112Flash Photography with Speedlite 550EXMetered Manual Flash PhotographyWith manual flash exposures, you can set the correct flash exposure by referring to the flashexposure level indicator in the viewfinder. This is useful for close-up flash photography.You will need a standard 18% gray card and an E-TTL autoflash Speedlite (such as the MR-14EX) capable of manual flash exposures.Set the camera and Speedlite settings.• Set the shooting mode to < > or < > and selectthe center AF point.• Set the Speedlite for manual flash exposures.1Focus the subject.• Focus manually.2Position the gray card.• Place the gray card at the same distance as thesubject.• The gray card should be at a distance where theentire spot metering circle can cover the gray card.3Aim the camera so that the entire spotmetering circle covers the gray card,then press the < > button (whichremains in effect for 16 sec.).s The Speedlite will fire a preflash and the requiredflash output is retained in memory.s In the viewfinder, the exposure level indicator willindicate the currently-set flash exposure levelrelative to the standard exposure index.4Standard exposure indexFlash exposure level indicatoragainst the standard exposure levelSpot metering circleStandard gray card
