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ELECTRONIC FLASH
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EO-ETTL
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Thank you very much for purchasing the Sigma EF-6 10 ST EO-ETTL II Electronic
Flash. This product is specifically develop ed for the Canon EOS series SLR cameras.
Depending on the camera model, functi ons and operation may vary . Please read this
instruction booklet carefully . T o add to your enjoyment of photography , the flash has a
variety of features. T o make the most of all these features, and to get the maximum
performance and enjoyment from your flash, please read this instructi on booklet,
together with your camera’s instruction m anual, before using the flash, and also keep
it handy for your future reference.
PRECAUTIONS
DESCRIPTION OF THE P A RTS (fig.1)
1.Flash Head
2.AF Auxiliary Light
3.Shoe Ring
4.Shoe
5.Bounce Angle; Up and
Down
6.Swivel Lock and Release B utton; Right and Left 7.Bounce Angle; Right and Left
8.Battery Cover 9.Flash Coverage Angle Indicator
10.Bounce Lock and Release Button; Up and Down 1 1
.TEST Button
12.Ready Light
13.Power Switch 14.
Catch Light Panel 15. W ide Panel
ABOUT THE BA TTER Y
This flash unit uses four “ AA” type Alkaline dry cell batteries or Ni-Cad, Ni-MH,
rechargeable batteries. Manganese bat teries can also be used but as they have a
shorter life than Alkaline batteries, we do not recomm end using them. Please replace
batteries if it takes more than 30seconds to light the Ready Lamp.
■
T o assure proper electrical c ont act, clean the b attery terminals before installing the
batteries
■ NiCad batte ries do not have standardized contacts. If you use NiCad batteries,
please confirm that the batter y cont acts touch the battery com p artment properly .
■ T o prevent battery explosion, leakage or overheating, use four new AA batteries of
the same type and br and. Do not mix the type or new and used batteries.
■ Do not disassemble or short-circuit batteries, or expose them fire or water; they
may explode. Also, do not recharge the batteries other than Ni-Cd r echargeable
batteries.
■ W hen the flash will not be used for a n extended period of time, remove the
batteries from the flash, to avoid th e possibility of damage from leakage.
■ Batter y performance decreases at lo w temperatures. Keep batteries insulated when
using the flash in cold weather.
■ As w ith any flash, it is recommended you carry spare batteries when on a long trip,
or when photographing outdoors in col d weather .
BA TTER Y LOA DING
1. Be su re to set the Power S witch to the off position then slide, the batt ery cover in
the direction of the arro w to open (fig.2).
2. Insert four AA siz e batteries into the battery chamber. Be sure the + and – ends of
the batteries are aligned according to the diagram in the chamber (fig.3).
3. Close the cover .
4. Slide the Power Switch to the ON position. After few seconds, the Ready Lamp w ill
light, indicating that the flash unit c an be fired.
5. Please press the “T est Button” to be sure that the flash is working properl y .
■ If the battery power is not sufficient, or if t here is an electronic information error , the
flash coverage angle indicator will blink to indicate the condition.
A T T A CHING AND REMOVING THE FLASH TO AND FROM THE
CAMERA
Be sure turn off the Power Switch. Then i nsert the Shoe Base into the hot shoe on the
camera and turn the Shoe Locking Ring until it is tight (fig.4)(fig.5).
■ When you attach or remo ve the flash, grasp the bottom of the flash to preven t
damage to the shoe foot and camera’s hot shoe.
■ If the camera’s built-i n flash is set in up position, plea se close it before you attach
the flash unit.
■ T o remove the flash, rotate the shoe-locking ring in the opposite direction of
◄LOCK mark, until it stops.
ETTL(TTL) AUTO FL A SH
In the TTL AUTO Mode, the camera will control the amount of flash lighting to ge t the
appropriate exposure for the subje ct.
1. Set the camera’s mode to Full-AUTO Mode. (Usually
□
Mode. If the camera
does not have
□
Mode, set to P Mode.)
2. Slide the Power Switch to the TTL Position.
■ If the flash co verage angle indicator blinks when you turn on the power of your flash
,
please make sure t hat the flash head bounce angl e is adjusted to the normal (0˚)
position.
3. Focus onto the subject.
4. Press the shutter button after the flash is charged.
■ After a picture is taken, and the film receives appropriate exposure, the Read y
Lamp will blink. If the Ready Lamp does not blink, it indicates that the flash light
was not sufficient for that particular situation. Ple ase retake the picture at a distance
closer to the subject.
■ The AF Auxiliary Light will turn on automatically as you focus on a dark area.
Note: Effective distance is up to about 0.7 to 9 met er (2.3-29.5 feet).
■ When the flash is fully charged, the flash mar k will appear in the finder. If the
shutter is released before the flash is fully charged, the camera will take the picture
at a slow shutter speed, with no fla sh.
■ T o conserve battery power , the flash unit automatically turns itself off when the flash
is not used within appro ximately 90seconds. T o turn the flash on again, depress the
“TEST” button or the camera shutter button, halfway .
■ The flash will a utomatically set the Zoom Head positio n according to the focal
length of your lens.
■ Please refer to《char t.1 》 for the effective distance ranges.
USING FLASH IN OTHER CA MERA MODES (Except EOS700, 750, 850)
Shutter Speed Priority Setting
By selecting the Tv mode o f the camera, you can set the shutter spe ed from 30sec. to
1/X sync speed. When you set the desired shutter speed, th e camera will select the
appropriate aperture value for the backg round. If the subject is too light or too dark,
the aperture value indicator will blink and sho w the limit values (maximum or minimum
aperture). In such as case, the camera pr oceeds to take flash photograph at the limit
value. Thus, the m ain subject in the picture may be exposed c orrectly , but the
background will become under or o ver exposed.
Aperture Priority Setting
By selecting the Av mode of your camera, the c amera will select the appropriate
shutter speed for the background. If the subject is too bright or too dark, t he shutter
speed indicator will blink and sho w the limit highest or slowest shutter spe ed value.
The highest shutter speed will be limited to the camera’s normal flash s y nchronization
speed. In such a case, the camera proceeds to take a flash photograp h at the limit
value. Thus, the main subj ect in a picture may be exposed correctly , but the
background will become under or o verexposed.
When used with M Mode
Y ou can set the desired shutter speed and aperture value. T he sync speed of camera
is 30sec. If you adjust e xposure according to the exposure meter indic ation, the
camera will work as for Daylight s ynchronization flash or slow synchronization.
MANUAL FLASH OPERA T ION (Except E OS700, 750, 850)
This flash unit can be used in Manual Mode at full power and at 1/16 power.
1. Set the camera’s exposure mode to Manual / M mode.
2. Slide the flash unit’s Power S witch to MH (full flash power) or to ML (1/16 flash
power).
3. Focus on the subject and set the camera’s F-stop, using the exposure calculated by
the formula shown below:
F-stop = Guide Number (G .N.) ÷ Flash to Subject Dis t ance (m)
4. After the flash is fully charged, press he S hutter Release button to take the picture.
Guide Number will ch ange according to t he Zoom Head position , (see《chart.2 》 ). G uide
Number will also cha nge according to fil m speed (ISO ),(see《chart.3 》 ). In the case of
non-ISO100 speed
films, multiply the《chart.3 》 number by the 《chart.2 》 number . For
example, using ISO200 film , Zoom Head position for 24mm and the MH mode;
multiply the《chart.3》number ” 1.4” by the《chart.2》nu mber “34.0”: 34.0×1.4=47.6. T his
will be the new effective Guide Number (G .N.) in meters. T o determine the G . N. in feet,
multiply the G . N. in meters by 3.3.
EX. If flash to subject distance is 8.5 m eters:
F-stop = 47.6 ÷ 8 .5 = 5.6 (5.6 is the F-stop to set on the ca mera.)
When repeatedly usi ng the flash rapidly in the MH mode, it s hould be allowed to “rest”
for about 10 minutes after each 20 flashes. If used under the same conditio ns in the
ML mode, the flash should be allowed to “rest” after each 40 flashes.
WIDE P A NEL
This flashgun is equipped with a built-in wide panel, which can provide an ultra wide
17mm angle of coverage. Slide out t he wide panel and catch light panel and flip it
down to cover the flash’s head (fig.6-1). (Be careful to slide the panels out smoothly .)
Then put the catch light panel back i n it s place (fig.6-2). T he coverage angle setting of
the flash will be set to 17mm autom atically .
■ The flash coverage angle indicator will show that the wide panel is in use b y
blinking the both end values ( 24mm and 105mm) slowly (1sec each time).
■ If the built-in w ide panel comes off accidentally , adjustment mechanism of flash
coverage angle will not function. In this case plea se contact the store where you
have purchased the flash, or a service station.
BOUNCE FLASH
When you take a photo with flas h in a room, sometimes a strong sh adow will appear
behind the subject, if you point the flash head up wards or sideways to reflect the light
off the ceiling, wall etc. the subject will be illuminated softly . Pr ess the lock button and
adjust the flash head to set t he bounce angle (fig.7).
UP: 0°, 60°, 75°, 90° DOWN: 0°,7°
RIGHT : 0°, 60°, 7 5°, 90° LEFT : 0°, 60 °, 75°,90°, 120°, 150°, 180°
■ Please refer to the f ollowing chart.
Symbol denotes t he importa nt points, wh ere warning and caution are re quired
.
Symbol cont ains informati on regarding the actions that must b e avoided.
ENGLISH
Warning !!
Using th e product d isregard ing this wa rning sign m ight cause s erious in jury or o ther dangerous result s.
This flash contains high voltage circuits. T o avoid electric shock or burns, do not
attempt to disassemble th e flash. If the outside shell of the u nit is broken or cracked,
do not touch the mechanism i nside.
Do not fire the flash close to eyes. Otherwise the bright light could damage the eyes. Ke ep
at least 1m/3feet distance between face and the flash unit, when taking a picture wit h flash.
Do not touch the synchro t erminal of your camera when the flash is attached to hot
shoe. High voltage circuitry could cause el ectric shock.
Never use your camera in an en vironment where flammable, burnable, gas, liquids o
chemicals, etc, exist. Otherwis e, it might cause fire or explosion.
Caution!!
Using the product disregarding thi s caution sign mig ht cause injury or da mage.
Do not use this flash unit on any camera other than t he Canon EOS series cameras;
otherwise the flash may dama ge the circuitry of these cameras.
This flash unit is not waterproof. W hen using the flash and camera in the rain or snow
or near water, keep it from getting wet. It i s often impractical to repair internal electrical
components damaged by water.
Never subject the flash and camera t o shock, dust, high temperature or humidity .
These factors might cause fire or m alfunctioning of your equipment.
When the flash is su bjected to sudden temperature change, as when the flash unit is
brought from a cold exterior to warm interior, condensation might form inside. In such
a case, place your equipmen t in a sealed plastic bag before such a change, and do
not use the flash unit, until it r eaches room temperature.
Do not store your flash in a drawer or cupboard etc., containing naphthal ene, campho
or other insecticides. These chemicals will have negative effect s on the flash unit.
Do not use a thinner, Benzene or other cleaning agents to remove dirt or finger prints
from the component. Clean with a s of t, moistened cloth.
For extended storage, choose a cool dr y place, preferably with good ventilation. It is
recommended that the flash be c harged and fired several times a month, to main t ain
proper capacitor functioning.