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Metz 45 CT-1 Handle Mount Flash
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These are great powerfull flashes but you must be carefull not to put on a modern camera as the voltage on the cable is 200v + so will damage modern Cameras ..ok for use with an optical trigger. The other problem is the battery pack ..if you can get a holder for the 6 cells its great but original nicd batteries will be well buggered by now .
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This professional flash was pretty expensive when new and was the most powerful integral flash which Metz made - there was a model with a guide number 60 but this had a separate power pack. Today it seems to be quite easy to find a Metz 45 in great working order for £15-£20. There is as far as I know no way of interfacing this with modern cameras to get full TTL functionality, although a simple connection is of course possible. I have bought three of these flashes for experimentation and intend using them out of doors with slave cells to illuminate large areas– For this, they are ideal.
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This flash is one of the classic models from Metz, and one of the most powerful of the line. It's a very well made flash, a bit too heavy to be used everyday, but with a good battery life with rechargeable batteries. Its performance is impressive, the GN is 45. It's a flash for film cameras, as it has a discharge voltage too high for many digital cameras to handle.
I have had one of these previously, this one like the is excellent too.
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Works well !
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The Metz 45 series is one below the top power range of Metz flashes. The metric guide number of the 45 is (reasonably enough)45 at 100ASA. The metric guide number of the top of the range set, the 60 series is 60 at 100ASA. The 45 series is probably the most versatile of the range, being self contained (the 60 series has a separate battery pack). It is powerful, has a power saving shunt (when the flash is quenched surplus power is diverted to an auxiliary capacitor and is used to start the charge for the next flash) and has a wide range of auto exposure settings. The flash cable is replaceable in the event of wear, the battery pack uses standard AA cells and spares can be bought so a fresh set of batteries can be installed in seconds and if you use a quick release mount (as I do) the flash can be on or off the camera also in seconds. Handle mount flashes are somewhat out of fashion these days, but the utility of this style is that 1) it gives better modelling, 2) reduces redeye and 3) has a rotating head so can be used for bounce flash if near a light coloured wall. Considerably better than hotshoe mount flashes. The build quality is typically German (excellent!) and if anything does go wrong repairers are happy to work on them. All in all, a good long term buy.Read full review
Es un flash antiguo, sin sofisticaciones no necesarias, pero que sigue siendo un referente mundial, desde mi punto de vista es el flash ideal para quien realmente sabe de fotografía con flash. Actualmente es muy interesante usarlo con baterias AA Ni MH en su portapilas. El tamaño y el peso son proporcionales a sus prestaciones, es decir, relativamente altos, pero también es una excelente empuñadura para una SLR o similar.
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