Nikon SB-140 instruction manual Technical Information

TECHNICAL INFORMATION_____

Setting Camera'sShutter Speed/Shooting Mode Selector Dial

For proper synchronization, set the shutter speed dial as shown in the table below.

	Synchronization speed	Camera setting
Camera
	(sec.)		With SC·12*,
		With SC·11 or SC·15
			SC·13** or SC·23**
F3·series	1/80 or slower	1/60 - 8 sec ., X, T and B	All settings***
FA	1/250 or slower	1/250 -1 sec . (in M mode),	All settings***
		M250 and B
FE2	1/250 or slower	1/250-8sec., M250 and B	All settings***
F·501/N2020,	1/125 or slower	Not usable	All settings***
F·301/N2000
FM2 (with 1/250 sec .	1/250 or slower	1/250 - 1 sec., and B
sync speed)
FG	1/90 or slower	Not usable	All settings***
FG·20	1/90 or slower	Not usable	All settings***
FM2 (with 1/200 sec .	1/200 or slower	1/125 - 1 sec ., X200 and B
sync speed)
EM	1/90 or slower	Not usable	All settings***
FE	1/125 or slower	1/125-8sec ., M90 and B	AUTO, 1/125-8sec., M90
			and B****
F2'series	1180 or slower	Red line between 125 and 60, 1/60-1sec., T and B

*For F3-series cameras only.

**With F3 -series cameras, Flash Unit Coupler AS-4 or AS-7 is required; with F2 -series cameras, AS-l is required.

***In the automatic exposure mode or at a manual shutter speed setting higher than the synchronization speed, the shutter speed automatically switches to the synchronization speed as soon as the power supply for S8 -140 is turned on. For details, see the camera instruction manual.

****At AUTO, shutter speed automatically switches to 1/ 90 sec . as soon as the power supply for the S8 -140 is turned on.

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