The diffuser decreases
light
reaching the
subject
by one half. The
electronic
circuit
will
of
cou rse increase flash duration
as
much as
possible
to compensate
for
this so
that
no special exposure setting is necessary
in
auto
operation, but the maximum subject
range for -correct
exposure will
decrease.
Thus,
onithe model 128,
instead
of appear-
ing opposite
the
colored
arrow
on the
distance scale, the maximum
subject
dis-
tance
for
auto dirrect
flash is
pt
the first
break
in
the auto-aperture/ranQe-indicator
line to the
right of the arrow,
viz.,
3,5m or
11.7 ft. Similarly, with the
model 132X,
the
maximum subject distances
for direct flash
for either
"AUTO"
setting appear
opposite
the
first
break
in
the auto-aperture/range-
\
indicator
line whose color matches
that of
the auto setting in use,
viz.,2.8m
or
9
ft. for
yellow
setting
and 5.5m or 18
ft. for
the
red.
On either unit the flash distance check
lamp
will
light
when reflected flash bright-
ness is suff icient for
correct exposure.
The break
in the auto-aperture/range.
indicator
lines
farthest to the
right of the
arrows indicates
the maximum
subject dis-
tance when using
the optional
24mm
wide-
angle diffuser.