Nikon SB-22 manual

Nikon Autofocus Sp-ee(tligtlt INSTRUCTION MANUAL[...]

e===============CONTENTS================~ 2 FOREWORO ... . .. . ................. . ... . "" 3 NOMENCLATURE "" " .. . .. "" .. " ..... . .. .. .. . 4-6 BASIC OPERATION ... .............................. 7-12 In s talling Batterie s.. ............... . .... . 7 Attaching Flash Unit to Camera Accessory Shoe ...[...]

~==FOREWORDI====-. Thank you for purchasing the Nikon Auto - focus Speedlight S8 - 22 . We hope the S8-22 will make photography a much bigger part of your life . Get to know your S8 -22, but before using it , be sure to read both your camera instruction manual and this man- ual. Nikon cannot be held responsible for malfunctions resulting from use o[...]

NOMENCLATURE Bounce angle indicators For bounce flash shooting, see page 41 . Battery cover indices Battery chamber cover Mounting loot 4 Flash head Autolocus assist illuminator LED See pages 13 to 15. Light sensor lor non·TTL auto flash operation External power source terminal Accepts power cord from N ikon DC Unit SD·7 . Mounting loot lock nut [...]

Sync/multiple flash terminal For (1) off-camera opera ti on with a sync cord and (2) multiple flash photography in manual flash operation (page 46) . Wide-flash adapter Covers the picture · angle of lenses 28 mm or longer. Slides out an d covers the flash head (see page 36) . Aperture selection/shooting distance range panel See pages 17 to 31 . Be[...]

Aperture index w i ndows Used in automatic operation . Aperture scale wi ndow Film speed scale window Film speed inde x Film speed setting knob Di stance scale window Bounce set ind i cator Blinks when flash head is tilted . Power switch See page 33 . 6 Flash mode indicators Flash mode selector Aperture/distance index windows for MD mode Flash shoo[...]

BASIC OPERATION--------------- Installing Batteries 1. Slide down the battery chamber cover and lift it out. 2 Load four 1.5 V AA·type • penlight alkaline· manganese or manganese batteries or 1.2V NiCd bat· teries into the battery chamber. 3 To reattach battery • chamber cover , align the black indices on the cover and flash unit, then slide[...]

4 Turn the mounting foot • lock nut clockwise as far as it goes . 5 Slide mounting foot • forward into the camera ' s accessory shoe as far as it goes. ~----------------, I With Nikon F3 · series cameras with DE·2 or I DE · 3 finder: Attach Flash Unit Coup l er AS-4 or I I AS -7 to camera 's accessory shoe before I I mounting the[...]

Programmed TTL Auto Flash Shooting (with Nikon F-501/N2020 , F-401/N4004 or F-301/N2000) Step s 7 through 9 provide instructions for programmed TTL auto flash s hooting w i th the Nikon F -5 01 / N2020* , F-401lN4004** or F-301/N 20 00* camera. For other fla sh exposure operations (TTL auto , non-TTL auto and manual fla sh exposure operation s) s e[...]

With F· 301/N2000 8 Set camera to a programmed exposure mode (P DUAL, P • or P HI for F-501/N2020 ; P or P HI for F-301/N2000)_ With the Nikon F · 401/N4004 , set the camera to either program auto (aperture dial to S , shutter speed dial to A) or shutter-priority auto (aper · ture dial to S, shutter s peed dial to desired speed) exposure mode [...]

Flash Shooting 10. Set power switch to 5TBY (standby 11. Make sure bounce angle is set at 0 0 • position) to turn on 5B·22 . LED indicating se l ected flash mode immediately lights up . ~----------------~ '. If the flash h ead is tilted , '. the bounce set indicator I blinks. For bounce flash I • photograph , see page • I 41. I I I[...]

12. Lightly press shutter release button and view- finder ready-light comes on to indicate flash is ready to fire. .----------- ..... ( For b li nk i ng ready · '. light warnings , see • page 35 . I • I I I I _ I - I .... _________ fIIIIII" 12 13. Fully depress shutter release button to take picture. Unless viewfinder ready·light [...]

AUTOFOCUS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY (with Nikon F-501/N2020 or F-401/N4004)- ~----------------, I I n programmed TTL au tof oc us fla sh photog· r aphy, use film wi th a film s pe ed sp eci fied in th e table below for greater d e pth of f ie ld : Lens ma x imum Film speed aperture Lens 1/2 . 8 or la ster I SO 50 or higher only Slower than 1/2 . 8 I S[...]

2. Set aperture. With Nikon F·401/N4004, use camera 's aperture dial. Don ' t forget to lock lens at minimum position. For other flash operations , set as follows : For programmed TTL operation , set to smallest lens aperture (largest f· number) and lock the lens aperture . (For details, see the lens instruction manual). 14 Lens only F [...]

3. Lightly press camera shutter release button . When ready-light comes on but ambient light is insuffi- cient for autofocus operation , AF illuminator fires to start autofocus operation . If ambient light is sufficient, the AF illuminator does not fire . 0 , " " 4 Confirm whether the green in· focus • indicator LED lights up , then fu[...]

SETTING CAMERA SHUTTER SPEED--------- Se t came r a's s hutter s peed , refe rring to th e table be l ow . As sh own in t he table , automatic sy nc s peed se tt i ng is avai l ab le wi th mo s t N ikon came r as . Nikon camera s~~~~~Or!~~t . ifn Camera setting Running shutter Viewfinder sh utter spee d indication speed (se c.) P DUAL IF·501/[...]

DETERMINING APERTURE------------- TTL Mode (for TTL Automatic Flash Exposure Control) TTL mode is for exc l usive use wit h Nikon F -50 1/N2020 , F-401 / N4004, F-301/N2000 , FA , FE2 and FG cameras only . For TTL auto fl ash operation with the Nikon F -5 01/N2020 , F-401 / N4004 or F -3 01/N2000 , be sure to se t the camera to aperture priority au[...]

2.Align film speed in use with the film speed index. Note : Line s between the numbers on the film sp ee d scale represent inter- medi ate setti ng s. (See illu stration) 32 :~~ :25 8P~ :50 125-........= 100 1 60-= 200 ;~~/~ 400 500~: 800 1 :;/;1: 1600 1 250 1 3. Select and set aperture. The aperture scale window shows usable apertures . (Depending[...]

.",------------ ... I I I I I I I The shooting distance scale changes when the wide-flash adapter is used . For example , selecting fl4 lets you take pictures of subjects 0 . 6m to 4.4m (approx. 2. 0ft. to 14 ft .) away . See page 36 . ..... _-----------"'" 4. Set your chosen aperture. Wi th Nikon F- 401/N4004 , use c amera [...]

Usable apertures/shoot i ng distance range in TTL mode I SO film speed 1000" 800" 400 200 100 2.8+ ' /3 2.8 2 - - 4+ ' /3 4 2.8 2 - 5.6+'/3 5.6 4 2.8 2 8+ ' /3 8 5.6 4 2.8 c. 11+ ' /3 11 8 5 .6 4 0 ~ 16+ ' 13 16 11 8 5.6 22+ ' /3 22 16 11 8 - - 22 16 11 - - - 22 16 - - - - 22 "For Nikon F ·5011 N 2[...]

Exposure compensation in TTL mode With a dark subject (with low reflectivity) or one that is light in tone (having high reflectivity), over- or under- exposure may occur. To prevent this, compensate exposure by rotating camera's exposure compensation dial. With the FG , push the exposure compensation button. (For detail s, see came ra instruct[...]

A1 or A2 Mode (for Non-TTL Automatic Flash Exposure Control) Use the S8-22 on Al or A2 mode for automatic oper- ation with Nikon Cameras other than Nikon F-5011 N2020 , F- 401/N4004* , F-301/N2000 , FA, FE2 and FG. T he following procedure lets you select aperture wi th the S8-22's aperture se l ection/shooting dis t ance range panel for non-T[...]

2. Select appropriate aperture The aperture index windows show usable apertures . With the film speed inde x at ISO 100 , for example, you can se lect either aperture f/4 or f/8 . If you s elect fl4 , you can take pictures of sub jec ts 0. 8m to 6 .2 m (approx . 2.6ft. to 20ft.) away. ~------------ ... I I I I The shooti ng distance sca le change[...]

il 3 . Set 58 · 22 ' s mode selector to A1 or A2 according to the selected aperture . 24 4. Set your chosen aperture. With Nikon F - 401/N4004 , use camera 's aperture dial. Next turn on flash unit and take shot in the same manner shown in " BASIC OPERATION , " steps 10 to 14 .[...]

Shooting distance range in A 1 or A2 mode Regardless of the film speed and the correspondi ng flstop available at A1 or A2 , the auto shooting range is as shown in the following table. Auto shooting range Selector mode Normal With wide-flash adapter A1 O .6 - 3.1m O.6-2.2m A2 O .8-6.2 m O.6-4.4m Exposure compensation in A 1 or A2 mode With a dark b[...]

M Mode (for Manual Flash Exposure Control) In M mode , the S8-22 fires at its maximum light output regardless of the flash-to-subject distance. To determine aperture with the S8-22's aperture selection/shoot- ing di s tance range panel for manual fla sh operation, read the following . 26 1. Set the S8·22 ' s flash mode selector to M. 2 A[...]

3. Choose aperture . Determine. the shooting distance and follow the appropriate vertical line upward from the distance scale until it meets the right edge of one of the distance range indicators . Then follow the dis- tance range indicator horizontally and you can find the appropriate aperture . For example , with film speed index set at ISO 100 ,[...]

4. Set your chosen aperture. With Nikon F- 401 / N4004 , use camera 's aper- ture dial . 28 Ne xt , turn on fla sh unit and take s hot in the same manner s hown in " BASIC OPERAT I ON ," s teps 10 to 14 .[...]

MD Mode (for Manual Flash Exposure Control with Motor Drive Operation) At the motor drive (MO) setting, the S8 -22 is able to recycle fast enough to synchronize with a motor - driven camera firing con- tinuously up to 6 frames per second. It is possib le to take up to four full flash pictures in rapid succession in this way. To determine aperture w[...]

3. Choose aperture. Determine the shooting distance and follow the appropriate vertical line upward from the distance scale unti l it meets one of the aperture/distance index windows for MD mode on the distance range indicators. Then follow the distance range indicator hori· zontally and you can find the appropriate aperture . For example, with fi[...]

4. Set your chosen aperture. With Nikon F·401/N4004 , use camera's aper · tur e dial. Ne xt, turn on fla sh unit and take shot in the same manner s hown in " BAS I C OPERATION ," ste ps 10 to 14. 31[...]

The maximum number of flashes for con t inuous shoo t ing a re li st ed below. Maximum Frames Batteries number of per flashes' second AA-type alkaline-manganese 4 61ps batteries in side 88-22 AA-type alkaline - manganese 10 61ps batteries inside 88-22 plus C-type a l ka li ne-manganese batteries in s ide 40'" 4 .2 1ps optional DC Uni[...]

SETTING POWER SWITCH------------ m 06 1 1.5 3 ft 2 3 4 5 7 10 POWER UNCE OFF .... ST,BY ,.oN FLA • I • GN(lSO lOa) 25(m)/82(ft) STBY (STANDBY) Position Use to conserve energy and shorten recycling time . With Nikon F· 501/N2020 , F·401/N4004 , F·301l N2000 , FA , FE2 and FG: U se the S8-22 's ST8Y position to turn on the S8 -2 2. In ST8[...]

READY-LIGHT INDICATIONS , ---------- -- When the flash unit i s turned on , the S8 - 22 's ready - light lights up to indicate the flash is ready to fire . To activate the viewfinder ready - light function when using the Nikon FA , FE 2, F- 501 / N2 020 , F- 401lN4004 , F-301/N2000, FG or FG - 20 , first turn on the camera ' s meter by li[...]

Ready-Ught Warning Functions To prevent errors, the ready - light inside the camera's viewfinder blinks in the cases listed below. When blink- ing occurs , check the S8-22's flash mode se lector setting, the camera ' s shutter speed/mode selector set- ting or film speed setting and adjust as necessary. 1) When S8 -22 is set at TTL wi[...]

USING WIDE-FLASH ADAPTER----------- The ang le of illumination of the S8 - 22 covers the picture angle of a 35 mm lens. When the wide-flash adapter stored in the flash head is set , it increases the angle of cover - age, allowing the S8-22 to be used with a 28mm lens. When the wide- flash adapter is used , the guide number is reduced to 18 (ISO 100[...]

SYNCHRO-SUNLIGHT FILL-IN FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY----- For backlit subjects , to fill in s hadow s and balance lighting , use the 88-22 even in daytime . ~----------------, r In the following , use a s lower s hutter s peed to '. avoid a dar k background . • • I ~----------------~ Without flash: Th e backlit subject comes out too dark . With fl[...]

In TTL Mode 1. Set the camera shutter speed manually to a flash synchronization speed or slower speed . 2. Frame the background in the camera viewfinder, turn on the camera ' s exposure meter to determine aperture for a correct background exposure, then set the aper ture on the lens . 3. Set the flash mode se l ector to TTL, turn on the S8·22[...]

In M Mode 1. Manually set the camera shutter speed to a flash sync hronization speed or slower speed. 2 . Frame the background in the camera's viewfinder , then turn on the camera's exposure meter to read proper aperture for correct background exposure , and set the aperture on the lens. 3. Calculate the fl ash-to-subject distance using t[...]

DIFFUSING THE LlGHT-------------- 40 Di ffu se d light eliminates h arsh sha dow s an d c r eates a ttra ctive portr ai t s, There a re two ways to diffuse light: 1, Boun ce light off a broad re fl ec tive sur f ace suc h as the cei l ing ; 2, U se a diffu se r between the fla sh a nd the s ubj ec t. Direct fla sh : Harsh, unflattering lighting . B[...]

Bounce Flash Photography Procedure 1. Select a ceiling to bounce the flash from. In color photography , se l ect a whi t e or si l ver cei l ing-other· wise , co l or photographs come out with an unnatural colo r cast simi lar to that of the reflecting surface. 2. Ti lt the fl as h h ead tlpwards., t owar ds th e ce ilin g. To avoid uneven illumin[...]

Using A Diffuser Place a translucent material, such as one or more sheets of tracing paper , between the flash and subject to diffuse light. It is recommended that you experiment with different flash-to-d i ffuser distances and/or more than one diffuser . U se the S8 - 22 on TTL or M mode when using a diffuser. 42 MULTIPLE FLASH EXPOSURES- To creat[...]

MULTIPLE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY----------- TTL Multiple Flash Photography Use the Nikon 8peedlight 88-22 , 88-20, 88-18 , 8B-16B or 88-15 connected to an F -5 01 / N20 20, F-401/N4004 , F -30 1lN 2000, FA, FE 2 or FG camera as a ma s ter flash unit ; a nd use either the 88-22, 8B-21B, 5B-20, 5B-18, 5B-17, 8B-16A, 8B-168 and/or 8B-15 as slave flash unit([...]

System chart for TTL multiple flash operation S8 - 21A 44 m Nlkon F· 50 1 1N2020 "------- -1 MQJ~ Nlkon F-401fN4004 Ni kon FE2 Nlkon FG Nikon F·30 1 1N2000 "------- -1 @ indicates the "master" flash unit. :~"''' I rra 5B- 14 0 .... =E~ ------------ ----1- 0Dm~ , ~«::»~~~ , ~n , ~ SC · 18 SC-17 SC - 19 -T[...]

f-------~ ~ ~ r e. ' 7 58 · 11 58 · 141 58·140 L1 AS·l1 ""~,.,. ctd se· ,~ ~~0iD ----,-------~ AS · l 0 ~--------------~ I -------------- ~~~~ " ~~~ I I I ~~Q I AS·'O i ~ '6A '. '6e E1 El ~ AS-l1 AS · 11 AS -l0 45[...]

Manual Multiple Flash Photography Conne c t th e S8 -22 a nd other fla sh unit s with the opt i on a l N i kon Sy nc C ord SC-11 or SC -1 5 v ia the S8 -22 's mult i pl e fl as h te rm i nal. For c orre c t ex po s ure in manual mult i ple fla sh opera - t i o n, be s ure all fla sh unit s a re set at manual fla sh mode . Caution T o avoid dam[...]

CLOSE-UP FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY IN TTL MODE------ When used with the Nikon F-S01/N2020, F-401/N4004, F-301/N2000, FA, FE2 or FG cameras, th e optional TTL Remote Cord SC - 17 lets you perform flash shooti ng with a subject closer than 0.6m. 1_ Use the SC-17 to connect the S8-22 and camera. (See SC-17 instruction manuaL) 2_ Position the S8-22 and tilt th[...]

TIPS ON SPEEDLIGHT CARE------------ • To remove smudges , wipe with a dry soft or silicon-treated cloth . Never use thinner, benzine or alcohol-they might damage plastic parts. 48 • Never disassemble or repair the flash unit ; if the S8-22 malfunc- tions , take it immediately to an authorized Nikon dealer or ser - vice center . • Keep the S8-[...]

• Keep the S8-22 away from salt water and out of the rain . • When not using the S8-22 , re - move batteries to avoid damage due to battery leakage. If leakage occurs, take the S8-22 to your nearest Nikon authorized service facility . • When the S8 - 22 is not used , per- form the following once a month : 1. Install batteries , turn on the S8[...]

ABOUT BATTERIES-------------- New batteries Purchase the new (freshest) batteries possible . Temperature Battery life ratings are based on operation at 20°C (68°F) . At other temperatures, battery life is shortened. For low temperature operation , keep spare batteries and if possible, use NiCd batteries . Continuous use Batteries are drained much[...]

ACCESSORIES---------------- Sync Cords SC - 11 and SC-15 For off-camera or manual multiple lighting setups or to connect the S8-22 to a camera without a hot shoe use sync cord SC-11 (25 cm l ong) or coi l ed sy nc cord SC- 1 5 (one meter long). TTL Remote Cord SC-17 For programmed T TL auto flash operation or TTL auto fl as h operation when us ing [...]

TTL Multi·Flash Sync Cords SC-18 and SC-19 Use the SC-18 or SC-19 to connect flash units in TTL multiple f l ash operation. The SC-18 is app r ox. 1.5m long ; the SC-19 is approx. 3m . Flash Unit Couplers AS-4 and AS-7 To mount the S8-22 on a Nikon F3-series camera wi th th e OE - 2 or OE -3 finder , use the AS-4 or AS-7. The AS-7 let s you change[...]

SPECIFICATIONS--------------- All performance data are for normal· temperature operation [20°C (68°F)) Electronic construction Guide number Angle of coverage Au tom at ic si l icon·con tro ll ed r ect if ier an d ser ie s circuitry 25 ( I SO 100 and meter s); 18 (with w id e ·fl as h a dapte r) 41 (ISO 25 a nd f ee t) ; 30 (wit h wide·f la sh[...]

Flash exposure control TTL mode Usable film speed range in TTL mode Usable aperture range in TTL mode Automatic mode Five flash mode s are provided : TTL, A1, A2 , M and MD Used only with Nikon F - 5011 N2020, F -40 1/N4004 , F -3 011 N2000, FA , FE2 or FG ; for pro- grammed TTL auto flash oper- ation (with F-501/N2020 , F -4011 N4004 or F-301/N200[...]

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