Nikon SB-26 Instruction Manual - Page 47

Repeating Flash

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1 Choose G position (flash mode selector). Confirm D and G appear in the LCD panel. 2 Choose W position (flash sync mode selector*). * q position is only used for Rear-Curtain Sync Flash in TTL Auto H, NonTTL Auto A and Manual D Flash, and only with the F5, F90X/N90s, F90Series/ N90, F70-Series/N70, F4-Series, F-801/N8008, and F-801s/N8008s. For details, see page 105. 3 Set the built-in zoom head position. For instructions, see "Setting Zoom-Head Position (Manual Adjustment)," pages 29 to 30. 4 Press ı button to choose desired light output. You can choose an amount ranging from one eighth of full power (1/8) to one sixty-fourth (1/64). LCD indications change as: - j - k - l -; -. Automatic 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 zoom-head position in use is automatically set and indicated in the SB-26's LCD panel. For other lenses, set manually according to the shooting situation. See "Setting Zoom-Head Position (Manual Adjustment)," pages 29 and 30. 92 Chapter 3 Repeating Flash G Mode 5 Press ◊ until a number (flash speed per second) starts blinking beside d. Use ˛ or Ç to set a desired flash speed. See "Determining shutter speed with number/speed of flashes" on page 93. 6 Press ◊ again until a number (flashes per frame) starts blinking beside center hyphen -. Use ˛ or Ç to set the desired number. The maximum number of flashes per frame depends on light-output amount and flash speed. If two hyphens - blink, the available number of flashes is fixed (no other choice). For details, see the chart below. Number of repeating flashes per frame (shown with blinking hyphens - -) : Figures indicate use with External Power Source SD-7 or SD-8 Flash speed per second j Light output amount k l ; 1 - 7 Hz 20 40 80 160 8 - 10 Hz 10 20 40 80 20 - 50 Hz 8 16 20 40 93

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93
92
Chapter
3
Repeating Flash
G
Mode
5
Press
until a number (flash speed per second)
starts blinking beside
d
.
Use
˛
or
Ç
to set a desired flash speed.
See
Determining shutter speed with number/speed of
flashes
on page 93.
6
Press
again until a number (flashes per frame)
starts blinking beside center hyphen
-
.
Use
˛
or
Ç
to set the desired number.
The maximum number of flashes per frame depends on
light-output amount and flash speed. If two hyphens
--
blink, the available number of flashes is fixed (no other
choice). For details, see the chart below.
Number of repeating flashes per frame (shown with blinking
hyphens
- -
) :
Figures indicate use with External Power Source
SD-7 or SD-8
Flash speed
per second
1
7 Hz
20
40
80
160
10
20
40
80
8
16
20
40
8
10 Hz
20
50 Hz
Light output amount
j
k
l
;
1
Choose
G
position (flash mode selector). Confirm
D
and
G
appear in the LCD panel.
2
Choose
W
position (flash sync mode selector*).
*
q
position is only used for Rear-Curtain Sync Flash in TTL Auto
H
, Non-
TTL Auto
A
and Manual
D
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 page 105.
3
Set the built-in zoom head position.
For instructions, see
Setting Zoom-Head Position (Manual
Adjustment),
pages 29 to 30.
4
Press
ı
button to choose desired light output.
You can choose an amount ranging from one eighth of full
power (1/8) to one sixty-fourth (1/64). LCD indications
change as: -
j
-
k
-
l
-
;
-.
Automatic 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 zoom-head position in use is automatically set
and indicated in the SB-26
s LCD panel.
For other lenses,
set manually according to the
shooting situation. See
Setting Zoom-Head Position
(Manual Adjustment),
pages 29 and 30.