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ۋ By using Minolta’s wireless remote flash control, you can fire one or more flash units.
ۋ will be displayed on the LCD panel of the Off-Camera flash, but it is not possible to use wireless
high-speed syn.
Off-camera flash setting
1. Press MODE button to select .
2. Place the off-camera flash at the desired position.
ۋ The procedure may vary depending on the camera model. Please refer to the wireless flash remote
control unit’s manual for more details.
Ratio-Flash Contol
With Minolta’s wireless remote flash control unit, it is possible to provide ratio-flash control by using two
EF-500 Super flash units.
Off-camera flash setting
1. +Press MODE button to select .
2. Press SEL button to make the mark blink.
3. Press + or – button to select 㸤 or 㸤 .
4. Press SEL button to make the indicator stop blinking.
5. Set the off-camera flash to the desired position.
ۋ The procedure may vary depending on the camera model. Please refer to the wireless flash remote
control manual for more details.
Slave Flash
Normal Slave Flash
Even if the EF-500 Super is not attached to the camera body, you can fire the flash by using the camera’s
built-in flash or another flash unit
1. Attach the flash unit to the camera’s hot shoe.
2.
Set the camera’s exposure mode to the desired mode. If you use A or M mode, set the desired aperture value also.
3. Turn on the flash unit. Then press the shutter button half way.
ۋ Now, the aperture value and film speed are automatically
transmitted to the flash unit.
4. Remove the flash unit from camera.
5. Press the MODE button and select the / (Slave) mode.
6. Press the SEL button several times to make the flash output amount
indicator blink.
7. Press the + button or – button to set the flash output amount.
ۋ Determine the appropriate flash power by setting the distance indicator on the LCD panel to coincide as
closely as possible, with the actual distance from the slave flash to the subject. If the actual distance is out
of range, you need to change the aperture value.
ۋ You can set the film speed or aperture value on the flash unit manually, if desired.
a. For the film speed … Press the
MODE
to select the
ISO
, then press the
SEL
button to make the indicator
blink. Press the + button or – button and set the desired film speed, then press the SEL button once again.
b. For the aperture value … When the flash unit is set to the Slave mode, press the SEL button to make
the indicator for the aperture value blink, and press the + button or – button to set the desired aperture
value. Then press the SEL button.
8. Press the SEL button several times to make the display stop blinking.
9. Place the slave unit in the desired location. Do not place the slave unit within the Picture area.
10. After you confirm that all flash units are fully charged, press the shutter button to take the picture.
ۋ If you are using a Minolta brand flash unit , or the camera’s built-in flash TTL function on your camera, and the
EF-500 Super flash unit as a slave unit, please do not use ADI,DI function, as the monitor pre-flash may cause
the slave to fire prematurely.
ۋ When the EF-500 Super is fully charged, the AF Auxiliary Light will blink.
ۋ
The flash will not fire if the EF-500 Super is attached to the camera body while it is in the Slave Mode setting.
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