Nikon SB-26 Instruction Manual - Page 15

Setting Aperture Value (Manual Adjustment) 3 When the desired number appears, press ◊ button to complete setting. The indication will stop blinking. The film-speed indicator blinks during adjustment, and stops blinking after eight seconds unless an adjustment is made with an adjustment button. The last blinking number is automatically set in this case. 1 Push ◊ button so an aperture value number starts blinking beside the ƒ indication in the LCD panel. 2 Press adjustment button ˛ or Ç to set the aperture value. When camera is in programmed auto or shutter-priority exposure mode, be sure to use an aperture indicated in the camera's viewfinder (a "controlled aperture"). In general, first set the aperture on the camera, then use the same value for the SB-26. Automatic aperture adjustment: F5, F90X/ N90s, F90-Series/N90, F70Series/ N70, F4-Series, F-801/ N8008 or F-801s/N8008s used with an AF Nikkor lens (including the latest D-Type) or Nikkor lens having a built-in CPU No manual adjustment is required with these camera/lens combinations, because the controlled aperture is automatically set and indicated in the SB-26's LCD panel (except in Non-TTL Auto Flash A mode). 28 Chapter 2 Adjustment Functions Setting Zoom-Head Position (Manual Adjustment) 3 When the desired number appears, press ◊ button to complete the setting. The indication will stop blinking. The aperture-value indicator blinks during adjustment, and stops blinking after eight seconds unless an adjustment is made with an adjustment button. The last blinking figure is automatically set in this case. Press the ¸ button until the number in the LCD panel shows the focal length of the lens in use or shorter. When using a zoom lens other than AF Zoom Nikkor, set the shortest focal length of the lens to determine the zoom-head position that covers the full zoom length range. Also, refer to page 143 on "Angle of coverage," an angle which flash light can cover in a zoom-head position. 29