Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FL1 Pro (Nikon) ProMaster
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Thank you for your purchase of the ProMaster FL1 Professional Flash. This advanced digital flash provides a variety of automatic and manual features that allows you maximum creativity and flexibility in your flash photography .
COMP A TIBILITY 2 | Compatibility & W arranty The ProMaster FL1 flash is available to fit a variety of camera makes. Please find the model below that fits your camera.
FEA TURES Features | 3 • Auto and manual zoom from 24-28-35-50-70-85-105mm • TTL metering • Wireless TTL function • High speed synchronization • 7 levels of power ratio 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1.
Overview | 4 Battery chamber cover Mounting foot Metal Base Wide Angle Diffuser Slave sensor AF Red Light Wireless TTL sensor Secondary Flash Firmware Update Socket PC Sync T erminal OVERVIEW - FRONT.
OVERVIEW - BACK Overview | 5 OFF ON READY / TEST TEST TTL OK MODE ZOOM 11 12 15 13 14 5 8 9 10 4 6 7 16 MODE ZOOM OFF ON READY / TEST TEST TTL OK POWER ON / OFF SWITCH OFF ON T ype C/N/OP/SA T ype P OFF 1. LCD Display 2. Exposure Confirmation Indicator 3.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 6 | Safety Instructions • Do not fire flashes from a short distance directly into the eyes of people or animals. This can cause damage to the retina and may even lead to blindness. • Always use batteries of the same type, brand, and age.
INST ALLING BA TTERIES Installing Batteries | 7 • Slide the battery chamber door in the direction of the arrow to remove it; • Insert the batteries in the orientations as indicated in the battery chamber; • Slide the battery chamber door back into place, in the opposite direction of the arrow .
MOUNTING AND REMOVING THE FLASH FROM THE CAMERA 8 | Mounting and Removing Flash • FOR Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Olympus/Panasonic flash (1) Mounting the flash With the back of the flash facing you, loosen the locking ring by turning it to the right until you can easily slide the flash forward into your camera’s hot shoe.
MOUNTING AND REMOVING THE FLASH FROM THE CAMERA Mounting and Removing Flash | 9 • FOR Sony flash (1) Mounting the flash Ensure the PUSH button is not pressed into the flash. Slide the mounting foot all the way into the camera's hot shoe. The lock will automatically engage and hold the flash in place.
TO TEST THE FLASH 10 | T est Flash / Selecting the Flash Mode T urn on the flash by sliding the ON / OFF switch to the ON position. The READY indicator will glow red when the flash is ready to fire. If the flash is mounted onto the camera, a flash icon will appear in the camera’s viewfinder .
TTL FLASH MODE TTL Flash Mode | 1 1 When your flash is mounted to a compatible camera, the ProMaster FL1 flash’s advanced programming and computerized circuitry will produce the correct exposure using the camera's TTL metering data.
HIGH SPEED SYNC 12 | High Speed Sync The ProMaster FL1 will allow the use of shutter speeds higher than your camera’s top flash sync speed in TTL mode by activating the High Speed Sync. This allows you to use shutter speeds as fast as 1/8000 second.
FRONT AND REAR CURT AIN SYNC Front and Rear Curtain Sync | 13 When you take photos of a moving subject using a slow (1/30 second or longer) shutter speed and a flash, the flash will freeze the subject and the long exposure will cause light trails and motion blur to appear in the image.
RED EYE REDUCTION 14 | Red Eye Reduction & AF Assist Light AUTOFOCUS ASSIST LIGHT In low light situations, a cameras’ auto focus system can have difficulty locking focus on the subject.
Manual Mode | 15 (1) Press the MODE button until you reach the manual mode. The “M” indicator will show on the LCD. (2) Then press the “ + ” or “ - ” selector button to set your desired output. The setting will then be automati- cally saved into the internal memory .
16 | Zoom Control AUTOMA TIC MOTOR ZOOM CONTROL The ProMaster FL1 flash supports automatic motor zoom control with cameras allowing digital data transmission to the flash.
Wide Angle Diffuser | 17 WIDE ANGLE DIFFUSER If your camera lens is wider than 24mm full frame/16mm digital, you can use the provided wide angle diffuser to extend the flash’s angle of coverage to 18mm full frame/12mm digital. T o install the diffuser: (1) Make sure that the snap is facing downward.
18 | Indirect Lighting T echniques INDIRECT LIGHTING TECHNIQUES Using direct flash to illuminate a subject may result in images that have unattractive shadows.
Indirect Lighting T echniques | 19 • SUB flash Using bounce flash may still cause unwanted shadows on your portraits. The ProMaster FL1 features a small secondary flash below the main flash which provides a fill-in light to help reduce shadows.
20 | Indirect Lighting T echniques • SUB flash (cont’d) After you have activated the secondary flash, it may be used in the TTL, Manual, or Slave mode. Press the MODE button until you enter your desired flash mode. Make sure that the correct mode indicator is displayed on the LCD.
Manual Slave Flash | 21 MANUAL SLA VE FLASH Y ou can use the ProMaster FL1 off of the camera as a manual slave unit by activating the optical slave feature. When this feature is activated, the flash will fire whenever it “sees” another flash firing.
22 | Choosing the manual slave mode CHOOSING THE MANUAL SLA VE MODE Y our Master Flash (the flash used to trigger the slave) may emit more than one burst of light in quick succession before the main flash.
Wireless TTL Slave Operation | 23 WIRELESS TLL SLA VE OPERA TION The ProMaster FL1 is equipped with advanced wireless TTL flash feature, so that it can be used off camera while still maintaining full TTL control.
24 | Wireless TTL Slave Operation T o use this flash as Wireless TTL slave flash: (1) Make sure that the master flash or controller is on and set to TTL automatic mode. (2) Set the setting for each group of flash units in the master flash or controller .
Slave Flash Setup | 25 SLA VE FLASH SETUP Y ou can create a professional lighting setup by putting slave flash units into different groups to function as main, fill, accent, side, or other lights. Set the output power level of each group appropriately to achieve specific effects for your photographs.
26 | Slave Flash Setup / PC Sync T erminal PC SYNC TERMINAL (3) When taking pictures outdoors or under bright ambient light, the sensitivity of the sensors may be reduced. (4) T o avoid interference between flash units, using more than three flashes in a group is not recommended.
Flash Exposure Compensation and Power Saving | 27 FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION POWER SA VE MODE In TTL mode, you can apply flash exposure compensation by pressing the flash exposure compensation button on your camera and adjust the flash exposure level up and down with your camera’s controls.
28 | Firmware Upgrade and Guide Number Chart FIRMWARE UPGRADE The firmware of the ProMaster FL1 can be upgraded to allow compatibility with future camera releases.
SPECIFICA TIONS T ype: On-Camera and Wireless TTL Automatic and Manual Flash with Secondary Fill-in Flash Guide No: 55(m) / 180(ft) at 105mm position and ISO 100 Full Frame Flash Coverage: 24 - 28 - 35 - 50 - 70 - 85 - 105mm (18mm with wide angle diffuser) High Speed Synchronization: Y es Flash Recycle T ime and Duration: 0.
DF-383 INSTRUCTION MANU AL P ower Zoom AF DSLR F lash.
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