Nikon SB-26 Instruction Manual - Page 44

Manual Flash - high speed sync

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Set Up and Practice 2 Flash sync mode selector at NORMAL 3 ISO film speed in use and zoom-head position 86 1 Flash mode selector at Manual Flash 6 Aperture value 4 Flash out- put level 1 Choose i position (flash mode selector). Confirm D appears in the LCD panel. 2 Choose W position (flash sync mode selector*). * q position is used for Rear-Curtain Sync Flash, and only with the F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90, F70-Series/N70, F4-Series, F-801/N8008, and F-801s/N8008s. For details, see page105. 3 Set ISO film speed and the built-in zoom head position. For instructions, see "Setting ISO Film Speed (Manual Adjustment)," pages 27 to 28, and "Setting Zoom-Head Position (Manual Adjustment)," pages 29 to 30. Automatic ISO film speed/zoom-head position adjustment: F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90, F70-Series/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 The film speed and zoom-head position in use are automatically set and indicated in the SB-26's LCD panel. For other lenses, set manually according to the shooting situation. See "Setting ISO Film Speed (Manual Adjustment)," pages 27 to 28, and "Setting Zoom-Head Position (Manual Adjustment)," pages 29 to 30. Chapter 3 Manual Flash i Mode 4 Press ı button to choose desired light output. You can choose an amount ranging from full power (1/1) to one sixty-fourth (1/64). LCD indications change as: - h ' - " - j - k - l - ;-. With the F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90 and F70Series/N70, indication 1, and then 2 will appear after ;. At the same time, F appears next to D. This applies exclusively to FP High-Speed Sync Flash and is discussed in the following pages (see pages 98 to 103). Fine light-output adjustment: F5, F90X/N90s, F90Series/N90 and F70-Series/N70 with AF Nikkor lens (including the latest D-Type) or Nikkor lens having a built-in CPU Additionally, you can manipulate light output in finer increments of ±1/3, as long as light output is set between ' and ;. Press ◊ button and confirm L appears in the SB-26's LCD panel. By pressing ˛ button, you can increase the light amount by +1/3 (blinking +0.3 below the L mark), by +2/3 (blinking +0.7), or by +1 (blinking 0.0). To decrease, use Ç in the same manner; blinking numbers change from _0.3 (by -1/3) to _0.7 (by -2/3) to 0.0 (by -1). *At ', you cannot increase the light amount. 87

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Chapter
3
Manual Flash
i
Mode
Fine light-output adjustment: F5, F90X/N90s, F90-
Series/N90 and F70-Series/N70 with AF Nikkor lens
(including the latest D-Type) or Nikkor lens having
a built-in CPU
Additionally, you can manip-
ulate light output in finer
increments of ±1/3, as long
as light output is set
between
'
and
;
.
Press
button and
confirm
L
appears in the
SB-26
s LCD panel. By
pressing
˛
button, you
can increase the light amount by +1/3 (blinking
+0.3
below the
L
mark), by +2/3 (blinking
+0.7
), or by +1
(blinking
0.0
).
To decrease, use
Ç
in the same manner; blinking
numbers change from
_0.3
(by -1/3) to
_0.7
(by -2/3) to
0.0
(by -1).
*At
'
, you cannot increase the light amount.
4
Press
ı
button to choose desired light output.
You can choose an amount ranging from full power (1/1) to
one sixty-fourth (1/64). LCD indications change as: -
h
-
'
-
"
-
j
-
k
-
l
-
;
-.
With the F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90 and F70-
Series/N70, indication
1
, and then
2
will appear after
;
.
At the same time,
F
appears next to
D
. This applies exclu-
sively to FP High-Speed Sync Flash and is discussed in the
following pages (see pages 98 to 103).
Set Up and Practice
1
Choose
i
position (flash mode selector). Confirm
D
appears in the LCD panel.
2
Choose
W
position (flash sync mode selector*).
*
q
position is used for Rear-Curtain Sync Flash, and only with the F5,
F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90, F70-Series/N70, F4-Series, F-801/N8008, and
F-801s/N8008s. For details, see page105.
3
Set ISO film speed and the built-in zoom head position.
For instructions, see
Setting ISO Film Speed (Manual
Adjustment),
pages 27 to 28, and
Setting Zoom-Head
Position (Manual Adjustment),
pages 29 to 30.
1
Flash mode selector
at Manual Flash
2
Flash sync mode
selector at NORMAL
3
ISO film
speed in
use and
zoom-head
position
6
Aperture
value
4
Flash out-
put level
Automatic ISO film speed/zoom-head position
adjustment: F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90,
F70-Series/N70, F4-Series, F-801/ N8008, or F-801s/
N8008s used with an AF Nikkor lens (including the lat-
est D-Type) or Nikkor lens having a built-in CPU
The film speed and zoom-head position in use are
automatically set and indicated in the SB-26
s LCD
panel.
For other lenses,
set manually according to the
shooting situation. See
Setting ISO Film Speed
(Manual Adjustment),
pages 27 to 28, and
Setting
Zoom-Head Position (Manual Adjustment),
pages 29
to 30.