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AS-8
Flash
Unit
Couplers
AS·S
@
and
AS·9
®
The detachable lower part of the
SB
-
16
, called the Flash
Unit Coupler AS-8 or AS-9, houses the mounting foot, the
shooting mode selector with shooting mode indication
LEDs, the ready-lightlopen-flash button, the light sensor,
the sync/multiple flash terminal
@,
and the special ter-
minal
@ for TTL multiple
fla
sh.
The only difference
in
appearance between the
AS
-8
and
AS
-9
is
the type of mounting foot. The AS-8's mounting
foot
is
specially designed for use with Nikon F3-series
camera, while the
AS
-9
has a standard ISO-type mount-
ing
foot.
The flash unit with the AS-8 attached
is
identified as the
Speedlight
SB
-16A, whereas the flash unit with the
AS
-9
as
the Speedlight
SB
-16B. The SB-16A and SB-16B can
be mounted on almost any type of Nikon camera * either
directly or with the use of another Nikon Flash Unit
20
Coupl
er.
Th
e TTL automatic shoot
in
g mod
e,
however, is
av
ai
la
bl
e only when
th
e
SB
-16A is u
se
d with a N
ik
on F3-
se
ri
es camera or when the
SB
-16
B
is
used with either the
Ni
kon
FA
,
FE2
, F-501/N2020, F-301/N2000,
FG
or Nikonos-
V (via
V.:rype
Sync Cord). For more detailed informatin about
flash unit/camera combination
s,
refer to t
he
table on page 5.
*Even with use
of
the Flash Unit Coupler AS-4
or
AS-7, the
S8
-168 cannot
be used with
F3
-series cameras with the
AF
Finder
OX
-I, Action Finder
OA
-
2,
Waist-Level Finder OW-3
or
6X
Magnification Finder OW-4.
Note: 8e careful not to soif
or
damage the contact pins
@on
the coupler
or
the contacts ® on the main
fla
sh unit as this may cause poor connec-
tion and possible malfunction.