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5Press OK.

6Compose the shot and arrange the ﬂash units as shown below. Note that the maxi- mum distance at which the remote ﬂash units can be placed may vary with shooting conditions.

60°–30°

10 m/33 ft. or less

30° or less

60°–30°

Wireless remote sensors 5 m/16 ft. or less on ﬂash units should

face camera.

Camera (built-in ﬂash)

5 m/16 ft. or less

7Turn all the remote ﬂash units on and set them to the channel selected in Step 4. See the Speedlight instruction manuals for details.

8Press the button to raise the built-in ﬂash. Note that even if - - is selected for Built-in ﬂash > Mode, the built-in ﬂash must be

raised so that monitor preﬂashes will be emitted.

9Focus and shoot after conﬁrming that the ﬂash-ready lights on the camera and all re- mote ﬂash units are lit.

Commander Mode

Position the sensor windows on the remote ﬂash units to pick up the monitor preﬂashes from the builtin ﬂash (particular care is required when not using a tripod). Be sure that direct light or strong reﬂec- tions from the remote ﬂash units do not enter the camera lens (in TTL mode) or the photocells on the remote ﬂash units (AA mode), as this may interfere with exposure. To prevent timing ﬂashes emitted by the built-in ﬂash from appearing in photographs taken at short range, choose low ISO sensitivities and small apertures (large f/-numbers) or use an optional SG-3IR infrared panel for the built-in ﬂash. An SG-3IR is required for best results with rear-curtain sync, which produces brighter timing ﬂashes. After positioning the remote ﬂash units, take a test shot and view the results in the camera monitor.

Although there is no limit on the number of remote ﬂash units that may be used, the practical maximum is three. With more than this number, the light emitted by the remote ﬂash units will interfere with performance.

Flash compensation ( 55) is added to the ﬂash output for all ﬂash units, including the built-in ﬂash.

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