Nikon 50DX Instruction Manual - Page 32

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Effective Speedlight Placement-continued • Illuminating a distant subject When light from the master flash unit is not strong enough to illuminate a subject at a distance with a single flash unit (or the camera's built-in Speedlight), you can use several Speedlights in combination to produce pictures with a properly illuminated subject. Subject • Position the slave flash unit at the side of the camera and master flash unit (as illustrated). The optional SK-7 bracket (p. 56) enables you to easily set the slave flash unit to the side of the camera and master flash unit. • For calculating the compound guide number, see "Guide number" on p. 33. MISCELLANEOUS Single flash (built-in Speedlight) Camera: F80D (Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode, Front-Curtain Sync flash mode) Lens: AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G Master flash unit (SB-28): Standard TTL Flash Slave flash unit (SB-50DX): Auto Slave Flash mode 62 63

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MISCELLANEOUS
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Illuminating a distant subject
When light from the master flash unit is not strong enough to illuminate a
subject at a distance with a single flash unit (or the camera’s built-in
Speedlight), you can use several Speedlights in combination to produce
pictures with a properly illuminated subject.
Effective Speedlight Placement
—continued
• Position the slave flash unit at the side of the
camera and master flash unit (as illustrated). The
optional SK-7 bracket (p. 56) enables you to easily
set the slave flash unit to the side of the camera
and master flash unit.
• For calculating the compound guide number, see
"Guide number" on p. 33.
Subject
Single flash (built-in
Speedlight)
Camera:
F80D (Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode,
Front-Curtain Sync flash mode)
Lens:
AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G
Master flash unit
(SB-28)
:
Standard TTL Flash
Slave flash unit
(SB-50DX)
:
Auto Slave Flash mode