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    Nikon Speedlight INSTRUcrION MANUAL[...]

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    NOMENCLATURE------------------------- Wide-Flash Adapter SW-5 ® Flash head ® Shooting mode selector 8) Sensor Unit SU - 2 ® Sensor socket ® Sync / multiple flash sockets o Sync Cord SC - ll ® B r acket mounting adapter ® Bracket mounting pin @) Trip . od/light stand socket @ Attachment sc r ew slots @ Bracket SK-5 @ Tripod socket 2[...]

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    f/stop indicators with wide-flash adapter (thin color-coded lines) @ f/stop II' IUl.calors f/stop scale @ Distance scale @ ASA/ISO film speed index @ Ready-light ® Bracket attachment dot @ Attachment screw Releasellocking wheel Handle @ Exposure calculator dial @ External power terminal @ 3[...]

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    CONTENTS ---------- NOMENCLATURE . ... . .. .. . .. ..... ... . ... . ..... 2-3 FOREWORD .. . .... . . . . ....... . .. ..... ... . ... . .... 4 BASIC OPERATION . ... ........ ... . ... .... . . . .. S-9 CONTROLS IN DETAIL . .. .. . . . .. . ... ..... .. ... 10 - 20 Bracket SK-S ....... .. ...... . .. . .. . . .. .. . ... . . 10 Bracket Mounting Ad[...]

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    BASIC OPERATION ------------- . -- ) _ ~ <C':J~ - • • 1. Attach the bracket @ to the camera. Screw the bracket ' s attachment screw @ into the camera's tripod socket to secure the two units together tightly. (For details, refer to page 10.) 2 Attach the bracket to the • flash unit. Insert the bracket mounting pin ® into the[...]

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    - BASIC OPERATION -continued ---------- 4. Attach the sync cord 0 . Screw one end of the Sync Cord SC- 11 into either of the flash unit's sync! multiple flash socke ts ® and screw the other end into the camera's sync terminal. No te : Some cameras do not have the threaded sync terminal. 6 5. Check the position of the flash head. Make sur[...]

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    7. Set the camera's shutter speed for proper syn- chronization. Set the shutter speed dial to the prop- er synchronization speed for elec- tronic flash (e.g., set the F3 to the "X" setting). For details, refer to the chart on page 11. 8 Set the exposure calcu- -lator dial @ . Turn the dial until the ASAIISO film speed index @is oppos[...]

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    - BASIC OPERATION-continued ---------......; 9. Set the lens' aperture ring to an approprIate f / number. In the example, £/4 is selected. 8 10. Set the shooting mode selector Q) . Turn the ring on the front of the sen- sor unit until the white index is op- posite the color corresponding to that of the £/stop selected . (Orange is selected i[...]

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    12. Watch the ready-light @. As soon - as the LED ready - light comes on, the flash unit is ready to fire. 13. Take the picture. When the shutter is tripped, the flash unit fires and the picture is taken. Soon, the ready-light will light up to tell you the flash unit is recycled and ready to fire again. 14. Turn off the power supply. To conserve ba[...]

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    CONTROLS IN DETAIL - -- -- -- -- -- Nik on FE / FM 2IF M M oto r Dr i ve MD - llIM D- 1 2 IMD - 14 Bracket SK -5 @ Nik o n F3/ F 3 Hi g h - Ey e p o int / FG I EM / F2 , M o t or D rive MD - 2IM D- 3IM D-E , Co rdl ess B attery P ack MB - l IM B- 2 The Speedlight SB-l4's bracket can be attached to various camera and / or motor drive combinatio[...]

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    Shutter Speed Dial To get proper synchronization, set the camera's shutter speed dial as shown in the chart be l ow. (For details, refer to your camera's instruction manua l. ) Synchronization chart Camera type I Shutter speed (sec) Nikon F3 1 X ( 1 80), 1/60 or slower F3 High - Eyepoint NikonFE M90 (/90), 1/125 or slower NikonFM2 X200 ( [...]

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    -CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued--------:----- Exposure calculator Dial @ The exposure calculator dial on the back of the SB-14 helps you to select the usable range of £/stops for the speed of the film in use and the flash-to - subject distance. To set the ASA / ISO film speed, turn the dial until the number corresponding to the film speed is opposit[...]

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    a subject more than 5.6m (18 ft.) away, the only usable flstop is fl4. On the other hand, the thin color - coded lines @ with "W" indicate the distance ranges when the wide - flash adapter is used: from 0 . 6m to 5.6m (2 to 18 ft.), 0.6m to 4m (2 to 13 ft.), and 0.6m to 2.8m (2 to 9 ft.), respectively. In this case, with ASAIISO 100 film,[...]

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    -CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued-------- For Manual Operation Set the ASAIISO dial and simply read off the flnumber Caution: For monual operation, be sure to set the shoaling made selec/or which appears directly above the flash - to-subject dis- of the Sensor Unit SU - 2 affhe " M " posilion . tance; then set this aperture on your lens. For [...]

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    Sensor Unit SU-2 8) The Sensor Unit SU-2 controls the operation of the SB-14. It has five settings to choose from. At the Three Auto Positions To shoot on Auto, lift up and turn the knurled ring on the outside of the sensor to one of the three positions (orange, yellow, or blue) which are color-coded for use with the exposure calculator dial. At th[...]

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    -CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued -------- Ready - Light @ Built into the back of the SB - l4's flash head is a ready- light which comes on as soon as the flash unit is recycled and ready to fire. As an additional feature, the ready- light blinks if the flash fires at its maximum output indi- cating that the light might be insufficient for correct[...]

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    Open-Flash Button ® The red open - flash button is used to fire the flash unit manually without having to trip the camera's shutter. In this manner, you can create multiple-exposure "strobo- scopic" effects or paint the scene with light by firing the flash repeatedly with the camera set to "B . " However, with the SB - 14 [...]

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    -CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued-------- Flash Head 0 The SB-14's movable flash head can be tilted back up to 120 0 and rotated 120 0 to the left and 120 0 to the right; click-stops are provided at 30 0 , 60 0 , 90 0 and 120 0 for both tilting and rotating movements. For normal shooting, point the flash head straight ahead. In this position, the [...]

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    Sync/Multiple Flash Sockets ® Two standard Nikon screw-type terminals are provided on the Speedlight SB-14. Either terminal can be used to connect the SB-14 to the camera, while the other is pro- vided for connecting the SB-14 with another flash unit in series for multiple flash operation. When using the Nikon Speedlight SB - ll, 12, 14 or 15 as a[...]

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    -CONTROLS IN DETAIL -continued-------- Wide-Flash Adapter SW -5 CD The angle of illumination of the SB-14 by itself covers the picture angle of a 28mm wideangle lens. When the wide- flash adapter is attached onto the front of the flash head, it increases the illumination from 67° to 77° horizontally and 48° to 56° vertically, prov i ding just t[...]

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    TIPS ON AUTOMATIC FLASH SHOOTING ----- Subject's Reflectivity When you shoot a dark subject (one with low reflectivity), reduce the aperture selected by one-half to one full f/stop. When the subject is light in tone (has high reflectivity), reset the aperture so that it is one - half to one full f/stop wider. Otherwise, your pictures might com[...]

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    ACCESSORIES -------------- DCUnitSD-7 Accepting six C - type batteries, the SD-7 is designed to be used as a power source for both the Nikon Speedlights SB - 14 and SB - ll . It has a neckstrap for convenient use . 22[...]

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    TTL Senso r Cord SC-12 One meter long, this cord allows the SB - 14 to be used with the Nikon F3 or F3 High-Eyepoint camera for auto- matic through - the - lens control of the flash exposure. When attached, the camera's shutter speed is auto- matically switched to the proper flash synchronization speed of 1/80 sec. with the shutter speed dial [...]

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    '~EDEYEn -------------------------------- "Red eye ," an optical phenomenon in which a subject's eyes appear red in photographs taken with a flash unit, is a result of the flash light's directly illuminat- ing the retina . This happens when the subject looks straight into the camera on which a flash unit is mounted . The ef[...]

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    OPTIMUM BATTERY PERFORMANCE 1. New batteries: Between manufacturing and first use, all batteries exhibit some drain . Therefore, care should be taken to purchase the newest (and freshest) ones possible. To help you do this, some manufacturers stamp the date of manu- facture on the bottom of each battery. Ask your camera dealer for assistance in int[...]

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    SPECIFICATIONS ------------- Guide number (ASAIISO 100 and meters) 32 (22 with Wide-Flash Adapter SW-5) (ASA/ISO 25 and feet) 52 (36 with Wide-Flash Adapter SW -5) Angle of coverage Horizontal: 67° (77° with SW-5) Vertical: 48° (56° with SW-5) Power source Battery Pack SD -7 holding six C - type batteries Battery Number of flashes Recycling tim[...]

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    No reproduction in any form of this booklet , in whole or in part (except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews). may be made without written authorization from the publisher . (1IIIto,,) NIPPON KOGAKU K.K. Printed in Japan (82 . 7.C) & - 3[...]