Nikon D100 Digital Camera User Manual


 
Close-up with multiple flash
The AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D provides up to 1:1 life-size reproduction. Here,
two SB-80DXs were used. One was connected to the SC-17 remote cord for
overhead lighting. This light is also reflected off the color card at the bottom.
The other Speedlight provided the background illumination.
Camera settings Exposure metering mode: 3D Matrix Metering
Exposure mode: Manual Shutter Speed: 1/125sec. Aperture: f/32
Flash sync mode: Manual
With the Nikon D100, you don’t just
have a great digital SLR, you have
access to the comprehensive excel-
lence of Nikon’s Total Imaging System
at your fingertips. This incomparable
selection of tools, which encompass-
es Nikkor optics, Nikon Speedlights
and remote control systems, Close-up
Systems and exclusive Nikon soft-
ware, can provide you with the back-
up you need to realise your personal
photographic vision.
With the D100, you have an exciting
selection of AF Nikkor optics from
which to choose. AF Nikkors are the
favourite of professional photogra-
phers, worldwide — those who
demand razor-sharp images, superb
colour and consistently excellent auto-
focus performance. AF Nikkor lenses
and Nikon models with compatible
built-in computers communicate with
each other; when you attach an AF
Nikkor lens, the D100 automatically
identifies the lens, and makes adjust-
ments for optimal performance — only
AF Nikkor lenses provide this benefit.
Convenient, high-performance
AF Zoom-Nikkors
Nikon offers over a dozen AF Zoom-Nikkors.
The 17-35mm and 18-35mm are popular
wideangle zooms, great for landscape and
travel photography, while the 70-300mm and 80-
400mm zoom telephotos are ideal for sports and action.
There are also compact, high-power zoom lenses like
the 24-120mm (5x) or 28-200mm (7x) AF Zoom-Nikkors.
AF Nikkor Optics
perspective and reproduction ratios up to
1:1.3. The PC Micro-Nikkor 85mm f/2.8
manual focus lens is equipped with a
tilt/shift mechanism that lets you control
image perspective, distortion and focus.
With 1:2 life-size macro capability, this
lens is ideal for tabletop commercial pho-
tography and excels when using Nikon’s
TTL flash control system.
As Nikon’s most powerful and full-
featured flash, the SB-80DX
Speedlight provides many creative
shooting options. It is compatible with
D-TTL control, and features a tilt-
rotate flash head, a built-in wide flash
adaptor for 14mm wideangle lens
coverage, a guide number of 56 (ISO
200, m at 105mm). The SB-80DX also
offers a built-in modelling flash
function and wireless slave flash
capability, and features a new dedi-
cated soft dome.
With the compact SB-50DX
Speedlight, you can do bounce flash,
close-up, wireless slave flash, and
use the built-in wide flash adaptor for
14mm wideangle coverage.
Nikon’s multiple-flash system offers
more possibilities
Nikon’s professional-quality multiple-flash system
makes creative lighting easy.
Choose any combination of
Nikon Speedlights with your
D100 camera. For off-camera
shooting, use the TTL remote cord
SC-17. For multiple flash units,
choose Multi-Flash Sync cords SC-
18/19 with Sync Terminal Adaptor
AS-15. You’ll be amazed at what you
can do with image depth, character
and tone when you shoot with
multiple Nikon flash
units. Topping off the
selection, the SB-80DX
and SB-50DX can be
used as wireless slave
units under manual and
non-TTL auto control.
Use Nikon Speedlights
for creative flash shooting
Extensive range of wideangle and
telephoto Nikkors
Wideangle Nikkors are ideal for many applications
including travel, landscape and commercial photogra-
phy. The 14mm f/2.8 and 18mm and 20mm f/2.8 offer
the widest views, then there’s a 24mm f/2.8 and the
28mm f/1.4, the fastest of the group. The 16mm
Fisheye-Nikkor’s unique barrel distortion provides a
very special perspective.
Nikon’s telephoto AF-S Nikkors cover a focal length
range of 300mm to 600mm, and combine extraordi-
nary optics with incredibly fast, quiet autofocus opera-
tion. Portrait photographers will love the 105mm and
135mm AF DC-Nikkors. Both feature fast f/2 apertures
and Nikon’s exclusive Defocus-image Control.
Micro Nikkor for close-ups
If close-up photography is your passion, then choose
Micro Nikkor optics. The three fixed focal length AF
Micro-Nikkors (60mm f/2.8, 105mm f/2.8, and 200mm
f/4) enable photographers to shoot 1:1 life-size. The
AF Zoom-Micro Nikkor 70-180mm lens adds flexibility
to close-up photography, as it allows you to adjust
Wireless multiple-flash
This portrait was shot with the AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8 ED and
three SB-80DXs. One Speedlight was connected to the D100 via SC-17 TTL
Remote Cord to light the subject from the left, while a wireless slave flash
technique was used with the other two Speedlights to illuminate the back-
ground and the subject’s head.
Camera settings Exposure metering mode: 3D Matrix Metering
Exposure mode: Aperture-Priority Auto
Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec. Aperture: f/2.8
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