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WIRELESS/REMOTE FLASH MODE
[3] Using the Wireless Remote
Flash Controller (p. 52).
The following two modes are avail-
able.
• Use off-camera flash units (photo ,
p. 40).
• Use two off-camera flash units to pro-
vide a light intensity ratio of 1:2 or 2:1.
Usable cameras and flash units:
• Maxxum/Dynax 9, 7, 800si, 700si, or 600si.
• A Wireless Remote Flash Contoroller and one or more 5600HS (D),
3600HS (D), 5400HS, 5400xi, or 3500xi.
Wireless Flash Range
The wireless flash uses a light signal from the built-in flash as a trig-
ger to operate the off-camera flash unit. Follow the points below
when positioning the camera, flash, and subject.
• Photograph in dark locations indoors.
• If you rotate the flashtube using bounce-flash function (p. 28) so that
wireless/remote control-signal receiver points toward the camera, it
will be easier for the flash to receive a signal from the camera.
• Install the off-camera flash within the gray area in the following dia-
gram. See the flash unit manual for details of the distance between
the flash and the subject (Table 2) for all except the 5600HS (D).
Do not place the flash
directly behind the subject
Distance between
5600HS (D) and
subject (see Table 2)
Distance between camera
and subject (see Table 1)
Place the camera and flash unit
within a 5 m radius of the subject
• The distances in the above table assume the use of ISO 100 film. If
ISO 400 film is used the distances must be multiplied by a factor of
two (assume a limit of 5 m).
• The flash range is not shown on the data panel with wireless flash.
Shutter
speed
All shutter
speeds
Maximum
1/60 sec
1/250
sec
1/60~
1/200
sec
1/500
sec
1/1000
sec
1/2000
sec
1/4000
sec
Aperture
2.8
4
5.6
1.4 - 5
1 - 5
1 - 5
1.4 - 5
1 - 5
1 - 5
1 - 5
1 - 5
1 - 5
1 - 5
1 - 3.5
1 - 2.5
1 - 3.5
1 - 2.5
1 - 1.7
1 - 2.5
1 - 1.7
1 - 1.2
1 - 1.7
1 - 1.2
–
1 - 1.2
–
–
Distance camera-
subject (Table 1)
Distance 5600HS (D) - subject (Table 2)
Other than HSS
HSS
Units: m
WIRELESS FLASH
