Nikon SB-16 Camera Flash User Manual


 
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TTL
Multi·Flash
Sync
Cords
SC·18
and
SC·19
The
SC-18
and/or
SC-19
are used to connect the flash
un
its together for TTL multiple flash
ope
ration.
The
SC-
18
is
1.
5m
long, while the
SC-19
is 3m.
TTL
Multi·Flash
Adaptor
AS·10
When
you
plan to perform TTL multiple flash operation
with more than three flash units or to
use
the S8-15
or
S8-18
as
a slave flash unit, the
AS-10
is
required. With
one
AS-10
having three TTL multiple fl
ash
terminals,
you
can
use
up
to three slave flash units including
one
mounted
on
it.
A tripod socket
at
the bottom enables the S8-168
mounted
on
the
AS
-
10
to
be
fi
x
ed
to a tripod.
To
per-
form TTL flash photography wi
th
two units using the S8-
168
as
a slave flash unit or to perform TTL photography
with three units using the S8-168
as
a master flash unit
mounted
on
the
SC-1?
,
use
of the
AS-10
is
not always
needed. Without the
AS-10
, however, the electrical con-
tacts
on
t
he
flash unit are uncovered
and
can
be
the cause of incorrect
output control.
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Flash
Tripod
Adaptor
AS
·
11
The
AS
-
11
enables the S8-16A.
us
ed
as
a slave flash
unit, to
be
attached
to
a tripod. Also,
it
pre
ven
ts
th
e S8-
16A
ready-light from blinking for
no
reason
and
lets
you
see
when the flash
is
ready to fi
re
and
whether or not the flash fired
at
its
ma
ximum output.
Flash
Unit
Couplers
AS·1,
4,
5,
6,
and
7
The
AS-1
,
AS
-
4,
or
AS-?
convert the accessory shoe of a
Nikon
F2
- or F3-series camera to the standard
ISO
-type
accessory shoe, allowing direct attachment of the S8-
168.
The
AS-1
is
for the F2-series camera
and
the AS-4
and?
are for the
F3
-series camera. A special feature of
the
AS
-? is that
it
lets
you
change film without removing
the flash unit.
The
AS-6,
on
the other hand,
is
used
when
you
want to
mou
nt the S8
-16A
directly on the Nikon
FA
,
FE2,
FM2
,
F
E,
F-5
0
1/
N
2020,
F-301/
N
2000,
FG,
FG-20
,
EM
or FM
camera. To mount the S8-
16
A
on
an
F2-series camera,
the
AS
-5
is
required.