Getting Started and Basic Operations
This chapter describes the preparations before starting flash photography and the basic shooting operations.
Caution
Precautions on continuous flash firing
- To avoid wearing out or damaging flash heads from overheating, do not fire the flash continuously at full output more than approx. 55 times. After firing continuously at full output for the above listed number of times, allow a rest time of at least 10 min. When the fan is stopped, the number of continuous full flashes decreases.
- After continuous firing at full output this many times, further continuous firing at short intervals may activate a safety function that restricts firing. At a firing restriction level of 1, the firing interval is automatically set to approx. 8 sec. If this happens, allow a rest time of at least 50 min.
- For details, see Flash Firing Restriction Due to Temperature Increase.