![]() Spend some time testing with a flash meter? Tell the flash you're using F/2.8 or F/4 Īuto flashes are pretty simple but if the all the decals have worn off I'm not sure what you could do. Say it's a F/5.6 day and you want a little fill flash. You can do fill flash using a auto flash by just adjusting the F/stop you tell it. It's more accurate if the sensor points in the same direction the lens does not the direction you tilt the head. If you're lucky the sensor stays put when you tilt the head. Closeups and TTL are much easier then using auto mode. Plus if you're too close the sensor won't see the light the lens will. So if it's a white wall and you want to use F/5.6 tell the flash F/11. White wall will fool the sensor and so will black ones. The sensors have the same problems reflective meters do. If you use manual mode you'll have to use guide numbers. If you're lucky it'll have some lower powered manual modes to. Usually this dial will show a distance in feet and meters. You need to set the film speed on the flash some how. The flash will then fire until the sensor on the flash receives enough light. In general with auto flashes you turn the dial to match the F/stop you want. I'm asssuming this is an auto/manual flash. I searched the web for owners amnuals but with no luck. The flash has given me some great results when I got it right - but also some "nuclear bomb test sight" looking photos when I didn't.its very hit and miss since I don't know how to operate it. This panel has long since peeled off and fell away.the dial still works and lights up even! There is also a colour coded switch on the front that also seems to affect the strength of the discharge. Is there a owners manual I cold down load, or could someone give me some hints as to what all the controls do? I know when my uncle and then my dad used this flash, it had a sort of calculator around the dial (which seems to affect how powerful the light is - the dial, that is). I am fairly greren in the realm of flashes, but this one in particular, seems like it would do a decent job once I learn what all the dials and switches do. As the title implies, I am a third generation hand me down owner of a Sunpak flash (AutoZoom 3000 Thyristor is all it says on it). ![]()
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