio Wireless Remote

    Wireless Remote Mode Radio wireless remote EF-60 is compatible with Nissin Digital's Nissin Air System (NAS). EF-60 has a built-in remote function for the radio wireless remote. The TTL, M (manual) and Zoom (manual zoom) can be remotely controlled by the commander.
  • Page 17: Function Button

    "Channel" again for 1 second. Automatic channel setting Change the channel of EF-60 to A, and change the channel of the commander. [Reference]: (Do this only if automatic channel setting does not improve.)
  • Page 18: Setting The Coverage (Zoom)

    Function Button Setting the coverage (zoom) • In SF / SD / M / TTL / Optical wireless remote mode, manual zoom can be set. • Press “M. Zoom” of “Control wheel and buttons“ for 1 second to switch the zoom.
  • Page 19: Beep On/Off

    Beep sound during charging SF/ SD A/ B/ C (radio and optical communication) Beep sound when changing A/B/C (radio wave type) commander setting value * When the power of EF-60 is turned off and on again, the beep sound setting is canceled.
  • Page 20: Operation Lock Button

    Function Button Operation lock button Press for 1 second at the center of the “Control wheel and buttons” to lock the set value. While the lock is on, the settings and functions that can be set with the “control wheel and buttons”...
  • Page 21: Remote Shooting Method

    Remote shooting method Attach the commander to the camera and turn on the power. • Install the remote flash (EF-60) Remote Flash2 anywhere. • Perform a test flash of the commander Remote Flash3 flash or commander to check the Remote Flash1 synchronization of the remote flash.
  • Page 22: Other Functions

    Other Functions FP (High Speed Sync.) EF-60 supports FP (High Speed Sync.), which synchronizes up to 1/8,000 shutter speed. EF-60 can be used in A, M, TTL and “ ” modes. How to enable high speed sync. With EF-60 attached to the camera, turn on the camera and EF-60, and set the synchronization mode to AUTO FP (HSS) in the camera's "FLASH FUNCTION SETTING"...
  • Page 23: Flash Head Operations

    Flash Head Operations Light Diffusing Panel By pulling out the Light Diffusing Panel and covering it in front of the flash head as shown in the figure, a shooting angle of view of 16 mm can be supported. Bounce 90° When you bounce the flash mainly by reflecting flash light on the 180°...
  • Page 24: Soft Box

    Flash Head Operations Soft Box Used to diffuse the flash light. Fill-in Reflector If you use the Fill-in Reflector at a short distance during bounce shooting, the light will enter the eyes of the subject and the facial expression will become brighter.
  • Page 25: Guide No. Table

    33.8 37.6 Guide Number * The guide number for FP (HSS) emission is the value when EF-60 is used with X-T3 and shutter speed 1/500 seconds. If the shutter speed increases by one step, the guide number will decrease by one step.
  • Page 26: Specifications

    Weight approx. 300 g (without battery) * 1 Please see https://fujifilm-x.com/support/compatibility/accessories/ for the latest compatible information. * 2 Depending on the shooting conditions, the setting value may not be reflected because it exceeds the adjustable range. * 3 NAS (Nissin Air System) is a registered trademark of Nissin Japan Ltd.

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