Nikon SB-16 Camera Flash User Manual


 
-BASIC
OPERATION-continued----------
18.
Wait
for
the
ready· light
@ tocomeon.
As
soon
as
the flash ready-light built
into the back of the flash unit comes
on
, the
88
-
16
is
ready to fire. Wi
th
the excepti
on
of the Nikon
F2
-serie
s,
if your camera has
an
L
ED
ready-
light inside the viewfinder, make sure
that
it
is l
it
up, indicating that the
88-
16
is
ready to fire. Note that with the
Ni
kon
FA
,
FE
2,
F-
501
/N
2020, F-30
11
N
20
00,
FG,
FG-20 or N
ik
ono
s-
V,
yo
u
must first tu
rn
on
the
ex
po
sure
meter to
act
iv
ate the finder
re
ady-li
gh
t.
18
Notes:
1)
With the
58
-
16A
and F3·series cameras
If both ready·fights blink, make sure that:
a.
Th
e
fl
ash unit
is
securely locked
in
pl
ace.
b.
The
film speed setting on the camera
is
within the usable range when the flash unit
is
used
in
the T
TL
mode.
With the
58
-168 and
FA
, FE2, F-5011N2020,
F-301IN2000, FG or Nikonos-V
If the camera's ready·light blinks, check to
see
if
:
a. A mechanical setting
is
not used
in
the
T
TL
mode.
b.
The
film speed setting
on
the camera
is
within the usable range when the flash unit
is
used in the T
TL
mode.
F
or
more detailed information about the
ready-light warning, refer to page
37
.
2)
If the ready·light does not come
on
, first make
sure the batteries are properly installed. If
they are, replace them with a fresh set.
19
Take
the
picture.
When the shutter is tripped,
both the main a
nd
se
conda
ry
fl
as
h
es
fire as
th
e picture
is
taken.