Nikon SB 30 Instruction Manual - Page 28

Softening the shadows cast on the wall by the master flash unit, or lightening the background

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Softening the shadows cast on the wall by the master flash unit or lightening the background Set the SB-30's Mode selector dial to Wireless slave flash (M), and the Speedlight will fire at M1/1 output, allowing you to eliminate shadows or lighten the background for creating more natural-looking pictures. • The maximum shooting distance of the master Speedlight's light sensor is approx. 40m (131 ft.). Wall Shadows Taking flash pictures 1 Use the SB-30 as the slave flash unit and set it to the Wireless slave flash (M) mode. 2 Determine the correct exposure using the flash-tosubject distance and aperture set on the camera or lens, then shoot. • Refer to "Manual flash mode" on page 18. • To eliminate shadows such as those cast on the wall, use a lens aperture that makes the illumination on the wall overexposed by the equivalent of at least +2 stops. 26 Slave flash unit 1: SB-30 Main subject Camera: All SLRs cameras Master flash unit: Speedlight mounted on the camera or the camera's built-in Speedlight.

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Softening the shadows cast on the wall by the master flash unit
or lightening the background
Set the SB-30’s Mode selector dial to Wireless slave
flash (
M
), and the Speedlight will fire at M1/1 output,
allowing you to eliminate shadows or lighten the
background for creating more natural-looking
pictures.
• The maximum shooting distance of the master
Speedlight’s light sensor is approx. 40m (131 ft.).
Taking flash pictures
1
Use the SB-30 as the slave flash unit and set it to
the Wireless slave flash (M) mode.
2
Determine the correct exposure using the flash-to-
subject distance and aperture set on the camera or
lens, then shoot.
• Refer to “Manual flash mode” on page 18.
• To eliminate shadows such as those cast on the
wall, use a lens aperture that makes the
illumination on the wall overexposed by the
equivalent of at least +2 stops.
Main subject
Slave
flash
unit 1: SB-30
Camera: All SLRs cameras
Master flash unit: Speedlight mounted on the
camera or the camera’s built-in
Speedlight.
Shadows
Wall