Minolta Electroflash 132x - Open Flash

OPEN
F
LASH
FLASH
ABIERTO
Actuating a
flashgun
one or
more times
while
the camera shutter
remains
open
on
"B"
(bulb)
or
"F"
(time)
is
called
"open
flash".
Firing
the
flash
a
number
of
times
with this technique
may
be useful
to illumi-
nate large, dark, stationary
subjects
(such
as
a
house exterior at
night) or to
produce
"stroboscopic"-type
effects
with a
moving
subject.
lt can of
course be used with
a
short bulb exposure
under
dark or dim
conditions
to make single exposures
with
non-synch
ron ized
came
ras.
For
open
flash, disconnect
the flash
from
the
camera and
use the two
indepen-
dently:
With
the
camera stationary
on a
tripod
or other
firm support,
open the
shutter
and
fi re the flash as
many times as
desired by.""na
o, the open-flash/test
bu tton.
This button
merely acts
to trigger
the
flash in
place
of the
camera shutter's
sync.
switch.
Flash
duration is still control
led by
the
sensor in automatic
operation and re-
mains
fixed
at
maximum
power
on
manual.
Flash-dial
settings and
indications and
expo-
sure
produced
will thus
be the same
with
open
flash as in usual auto
or manual
operation.
That
is,
auto settings
will
gene-
rally
produce
correct one-shot
exposure
with the camera
lens set as
indicated on
pp.
26
through
32
while the
manual
setting
will
yield proper
exposure
as
indicated on
pp.
33
through
35.