Nikon SB-21 Camera Flash User Manual


 
With
5B
-21B
Blinking ready-light
Inside
On
AS-14
Problem and remedy
vi
ewfinder
1)
The
AS-14
is
set
at
TIL
with
a camera other than Nikon
F4-series,
F-801/N8008,
FA,
FE2
, F-501/N2020, F-301/N2000
or
FG.
Reset
flash
mode selector
to
M.
2)
In
TIL
mode,
film
speed setting
on
the
camera
is
beyond
the
usable range.
Use
film
within
the
correct range
for
TIL
auto
flash
photography-ISO
25
to
400
with
the
FA,
FE2
or
FG;
ISO
25
to
1000
with
the
F4-series,
F-801/N8008, F-501/N2020
or
F-
301
/N2000.
With
the
FA
,
the
ready-light also blinks
when
the
film
speed setting
on
the
camera
is
near
ISO
12
.
0
-
3)
With
the
FA
,
FE2
or
FG
in
TIL
mode,
the
camera's shutter speed dial
is
set
at
a
mechanical setting (M250, M90 or
B)
.
Reset
shutter speed dial
to
another
sett
i
ng
.
For M250,
M90
or B setting,
reset
the
AS
-
14
's mode selector
to
M.
On
the
F-
501
/N2020 and F-
301
/N2020, B is
not
a mechanical shutter speed setting;
you
can
use
any
setting
on
the
F-501
/N2020's exposure mode selector dial
or
F-
301
/N2000's shooting mode selector di
al.
4)
When
the
shutter speed
set
on
the
FM2
or
FE
is
faster
than
the
flash
sync speed.
Reset
to
flash
sync speed
or
slower.
0
0
The
flash
fired
at
full
light output
in
TIL
mode; lighting might
be
insufficient.
(See
page
37)
.
Note: With the Nikon F-401IN4004, the
TTL
mode is inoperable reg?rdless
of
ready-light indication.
USING
THE
FOCUS
ILLUMINATOR----------
When ambient light is
in
sufficient for focusing, push the focus illuminator
button to provide illumination. The
focus
illuminator stays on approx. one
minute unless you release the shutter; releasing shutter turns
off
the
focusing i
ll
umination lamp.
The illuminator houses two lamp
s.
With four
AA
-type batteries
in
the con-
troller, only one lamp lights up.
To
activate both lamps, use the external
power s
ource
(see page 44).
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