FUJICA Auto Strobo 300X User manual

FUJICA
AUTOSTROBO
300X
OWNER'SMANUAL
Thismanualwillshowyouhowtouseyour
FUJICAAUTOSTROBO300Xcorrectly.
Pleasereaditthroughcarefully.

SPECIALFEATURES
1.YourFujicaAutoStrobo300Xisa high-power
series-circuitrycomputerflash(guidenumber
30).Itprovidesanoptionofthreeaperturesto
letyoufreelytakeautomaticflashpictures.For
example,ifyouwanttotakelong-rangeflash
shots,youcanusea largeapertureandshootat
upto11meters.Ifyouwanteverythinginyour
picturesharplyfocused,theaperturecanbe
stoppeddownasfarasf/11(withISO/ASA100
film).
2.Itisprovidedfortwin-lightbounceflash.Ifthe
flashheadistiltedforbouncedlighting,itauto-
maticallyconvertsintoa twinflashunithaving
amainlightanda sublight.Withthisflash,you
cantakeperfectbounce-lightpictureseverytime,
althoughthistypeofpicturesaregenerallycon-
sidereddifficulttotakewithflash.
3.UsedontheFujicaAX-5,AX-3,AX-1,orAZ-1,
itwillautomaticallyswitchthecamera'sshutter
speedto1/60-sec.assoonasitisfullycharged.
Sinceyoucanchecktheflashcharge-upwhile
lookingthroughtheviewfinder,youwillnotlose
anyshootingopportunities.
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SPECIFICATION
Type
Connection
GuideNumber
FlashDuration
AngleofCoverage
RecycleTime
LightQuality
NumberofFlashes
LightControl
SelectionofApertures
AutomaticFlashRange
BounceFlash
PowerSource
FilmSpeed
ApertureScale
Series-circuitrycomputerflash.
Hotshoeandclip-ontypewithsafetylock.
30(ISO/ASA100 m)withnewbatteries,30secondsaftertheneonlampturnson.
Guidenumberforbounceflash:25formainlight,6 forsublight.
1/1,000~ 1/30,000sec.
Coverstheviewangleofa 35mmlens(35mmformat);withwideangleadapter
attached,coverstheviewangleofa 28mmlens(35mmformat).
9sec.afterlightingoftheneonlampwithnewalkaline-manganesebatteries.
Daylighttype.
150withfreshalkaline-manganesebatteries.
Siliconphotocellsandthyristorcircuit.
Manualandthree-stepautomaticapertures(yellow,red,green).
AperturesettingforISO/ASA100:Redf/2.8.Greenf/5.6.Yellowf/11
Red: 1.5~ 10.7m (5~ 35ft)
Green: 1 ~ 5.3m (3.3~18ft)
Yellow: 0.8~ 2.7m (2.6-9 ft)
Flashheadtiltable0 ~90°;whentilted,a sublightswitchesonandtheflashis
setupfortwin-lightbounceflashing.
Fourpenlightbatteries(AAsize)
ISO/ASA25400
f/1.4~ f/32
Notice:Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.3

NAMESOFPARTS
AutoCheckLamp
MainLampFace
BatteryCompartment
Cover
SubLamp-Face
Sensor
Auto/ManualSwitch
(DistanceSelector)
WheelLock
TiltingAngleScale
FlashGuideDisk
FlashReadyLamp
MainSwitch
TestButton
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LOADINGTHEBATTERIES
•Batterytype
Usefourpenlightbatteries(AA
size).Alkaline-manganesebatteries
arerecommendedbecauseoftheir
longservicelife.
•Recycletimewillbelongerin
coldweatherbecauselow
temperatureswillreducebat-
teryefficiency.Trytokeep
thebatterieswarmincold
weatherbycarryingthemin
yourcoatpocketuntilthey
areneeded.
•Iftheflashisnotbeingused
fora longinterval,removethe
batteriesbeforeputtingit
awaybecauseoldbatteriescan
developleaksanddamageit.
Howtoloadthebatteries
1.RemovetheBatteryCompart-
mentCoverbypullingitoutin
thedirectionofthearrow.
2.Insertfourbatteries,plus(+)
andminus(-)endscorrectly
asillustratedintheBattery
Compartment,thenreplace
thecoverbyslidingitinuntil
itlocks.
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3.TurnontheMainSwitch.If
theredFlashReadyLamp
(locatedinthecenterofthe
FlashGuideDisk)turnsonin
afewseconds,thebatteriesare
properlyloaded.
4.Aftercheckingthebatteries,
besuretoturnofftheMain
Switch.
Note:IftheMainSwitchisleft
on,thebatterieswillbeexhausted
ina shorttimeeveniftheflashis
notdischarged.
•Batterylife
•Onmanualflash,a newsetof
alkaline-manganesebatteries
willprovideabout150flashes
butitisalwaysbesttochange
themassoonastheystartto
showwear.Iftherecycletime
lagsto30-secondormore,the
batteriesshouldbeconsidered
exhausted.
•Besuretochangethefourbat-
teriesallatonceandmake
sureallfourareofthesame
brandandarenew.
•Afteryouarethroughtaking
pictures,alwaysturntheMain
Switchofftosavebattery.
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MOUNTINGTHEFLASHONTHECAMERA
1.TurnofftheMainSwitch.
2.LoosentheWheelLockby
turningitcounterclockwise,
gripthebottompartofthe
flashandcliptheStroboFoot
intothecamera'saccessory
shoe.Makesurethefootgoes
allthewayinbecausetheflash
mightnotfunctionproperlyif
itisonlypartofthewayin.
thenturntheWheelLock
clockwisetolocktheflash
securelyinplace.
3.Todismounttheflash,loosen
theWheelLockbyturningit
counterclockwisethengripthe
bottompartoftheflashand
slidetheStroboFootout.
TAKINGFLASH
PICTURES(I)
•Settingthecamera's
shutterspeed
1.Ifyouareusingtheflashwith
aFujicaAX-seriescamera,the
camera'sshutterspeedwill
automaticallyswitchto1/60
sec.(X-sync)assoonasitis
fullycharged,regardlessof
wheretheshutterspeeddial
hasbeenset(except"B").
2.Ifyouareusingitwiththe
FujicaAZ-1,thecamera's
shutterspeedwillautomatical-
lyswitchto1/60sec.(X-sync)
withtheshutterspeeddialset
toAEassoonasitisfully
charged.
3.Ifyouareusingitwithother
cameras,setthecamera'sshut-
terspeedto(1/60or1/125
sec.)(X-sync.).7

SettingtheStrobo's
DistanceSelector
SettheDistanceSelectoronthe
Strobofronttoeitherthered,
green,oryellowmark.Thesemarks
representthefollowingshooting
distances:
Red1.5-10.7m
(5~35ft.)
Green1 — 5.3m
(3.3~18ft.)
Yellow0.8- 2.7m
(2.6~ 9 ft.)
Settingthefilmspeed
TurntheFlashGuideDiskonthe
Strobobackandsetthespeed
ofthefilmyouareusingopposite
theindexmark.
Example:IfyouareusingFuji-
colorHR100,set"100"onthe
ISO/ASAscaleoppositetheindex
mark.
•Settingtheaperture
Readofftrieapertureindicated
ontheFlashGuideDiskforthe
colorofthemarkyouselected
andsetthelens'aperturering
accordingly.
Example:WithISO/ASA100film,
theaperturestobesetforthe
differentcolorsareasfollows:
Redf/2.8
Greenf/5.6
Yellowf/11
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•SwitchontheMainSwitch.
AssoonastheFlashReady
Lampturnson,pressinthe
TestButtontomakesurethe
AutoCheckLampturnson.If
itturnson,youarereadyto
takeautomaticflashpictures.
Theflashwillautomatically
providetherightamountof
lightforcorrectexposure.
•IftheAuto/ManualSwitchis
settoM,yourAutoStrobo
300Xwillworkasa manual-
operationflashhavinga guide
numberof30(ISO/ASA100m).
Tofindthecorrectaperture,
dividetheguidenumberby
theflash-subjectdistance,and
settheapertureringaccord-
ingly.Theguidenumbersrela-
tivetothefilmISO/ASAspeeds
areshowninthefollowng
table.
m
ft
ISO/
ASA25
15DIN
15
50
ISO/
ASA50
18DIN
21
71
ISO/
ASA100
21 DIN
30
100
ISO/
ASA200
24DIN
42
140
ISO/
ASA400
27DIN
60
200
Note:Ifyouareusingbounced
lightingonthemanualmode,care
mustbetakenbecausetheguide
numberwillbecomesmaller.
TAKINGFLASH
PICTURES(II)
(Bounce-lightpictures)
Ifyoursubjectisstandingneara
wall,youwillgetdistracting
shadowsinyourpictureifyou
flashitfromthefront.Inthis
case,rotatetheflashheadupward
sothatitisindirectlyilluminated
bythelightreflectedfromthe
ceiling.Thelightingwillthusbe
softandshadowscanbepractical-
lycontrolled.Thisiscalled
"bounceflash."
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1.Takingintoaccounttheheight
ofthereflectingsurface(ceil-
ing,wall,etc.)andtheshoot-
ingdistance,choosethetilting
angleoftheflashhead.A prac-
ticalwayofbouncedlighting
istotilttheflashhead60°~
90°sothatthelightreaches
thesubjectfromtheceiling.
Thetiltinganglesoftheflash
headdependingontheshoot-
ingdistanceareshownbelow.
Usethistableonlyasa guide.
m
ft
Tilting
Angle
1
3.3
90°
1.5
5
75°
90"
2
6.6
75°
3
10
60'
75°
4
13
60"
2.Theprocedureforpicture-tak-
ingisthesameasthatfortak-
ingnon-bounce-lightpictures.
3.Theautomaticflashrangesfor
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bouncedlightingareapproxi-
matelyasfollows:
Redmark1 - 4m
(3~ 12ft.)
Greenmark1 - 2m
(3~ 6 ft.)
Donotusetheyellowmark.
4.Theautomaticflashrangewill
differdependingonthereflect-
ingsurface.Beforeshooting,
alwayspressintheTestBut-
tontomakesuretheAuto
CheckLampturnson.
5.Whentheflashheadistilted,
theAutoStrobo300Xwill
automaticallyconvertintoa
twinflash.Forbounceflash,
asublightlocatedbelowthe
mainlightwillfireatthesame
timetoinsurethatthemain
subjectiscorrectlyexposed.