Nikon SB-16 instruction manual Red Eye, Soft Flash Unit Case 55·16

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Soft Flash Unit Case 55·16

The SS-16 accommodates the main flash unit of the S8-16 and both Flash Unit Couplers AS-8 and AS -9, one at- tached to the main flash unit, and one stored separately inside the pocket, with the Wide -Flash Adapter SW-7 attached to the flash head. If you do not store a flash unit coupler in the pocket, then you can put the SW-7 inside the pocket instead of attaching it to the flash head. The pocket can also be used to store spare batteries.

Note: In storing the coupler or adapter inside the pocket, never put them together or anything else with it. If you do so, the electrical contacts on the mounting foot of the coupler or the glass surface of the adapter may be damaged.

"RED EYE" ------

"Red eye" is a phenomenon in flash photography where the center portions of the subject'seyes appear as bright red orbs in color photographs (or white in black and white pictures). This is a result of the light from the flash illumi - nating the retina directly. If the subject looks straight into the lens and there is little or no ambient light, the pupil is wide open , making the retina clearly visible in the picture .

To avoid "red eye," you can take any or all of the follow- ing precautions :

1.Ask the subject not to look directly into the lens when the picture is taken .

2.Remove the flash unit from the camera and hold it as far away as possible from the camera by using a sync cord.

3.Increase the room'soverall illumination to reduce the opening of the subject'spupils.

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Contents Nikon Speedlight Nomenclature Page Contents TTL Foreword Basic Operation Lock the flash unit Coupler Remove the Battery Holder MS·5 @Close the lid Load the batteries into HolderReplace the holder Attach the flash unit to Camerasaccessory shoe Page Set the zoom head j Tilt the flash head to Normal shooting positionSet Asaiiso film speed Camera Calculator dial14Set the S8·16smode Selector 45 to TTL Basic Operation16Set the lens aperture Ring to the appro· priate fI stop 14Set the exposure 15.S~t ,lens to Take the picture Wait for the ready·light @ tocomeonTurn off the flash unit Flash Unit Couplers AS·S @ and AS·9 Controls in DetailSynchronization Speed Controls in DETAll TTL through-the-Iens automatic operation Shooting Mode Selector @lMD synchronization with motor drive Exposure Calculator Dial @Set the zoom setting knob For through·the·lens TTL operation Unit m ft For non-TTL automatic a operation Unit mtt For manual M operation For motor drive MD operation Unit·mtt Exposure compensation Asajiso film speed to set for TTL exposure compensation Non-TTL automatic exposure compensation Ready·Light @ Page With the SB·16A Eo.. not With the SB-16B MOO. B Open- Flash Button @ Page Tilting/Rotating Flash Head Secondary Flash Head Wide -Flash Adapter SW-7 CD Sync/Multiple Flash Terminal @ TTL Multiple Flash Terminal @Photographic Techniques Page Photographic TECHNIQUES-confinued Manual modeNon-TTL automatic mode TTL-automatic modeSynchronization with slow shutter speeds Photographic TechniquesPage Diffusing the Light Page Choose the bounce surface Using a diffuser Multiple Flash Photography TTL multiple flash photography FfiOfJ SE? ~SB-18 Manual multiple flash photography TTL Remote Cord SC-17 Sync Cords 10, 11 ,TTL Remote Cord SC-14 Flash Unit Couplers AS·1, 4, 5, 6, Flash Tripod Adaptor AS·11TTL Multi·Flash Adaptor AS·10 Soft Flash Unit Case 55·16 RED EYETips on Speedlight Care Page Optimum Battery Performance Specifications SPECIFICATIONS-confinued Page 1IIIro