Fig. 12: Bouncing the flash with switched-on secondary reflector
6.1 Bounced flash with secondary reflector switched on
The secondary reflector (11) provides frontal fill-in light in increments of 1/4, 1/2 and 1 with bounced flash. The use of the secondary reflector is only expedient with bounced flash. The secondary reflector will only flash when the main reflector has been turned or tilted. The secondary reflector (11) is switched on or off with switch (21). Symbols on the LC display indicate that the secondary reflector (11) has been switched on (fig.12). When the secondary reflector is activated, 90% of the light will be emitted by the main reflector (1), and approx. 10% by the secondary reflector (11). The quoted percentages may vary somewhat when flash with partial light output is adjusted, and the secondary reflector (11) switched on. Light output can be reduced to 1/2 or 1/4 with switch (21) when the light output of the secondary reflector (11) is too high.
6.2 Bounced flash in automatic and TTL flash modes
It is advisable to check prior to exposure whether the light is sufficient for the selected aperture. Please refer to ch. 13.2, p. 34, for the corresponding procedure.
6.3 Bounced flash in manual flash mode
The required camera aperture in the manual flash mode is best established with an exposure meter. Observe the following rule of thumb if an exposure meter is not available:
Camera aperture = guide number light distance x 2
to establish the guide value for the f-stop that can then be varied by +1 f-stop for the actual exposure. 19
