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11-29-2008, 08:06 AM   #1
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Please help Metz 48 AF-1 users

I just bought this flash and have popped it off a couple time just to get the feel but I am completely ignorant to its functions.

On camera it seems to funtion fine as far as I can tell. Remember, limited use.
But I am trying to figure out how to get it off camera. Can't seem to get it to go to SL mode. It will flash M, TTL, Sb but no SL.
This was the main reason I bought the flash was to use it off camera. So what am I doing wrong?

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11-29-2008, 03:48 PM   #2
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User-interface quirk. Slave mode isn't in the Mode list, but rather in the preferences menu. Hit the two center buttons simultaneously to access the options menu — SL is one of them. Turn that on and you're good to go.
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Your a champ!! This has been driving me crazy all day.

Just says in user manual to push " select " in mode and + - for on off. Quirk is right.

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E-mail Metz and ask them why it's done this way. It seems very weird and I'd love to see it changed in a future model.

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They could at least be a bit clearer on user instructions. I will email, I suppose if nobody does nothing changes.
Thanks again.

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orenmc, it was good that u asked, i wondered the same. I just received my metz 48. bought it off amazon for $250 delivered to the door. excellent build quality and works flawlessly on my k20d.

mattdm, thanks for recommending it!

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