Nikon SB-26 Instruction Manual - Page 14

Using LCD Panel For Shooting-Distance Computation Note: All LCD (liquid crystal display) figures and marks do not appear simultaneously, as shown below. They are shown together for ease of explanation. Flash sync mode selector Flash mode indicator Wireless Slave Flash indicator Film speed/Repeating flash indicator Flash shooting distance scale Zoom-head position indicator Aperture indicator LCD panel Zoom button Ready-light/open-flash button Adjustment buttons 26 Flash mode selector u for Non-TTL Auto Flash exposure control i for Manual Flash exposure control G for repeating flash p for TTL Auto Flash exposure control Exposure compensation indicator Underexposure indicator Exposure compensation/ underexposure value Red-eye reduction control indicator Light amount indicator M button Illuminator button Power switch Select button Confirming flash shooting distance is an indispensable step for successful flash photography. The SB-26 can be used to compute the appropriate distance range. An appropriate flash shooting distance is determined using the following variables: • ISO FILM SPEED IN USE • APERTURE VALUE • ZOOM-HEAD POSITION Indicator bars / will appear to show a proper shooting distance range only after all those variables have been set in the LCD panel. Chapter 2 Adjustment Functions Setting ISO Film Speed (Manual Adjustment) Automatic ISO film speed adjustment: F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90, F70-Series/N70, F4-Series, F-801/N8008, F-801s/ N8008s No manual adjustment is required with these camera models, because ISO speed of film in use is automatically set and indicated in the SB-26's LCD panel. When a film is not installed in the camera, ISO 100 is indicated. If no indication shows in the LCD panel, lightly press the camera's shutter release button. 1 Push ◊ button so a film speed number starts blinking beside the s indication in the LCD panel. 2 Press adjustment button ˛ or Ç to set the film speed. Operation in Repeating G Flash Mode Setting of ISO film speed is not required. The repeating flash indicator appears in the place of the film speed indicator. For details, see pages 91 to 96. 27