Nikon SB-800 Marine Instruments User Manual


 
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2
Press the a button to display q.
3
Press the g button to highlight the flash output
level display, then press the e or f button to
increase or decrease the values.
The available range of the flash output level is
between 1/8 and 1/128.
4
Press the g button.
The flash output level is set, then the frequency
display is highlighted.
5
Repeat the procedures above to set the
frequency and the number of repeating flashes
per frame.
Frequency (Hz)
Number of repeating flashes per frame
6
Determine the guide number according to the
flash output level and zoom-head position set,
then calculate the correct aperture from the guide
number and the shooting distance. Finally set this
aperture on the SB-800.
Refer to “Guide number table” (p. 42) and
“Determining the aperture and flash output level in
the Manual mode” (p. 42).
For cameras compatible with CLS, digital SLRs not
compatible with CLS, cameras in Groups I and II with
CPU lenses, and COOLPIX cameras compatible with
i-TTL, set the SB-800’s aperture on the camera. You
cannot set the aperture on the SB-800 directly.
If the ISO sensitivity is correctly set, the flash shooting
distance appears on the LCD panel, matching
the flash output level and aperture as set.
Detailed operation