Sigma EF-500 Camera Flash User Manual


 
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4. Place the Slave Unit at the desired position.
5. Make sure that the Master Unit and Slave Unit have both been charged.
ۋ Master Unit’s Ready Light is lit and Slave Unit’s AF Auxiliary Light is blinking.
6. Focus on the subject and take the picture.
Master Flash Unit OFF + Slave Flash Unit(s)
ۋ Please set the Master Flash unit as following.
1. Same process as Master Flash unit ON + Slave Flash unit(s) and set the
2. following icons to be indicate.
ETTL
3. Place the Slave Unit at the desired position.
4. Make sure that the Master Unit and Slave Unit have both been charged.
5. Focus on the subject, and take the picture
Slave ID, Wireless ETTL Autoflash With Flash Ratio (Two Slave Units)
The Wireless ETTL autoflash system, described as an example, consists of a master unit on the camera,
set to master flash OFF, and two slave units. When you set the flash ratio, the ETTL autoflash system then
controls the total flash amount according to the flash ratio, to obtain a correct exposure.
ۋ Only EOS-1V, EOS-3 cameras can use this function.
ۋ The flash ratio can be set between 8 : 1 1 : 1 1 : 8.
ۋ Please set the Slave ID to 1 and 2 for each Slave unit.
Set the Master unit as follow.
1. Please set the Master Flash unit firing mode to OFF.
2. Press the MODE button to Select the ETTL
mark.
3. Press the SEL button several times to make the flash ratio indicator blink.
4. Press the + or – button and select the . (Blinking)
5. Press the SEL button to make flash ratio value blink.
6. Press the + or – button to set the flash ratio.
7. Press the SEL button to make the Flash Ratio indicator stop blinking.
8. Place the Slave Unit at the desired position.
9. Confirm that both the master and slave units are charged.
10. Focus on the subject and take the picture.
ۋIf you want to change the settings, you can start from step 3.
ۋIf you want to cancel the setting, please set the flash ratio 1:1. (refer to step 4)
Slave ID, Wireless ETTL Autoflash With Flash Ratio (Three Slave Units)
The following wireless ETTL autoflash procedure is for a master unit with three (3) slave units. This
procedure sets the two (2) flashes ratio and the flash exposure compensation amount for other slave unit.
ۋ Only EOS-1V and EOS-3 camera can use this function.
ۋPlease be set the Slave ID 1, 2 and 3 for each Slave unit.
Set the Master unit as follow.
1. Please set the Master Flash unit firing mode to OFF.
2. Press the MODE button to Select the ETTL mark.
3. Press the SEL button several times to make the flash ratio indicator display blink.
4. Press the + or – button to select the 1 2 3. (Blinking)
5. Press the SEL button to make the flash ratio value blink.
6. Press the + or – button to set the flash ratio.
7. Press the SEL button to make the flash exposure compensation display blink.
8. Press the + or – button and set the flash exposure compensation amount.
9. Press the SEL button to make the indicator stop blinking.
10. Place the Slave Units at the desired position.
11. Confirm that both the master and slave units are charged.
12. Focus on the subject and take the picture.
ۋ If you want to change the settings, you can start from step 3.
ۋ If you want to cancel the setting, please set the flash ratio to 1:1. (refer to step 4)