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ProMaster FL1 Pro (Nikon) manual

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    DF-383 INSTRUCTION MANU AL P ower Zoom AF DSLR F lash ®[...]

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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 . Please take a few minutes to read this instruction manual and familiarize yourself with the features and benefits of the F[...]

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    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. Code 1240: For Canon DSLR & digital E-TTL, E-TTL II cameras & E-TTL film cameras Code 1247: For Nikon DSLR & digital TTL, i-TTL cameras & TTL, i-TTL film cameras [...]

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    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, 1/16, 1/32 & 1/64 • 2” LCD Control Panel • Secondary fill flash • Focus assist beam for low light focusing • Front and rear curtain synch[...]

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    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[...]

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    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. Flash Mode Indicator 4. Manual Mode Output Power Indicator 5. Flash Range Distance Indicator 6[...]

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    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. Do not combine different types, brands, old, or new batteries. This could cause the batt[...]

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    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 . T o install batteries, make sure that the flash [...]

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    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. Then tighten the locking[...]

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    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. A safety catch can be heard. (2) Removing[...]

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    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 . Press the READY/T est button to fire a test flash to e[...]

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    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. T o use the TTL mode, follow the steps below: (1) The camera should be set to P , Auto, or any priority mode s[...]

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    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. The use of High Speed Sync is particularly useful when using large apertures in bright situations [...]

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    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.This technique, referred to as slow sync, can be achieved in the[...]

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    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. When the ambient light level is low , the ProMaster FL1 flash emits a red autofocus assist beam when the camera’s shutter release button is pressed halfway [...]

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    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 . (3) Set your camera accordingly . For shutter speed, the highest you c[...]

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    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. The available zoom positions are 24, 28, 35, 50, 70, 85, and 105mm. When you turn the flash on, the zoom mode indicator on the LCD will display an “A” indicating that automat[...]

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    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. Hold the diffuser at the attachment clip. Slide[...]

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    18 | Indirect Lighting T echniques INDIRECT LIGHTING TECHNIQUES Using direct flash to illuminate a subject may result in images that have unattractive shadows. The ProMaster FL1 allows you to tilt the flash head to an angle of -7 o , 45 o , 60 o , 75 o , or 90 o and/or rotate it horizontally 180 o to the left and 120 o to the right allowing for sof[...]

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    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. T o activate or deactivate the secondary flash, press the MODE button until the “ --- ” indicator s[...]

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    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. The “Sub” indicator will be displayed at the bottom right of[...]

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    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. This works optically , using the built-in optical slave sensor . T o use as a manual slave flash[...]

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    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. These are called pre-flashes, which are controlled by the camera and fired to help the camera to determine the correct exposure for the photogra[...]

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    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. T ake a moment to familiarize yourself with the following terms in order to understand how to work with multiple wireless TTL flash units[...]

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    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 . Assign the master to one of the channels. Please refer to your master flash’s manual on how t[...]

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    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. While positioning the slave flash units, please [...]

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    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. (5) Avoid aiming the flash directly into the camera lens. The ProMast[...]

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    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. The range and control of flash exposure compensation v[...]

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    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. For more details on the upgrade of the firmware, please contact your local dealer . GUIDE NUMBER CHART (A T ISO 100) Zoom Position (mm) GN - Feet GN - Meters 70 161 49 50 151 46 35 141 4[...]

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    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: 0.5 - 9 seconds with durat[...]

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    DF-383 INSTRUCTION MANU AL P ower Zoom AF DSLR F lash[...]