Minolta 25 - Advanced Flash Functions; Recycling Time; Open Flash Mode

RECYCLING
With fresh
batteries,
the monitor
lamp
should
come
on to indicate
recycling
with
in
about
6
sec.
with
alkaline-manganese
batter-
ies
or 7
sec.
with
sealed
carbon-
zinc
batteries.
Do
not
attempt
to
take
flash
pictures
when
the
monitor
lamp
is
not
glowing.
lf the f
lash
is
to
be f ired
immedi-
ately
after
the monitor
lamp
comes
on with
f resh
batteries
and
when
recycling
time
is long
with
older
batteries,
the maxi-
mum
f
lash-to-subject
distance
for
normal
auto
operation
should
be
considered
to be
3m
(1O
ft.).
In
manual
operation
in
this
case,
the
lens
should
be
opened
one
half
to
one
stop
more
than
the
aperture
indicated
(e.9.,
set
at
t/4
or
between
f/4
and
t/5.6
rather
than
f/5.6).
When
the
monitor
lamp
fails
to
light
within
a reasonable
period
of time,
say
30
seconds,
with
the
power
switch
on, replace
all
f
our
batteries
with fresh
ones
at
the
same
ttme.
OPEN
FLASH
Non-synchronized
"open-f
lash',
pictures
can
be made
by
discon-
necting
the
camera
and flashgun
and
using
them
separately.
ln
this
case
the f lash
is
triggered
by
push
ing
the
open-f
lash/test
but-
ton.
Since flash
duration
is
still
controlled
by the
sensor
in
auto-
matic
operation
and remains
f ix-
ed
at maximum
power
on manu-
al, exposure
produced
will
be
as
indicated
in
those respective
sec-
tion
s.
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