Metz 36 AF-5 Flash

Illuminating the perfect scene is a must for any professional photographer, and a must for any photography enthusiast who wants to get the best results every time. Using the Metz 36 AF-5 Flash with your camera is a convenient and simple option to quickly resolve any problems you may encounter with light at different venues and all kinds of scenarios.

This Metz 36 AF-5 Flash is ideal for shooting whilst providing you a well lit background as well as an attractive halo of light around the subject. It provides totally perfect lighting to the front of the subject, no longer will you have to suffer dark and underexposed photographs.

It is also extremely useful to supply creative effects using longer exposure times. Thanks to slave mode you can position the camera whenever you wish to illuminate a specific part of the scene. Now you can control all your lighting needs with this single device.

Product features:

• Vertically hinged + 90° Reflector.
• With LEDs.
• Manual zoom function 28-85mm.
• Autofocus flash metering.
• Includes an 18mm diffuser.
• Features TTL synchronization for the 1st and 2nd curtain, manual exposure compensation and automatic flash fill.
• Compatible with Olympus, Panasonic, Leica, Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony Alpha cameras.
• Uses 4 AA alkaline batteries or 4 AA manganese NIMH batteries.
• Features AF flash metering, you can tilt up to 90 degrees vertically to adapt to each shot comfortably and includes a 28-85mm zoom function.

This flash has the functionality of second curtain synchronization (REAR). This enables you to obtain very authentic effects as in this particular example. This model has a small red LED mounted inside. The photograph has been taken using long exposure and flash output prior to closing the shutter.

Photograph taken by Nicola Capilli

This Metz flash has a guide number of 36 at ISO 100/21º and 85mm and also includes a 18mm diffuser so you can easily spread the light produced by the flash; This type of effect is ideal for portrait photography. Connect this flash to your camera and start enjoying crisp and clearer images anywhere, anytime.

The Metz 36 AF-5 Flash has several modes including TTL flash mode (digital only), synchronization of the 1st and 2nd curtain, Manual exposure compensation in TTL flash mode (subject to the camera) and automatic flash fill. Specific flash modes depend on the camera model, these are:

Canon: Flash mode E-TTL
Nikon: Flash mode i-TTL
Olympus / Panasonic / Leica: TTL flash mode Micro Four Thirds / Four Thirds
Pentax: P-TTL
Sony: Pre-flashing TTL