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12<br />
MeCAbLItz 58 Af-1 dIGItAL<br />
for the ambitious<br />
Best flash unit <strong>in</strong> Europe<br />
2007/2008*<br />
experts from 50 different trade<br />
journals from 18 european countries<br />
awarded this coveted prize to the<br />
<strong>Metz</strong> mecablitz 58 AF-1 digital <strong>in</strong><br />
the Photo Accessories category. The<br />
<strong>in</strong>novative high-performance unit was<br />
the first flash equipped with a USB<br />
port. it can be used to conveniently<br />
update the specific firmware of each<br />
variation of the model via the computer<br />
and <strong>in</strong>ternet. it looks sleek, adjusts<br />
the flash exposure with every trick<br />
<strong>in</strong> the book, is <strong>in</strong>tuitive to use and<br />
tremendously powerful. equipped<br />
with <strong>in</strong>novative developments, the<br />
<strong>Metz</strong> mecablitz 58 AF-1 digital<br />
provides state-of-the-art secondary<br />
reflector technology, high-perform-<br />
58<br />
In detaIl<br />
extendible<br />
reflector card<br />
Gn of 190 (feet) at iSO 100/21° (105 mm)<br />
Gn of 138 (feet) at iSO 100/21° (50 mm)<br />
ance power management, multi-zone<br />
AF measur<strong>in</strong>g flash, and a fully<br />
swivel<strong>in</strong>g reflector system. The new<br />
top <strong>Metz</strong> model transmits all cameraspecific<br />
system flash modes from<br />
Canon, nikon, Pentax/Samsung,<br />
Olympus/Panasonic or Sony Alpha<br />
cameras (as of 03/2008), <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the respective wireless TTl mode. Due<br />
to its high guide number, the 58 AF-1<br />
digital is not only especially powerful,<br />
but is also outstand<strong>in</strong>g for bounce<br />
flash use. For its vertical as well as<br />
horizontal rotat<strong>in</strong>g and swivel<strong>in</strong>g reflector,<br />
<strong>Metz</strong> <strong>in</strong>tegrated an extendible<br />
reflector card for the first time. Additional<br />
brilliance can be obta<strong>in</strong>ed for<br />
the close-up range via the <strong>in</strong>tegrated,<br />
system-controlled, secondary reflector<br />
for bounce flash.<br />
tilt reflector<br />
easy to operate<br />
flash output<br />
• high max. GN of 190 (feet) for<br />
iSO 100/21° and 105 mm<br />
basic configuration<br />
• secondary reflector with 3 light output<br />
ratios<br />
• vertical (-7/+90°) and horizontal (300°)<br />
swivel reflector<br />
• easy operat<strong>in</strong>g concept<br />
• illum<strong>in</strong>able dot-matrix display<br />
• motor zoom for 24 - 105 mm illum<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
• <strong>in</strong>tegrated wide-angle diffuser for<br />
18 mm illum<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
• reflector card that can be flipped open for<br />
soft flash illum<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
• model<strong>in</strong>g light (permanent light for<br />
check<strong>in</strong>g the photo)<br />
• <strong>in</strong>tegrated autofocus multi-zone<br />
measur<strong>in</strong>g flash<br />
• flash read<strong>in</strong>ess and exposure control<br />
<strong>in</strong>dicators on the unit and camera<br />
• flash range <strong>in</strong>dicator<br />
• automatic unit switch-off and<br />
manual key lock<br />
standard flash modes<br />
• TTL flash mode<br />
• automatic flash mode with 12 automatic<br />
apertures<br />
• manual flash mode with 25 partial<br />
light<strong>in</strong>g levels<br />
• stroboscope mode<br />
• HSS – high speed synchronization<br />
• 1st and 2nd shutter curta<strong>in</strong> synchronization<br />
• manual flash exposure correction for TTL<br />
or automatic flash mode<br />
• automatic fill-<strong>in</strong> flash<br />
• flash bracket<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Usb port<br />
secondary reflector<br />
with 3 partial light<strong>in</strong>g<br />
levels
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