Nikon SB-16 Camera Flash User Manual


 
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With the
SB-16B
As soon as the flash unit
is
turned on, the ready-
li
ght on
the flash unit lights up when the flash is ready to fire,
while the ready-light
in
the camera's viewfinder blinks
in
the following cases:
40
1)
When the shooting mode selector is set at
TIL
with any
camera other than the Nikon
FA,
FE2
, F-
501/N2020,
F-301/N2000,
FG
, or Nikons-V.
2)
When using the
FA,
FE2
,
FG
or Nikonos-V to perform
TIL
automatic flash photography with the camera's shutter
speed dial set at a mechanical setting (M250, M90 or
8).
The B setting on the F-501/N2020 and F-301lN2000
camera
is
not a mechanical setting;
you
can use any set-
ting on the camera's shooting mode selector.
3)
When using the
FA,
FE2,
F-501/N2020, F-301/N2000,
FG
or Nikonos-V to perform
TIL
automatic flash photography
with a camera film speed setting over the usable range,
without exposure compensation (or when using DX-coded
film with film speed higher than
ISO
1000 for the
F-501/N2020 and
F-301/N2000)
. Make sure to use film
within the usable range for
TIL
flash photography (ISO
25 to 400 with the
FA,
FE2
,
FG
or Nikonos-V, or
ISO
25
to 1000 with the
F-501/N2020 and
F-301/N2000)
.
With the
FA,
the ready-light also blinks when the film
speed setting on the camera
is
near
ISO
12,
with or
without exposure compensation
in
the + direction.
4)
When the shutter speed setting on the FM2 or
FE
is
im-
proper for flash synchronization and the camera's meter
is
on (only
in
the case of the
FE)
.