Nikon SB-26 Instruction Manual - Page 53

Red-Eye Reduction Control - For Better Flash Portraits Light from the camera's flash reflects off the interior of the eye through the wide-open pupil and back into the camera's lens. The result is a portrait with the subject's eyes bright red, a phenomenon known as "red-eye" effect. When used with the F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90 and F70-Series/N70 camera, the SB-26's red-eye reduction lamp lights for a moment before the flash fires and the picture is taken. Red-eye effect can also be affected by the angle at which light flash on the subject and is reflected back to the lens. For further details on "red eye," see page 138. Before proceeding: E ATTACH SPEEDLIGHT TO CAMERA. E TURN ON BOTH SPEEDLIGHT AND CAMERA. E USE SINGLE-SERVO AUTOFOCUS (S or A) OR MAN- UAL FOCUS (M). E USE SINGLE-FRAME SHOOTING (S) FILM ADVANCE MODE. APPLICABLE NIKON SLR MODELS F5 F-601M/N6000 FE2 F90X/N90s E F50-Series/N50 FG F90-Series/N90 E F-401x/N5005 Nikonos V F70-Series/N70 E F-501/N2020 F3-Series F4-Series F-301/N2000 F2-Series F-801/N8008 F-401/N4004 FM2 F-801s/N8008s F-401s/N4004s FG-20 F-601/N6006 FA 104 Hints and Notes • Set Red-Eye Reduction Control on the camera. Confirm f appears in the SB-26's LCD panel. • Red-Eye Reduction Control can not be used in Repeating Flash G mode. • Rear-Curtain Sync Flash cannot be performed. Chapter 4 Rear-Curtain Sync Flash - For Natural Light Flows When used with the F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90, F70-Series/N70, F4-Series, F-801/ N8008, F-801s/N8008s, F-601/N6006 and F-601M/N6000 camera, the SB-26 lets you synchronize the flash to the instant before the rear (second) curtain begins to close. This turns available light into a stream of light that follows the moving, flash-illuminated subject. Rear-curtain sync flash photography is most effective with slower shutter speeds. You can slow the shutter down to 30 sec., depending on the background situation. Before proceeding: E ATTACH SPEEDLIGHT TO CAMERA. E TURN ON BOTH SPEEDLIGHT AND CAMERA. E USE SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO OR MANUAL EXPO- SURE MODE. E USE SINGLE-SERVO AUTOFOCUS (S or A) OR MAN- UAL FOCUS (M). APPLICABLE NIKON SLR MODELS F5 E F-601M/N6000 E FE2 F90X/N90s E F50-Series/N50 FG F90-Series/N90 E F-401x/N5005 Nikonos V F70-Series/N70 E F-501/N2020 F3-Series F4-Series E F-301/N2000 F2-Series F-801/N8008 E F-401/N4004 FM2 F-801s/N8008s E F-401s/N4004s FG-20 F-601/N6006 E FA Hints and Notes • Select TTL Auto H, Non-TTL Auto A or Manual D Flash mode. • Choose q position (flash mode selector). With the F-601/N6006 and F-601M/N6000, you must select REAR-CURTAIN SYNC FLASH on the camera. This sync flash then operates regardless of the SB-26's sync mode setting, either W or q position. With the F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90 or F70-Series/ N70, although it is possible to select REAR-CURTAIN SYNC FLASH on the camera, the SB-26's sync mode setting will override what is set on the camera. • With the F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90, F70-Series/N70, F-601/N6006 or F-601M/ N6000 used in programmed auto or aperture-priority auto exposure mode, the camera automatically controls the shutter speed down to as slow as 30 sec. • In the following cases Rear-Curtain Sync Flash cannot be performed: 1) When using Vari-Program or Red-Eye Reduction Control with an F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90 or F70Series/N70 camera. 2) When performing multiple flash photography with an F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90, F70-Series/N70, F4Series, F-801/ N8008 or F-801s/ N8008s. 3) When shutter speed dial is set at "T" with an F4Series camera. • Use a tripod to minimize camera shake. 105