USING ACCESSORY NIKON SPEEDLIGHTS

SPEEDLIGHT COMPATIBILITY

The table below shows the available flash modes for each Nikon Speedlight.

Available flash mode

When using Programmed Auto exposure mode

Only TIL auto flash mode can be

Speedlight

S8-28, S8-27, S8-26,

Connection

Non-TTL

Manuar 2

TTL auto*1

Auto*2

 

 

used . If a flash mode other than TIL auto is set on the Speedlight, tuming on the Speedlight locks the shutter. In this case FEEand

S8-25, S8-24, S8-22, SB-21B*3, SB-20,

S8-168 and S8-15

S8-23

S8-21 Aand S8-16A*3

S8-11 , S8-14 and

S8-140'4

Direct

Direct

Via Flash Unit Coupler AS-6

Via TIL Remote Cord SC-23

Via Sensor Remote Cord SC-13 with sensor unit or Sync Cord (SC-11 /SC-15) with AS-15 coupled

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

exposure mode indicator (P or Ps) blink in LCD panel, waming that the flash mode should be set to TIL auto.

*1 In TTL auto flash mode, N70 camera performs Automatic 8alanced Fiff-Flash or Standard TTL Flash. For details, see pp. 98-99.For TTL auto ffash mode, usable fifm speed range is ISO 25 to ISO 1000.

*2 Set the camera's exposure mode to Aperture-Priority Auto or Manual.

*3 The difference between S8-21A and 58-218, or between S8-16A and 58-168, is the type of controller attached. (For details, see specific Speedlight's manualj.

*4 Ultraviolet and infrared photography can be performed in manual ffash mode only.

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Nikon N70 Using Accessory Nikon Speedlights, Speedlight Compatibility, When using Programmed Auto exposure mode