FLASH REVIEW
Camera Flash / Speedlight: Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1 Flash Unit Flashgun for Nikon
| Model Name: Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1 Flash Unit Flashgun for Nikon | |
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| Strenght / Power | |
Guide Number (ISO100, meters)  | 138' (42 m) at 50mm 192' (58 m) at 105mm |
| Power Level Switching (Vari-power Range) | 25 Levels ranging from 1/1 to 1/256th |
| Head & Coverage | |
| Bounce (Up-Down) Head Movement | Yes |
| Swivel (Rotation) Head movement | Yes |
| Focal Length Coverage | 84 to 23° (24-105mm lenses in 35mm format) 100° (18mm) with included wideangle diffuser |
| Auto Zoom Head | 24-105mm (Auto zoom, flash senses focal length & adjusts; Manual zoom) |
| Flash Related Functions | |
| Flash Durations | |
| Flash Modes(TTL) | Yes (i-TTL) without preflash |
| Flash Exposure Compensation / Correction | |
| Secondary Illumination | |
| Wireles Flash | |
| Wireless Operation | Wireless P-TTL |
| Wireless Groups | |
| Wireless Channels | |
| Remote Timing Modes | |
| Other Features | |
| Mount | Hot-shoe mount flash |
| Off Camera Terminal / External Connectors | No |
| Included Accessories | |
| Other Functions | |
| Power Source & Recycle Time | |
| Power Source - Batterry | Four 1.5-Volt "AA" batteries (alkaline, NiCad, NiMH & Lithium) Optional Power Pack P76 |
| External Power | |
| Minimum Recycle Time (Charging time between shooting) | 5 Seconds (based on fresh alkaline batteries & full power) 2.5 Seconds with optional P76 Power Pack (at full power) |
| Battery Life | Number of flashes: 180-320 (flashes per set of batteries) depending on the battery type |
| Dimensions & Weight | |
| Dimensions | 3 x 5.8 x 3.9" (71 x 148 x 99mm) WxHxD |
| Weight | 12.5 oz (355 g) [w/o batteries] |
| More Details or Support Website: | Link |
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Fivercam Wiki information:
There are three ways to trigger off-camera flash units wirelessly: via infrared, radio signals or a hybrid method that involves both infrared and radio. The infrared system works like the TV remote; there need to be a direct line of sight for the signal to reach the destination. The radio signal has no line-of-sight limitations, but comes at a rather high cost. The hybrid system simply takes the infrared signal from the commander, converts it over to radio and then converts it back to infrared on slave units.
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