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Metz MZ-1 Operating Instructions Manual

Metz MZ-1 Operating Instructions Manual

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Note:
Within the framework of the CE ap-
proval symbol, correct exposure was
evaluated in the course of the electro-
magnetic compatibility test.
Do not touch the SCA contacts !
In exceptional cases the unit can be
damaged if these contacts are touched.
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METZ-Werke GmbH & Co KG
Ritterstraße 5 • 90763 Fürth / Bay.
Telefon (0911) 9706-0 • Fax (0911) 9706-340
Internet: http://www.metz.de
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TV • VIDEO • CAMCORDER • MECABLITZ
Initiative
für natürliche
Umwelt
796 47 0197.A2
TV • VIDEO • CAMCORDER • MECAB
MECABLITZ 40 MZ-1
Operating Instruction

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  • Page 1 TV • VIDEO • CAMCORDER • MECABLITZ Initiative Operating Instruction für natürliche Umwelt 100% Recyclingpapier METZ-Werke GmbH & Co KG Ritterstraße 5 • 90763 Fürth / Bay. 796 47 0197.A2 Telefon (0911) 9706-0 • Fax (0911) 9706-340 Internet: http://www.metz.de E-Mail: Metz.Werke@t-online.de...
  • Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Nomenclature Main switch LC display lighting / Modelling light Main zoom reflector Aperture preselector · Battery compartment cover Cordless control (Remote operation) Preselector for partial light output levels Film speed preselector / Number of flashes Flash frequency Preselector for user programs ±...
  • Page 3 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The LC display Program place: 0 = Work surface 1-9 = User programs Zoom reflec- Display of operating mode tor setting Distance in meters or feet Aperture Battery warning indica- Pre-flash function for red-eye reduction (depends on camera type) Storage of values indicated...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Locking the controls......59 Metz cordless TTL remote operation ....23 Automatic cut-out .

  • Page 5: Foreword

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Foreword Foreword Congratulations on purchasing this Metz flashgun, and thank you for your confi- •40 MZ-1(i) with Automatic flash mode, ch. 4, p. 15 dence in Metz equipment. SCA 3000-adapter TTL flash mode*,, ch. 3, p. 12 TTL Easy Mode*, ch.

  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1. Safety Instructions 2. Preparations Suitable batteries Never fire a flash in the immediate vicinity of the eyes! Flash fired directly in front of the eyes of a person or animal can damage the retina and lead to severe visual disorders - even blindness! Exhausted batteries should be immediately removed from the flashgun! Lye leaking out of dead batteries will damage the flash unit.

  • Page 7: Loading And Replacing The Batteries

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. Preparations 2. Preparations Loading the batteries Battery warning indicator Fig. 2: Position of batteries Fig. 3: The battery warning indicator Loading and replacing the batteries The battery warning indicator •Switch off the flashgun with the main switch This facility is a testing aid for alkaline manganese batteries only.
  • Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. Preparations 2. Preparations Mounting Mounting, switching on and off Cover plate Fig. 4: Fixing the flashgun Fig. 5: Removing the Foot or SCA adapter Mounting the flashgun on the camera Mounting the Standard Foot or SCA adapter: The flashgun can only be attached to the camera with the Standard Foot 301 or •Hold the cover plate (only when using the SCA 3000 adapter) in the centre and an SCA 300/SCA 3000 adapter (optional extra).

  • Page 9: Ttl Flash Mode

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. TTL flash mode 3. TTL flash mode Sensor Fig.6 : Measuring scheme for TTL mode Fig. 7: Settings for TTL mode The direct way to good flash shots Setting procedure for TTL mode: •Adjust the camera according to the manufacturer’s Operating Instructions.

  • Page 10: Ttl Easy-Mode

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. TTLflash mode 4. Automatic flash mode Easy Mode Sensor Fig. 8: Settings for TTL Easy Mode Fig. 9: Measuring scheme for auto mode In the auto flash mode, the flash unit’s sensor ² measures the light reflected This is the simplest way to operate the mecablitz in TTL flash mode.
  • Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. Automatic flash mode 4. Automatic flash mode The permissible distance range and the corresponding aperture appear on the LC display. The subject should be located within the middle third of this distance range, thus giving the electronic control sufficient scope for compen- sation, if necessary.

  • Page 12: Manual Flash Mode

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5. Manual flash mode 5. Manual flash mode Fig. 11: Shot with direct flashlight Fig. 12: Settings for manual mode In this mode, the flashgun will always emit its full power. Setting procedure for manual flash mode: •...

  • Page 13: Bounce Flash

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 6. Bounce flash 6. Bounce flash Fig. 13: Bouncing the flash Fig. 14: Lock-in positions of reflector and head (The photo was shot with the flash bounced off the right wall) When turning the reflector ³ , or flash head, it is essential to ensure that it is moved Photos shot with full frontal flash are easily recognized by their harsh, dense shadows.

  • Page 14: Metz Cordless Ttl Remote Operation

    (slaves) in such a manner that automatic exposure control in TTL mode is extended to all slaves. The Metz TTL remote operation permits joint cordless TTL flash control of several 40 MZ-.. and 50 MZ-5 flash units. For this purpose all slaves must be fitted with an SCA 3080 Slave Adapter which is available as an optional extra.
  • Page 15 Fig. 15: Settings for TTL remote operation Fig. 16: Display for operation with slaves Setting procedure for Metz TTL remote operation: A particularly short distance between controller and slave unit may cause the camera’s electronics to cut off the flash before the slave •...

  • Page 16: Metz Cordless Auto Remote Operation

    TTL SCA 3080 In the Metz A remote mode the master flashgun (controller) mounted on the camera controls the slaves in such a manner that automatic operation covers all slave units. The exposure is controlled by the sensor on the controller.
  • Page 17 2 seconds. This willl trigger a modelling light The only precondition is that all cameras feature a synch (approx. 4 seconds). All slaves (40 MZ-1(i) and MZ-3 with SCA 3080 M-1 adap- contact/socket, and are equipped with a 301 Standard Foot or SCA ter) likewise emit a modelling light.

  • Page 18: Winder Mode

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 8. Winder mode 9. Working with partial light output levels The winder mode involves shooting a sequence of pictures at a rate of Partial light output levels are manually adjustable fractions of the full-power several frames per second.

  • Page 19: Flash Durations

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 9. Working with partial light output levels 9. Working with partial light output levels Flash durations The adjustable partial light output levels result in different flash durations (see Technical Data, Table 1). The specified flash durations apply only to single flashes in manual mode.

  • Page 20: Stroboscopic Mode

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 10. Stroboscopic mode 10. Stroboscopic mode Fig. 18: Stroboscopic mode Fig. 19: Settings for stroboscopic mode In this mode several flash exposures are made on the same frame. This is Setting procedure for stroboscopic mode: particularly interesting for motion studies and for special effects (Fig.

  • Page 21: Fill-In Flash In Daylight

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 10. Stroboscopic mode 11. Fill-in flash in daylight • *Press the button . Then use the „+“ or „-“ button to select an aperture that matches the distance to the subject. Set this aperture also on the camera. must additionally be set on some cameras The distance to the moving subject is used as the distance value.

  • Page 22: Fill-In Flash In Manual Mode

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 11. Fill-in flash in daylight 11. Fill-in flash in daylight When shooting into the light ensure that the backlight does not shine Fill-in flash in TTL mode directly onto the sensor as this will confuse the flashgun’s electronics. Some camera models automatically control fill-in flash when in program or Fill-in flash in manual mode automatic mode.

  • Page 23: Working With User Programs

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 12. Working with user programs 12. Working with user programs Fig. 21: Display of an activated user program Fig. 22: Calling a stored user program Your flashgun is provided with a memory that will enable you to enter your own When proceeding from program 0 - as the home program with the standard flash programs on nine program places.

  • Page 24: Storing A Program

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 12. Working with user programs 13. The zoom reflector If, for example, the operating mode is changed after a stored program has been The zoom reflector (main reflector) called, the LC display switches to „Prog.0“. But the unchanged parameters of the The camera can automatically adjust the zoom reflector to the focal length of previously loaded program place are retained.

  • Page 25: The Ex-Zoom Mode (Extended Zoom)

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 13. The zoom reflector 13. The zoom reflector Ex-Zoom-mode Wide angle diffuser Pull-out/push-in wide-angle diffuser Pull out the wide-angle diffuser under the main reflector, all the way to the front. Then release it. This causes the main reflector to automatically advance to zoom position 20 mm.

  • Page 26: Special Functions

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 14. Special functions 14. Special functions Exposure o.k. AF measuring beam Fig. 24: Exposure o.k. Fig.25: The AF measuring beam The correct exposure indicator („o.k.“) lights up only when the frame will be, In such an event the exposure o.k.

  • Page 27: The Rapid Function

    40 MZ-1(i) and 3(i), and 50 MZ-5 will simultaneously emit such locked. modelling light. 40 MZ-.. slaves must be fitted with an SCA 3080 adapter for this purpose.

  • Page 28: Automatic Cut-Out

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 14. Special functions 14. Special functions Automatic cut-out m-ft display Testing the LCD segments and m-ft changeover (Service Menu) The Service Mode 1 has to be called in order to check the LCD segments and to change over the dimensional units (m = meter;...

  • Page 29: Exposure Corrections

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 15. Exposure corrections 16. Technical Data The automatic exposure systems are adjusted to a subject reflection factor of Partial light output Flash duration LC-display Guide number 25%, this being the average reflection factor for subjects shot with flash. P=Flash Power in seconds at ISO 100...

  • Page 30: Technical Data

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 16. Technical Data 16. Technical Data Zoom setting - Main reflector A P E R T U R E 6/9° 11,5 12,5 1 1,4 2 2,8 4 5,6 8 11 8/10° 12,5 13 10-12-16 1 1,4 2 2,8 4 5,6 8 11 16 10/11°...
  • Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 16. Technical Data 16. Technical Data You have now adjusted the number of flashes = 7 and the flash frequency = 3; the maximum partial light output level of 1/16 has been adjusted automatically. Table 6 shows you the aperture to be set on the camera.
  • Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 16. Technical Data 16. Technical Data Guide numbers at ISO 100/21°: see Table 4 Battery types Recycling times Number of flashes 12 auto apertures at ISO 100/21°: M-Mode / A-TTL-Modes min. / max. High-power, 10 sec.

  • Page 33: Optional Extras

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 17. Optional extras 17. Optional extras Malfunctions and damage caused to the mecablitz due to the use of • Power Grip G 15 for the SCA 300 System (Item No. 0000015) accessories from other manufacturers are not covered by our guarantee! Converts your compact flashgun into a handle-mount flashgun.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting Hints

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 18. Troubleshooting hints 18. Troubleshooting hints No display in "ON" switch position. Battery warning indicator A flashing battery warning display indicates Brief movement of the "ON" switch in the direction of "OFF" without overcoming that the batteries are exhausted*.

  • Page 35: Alphabetical Index

    ....18 Metz TTL remote operation, ..23 Modelling light, ....48...

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