Contents

 

Foreword

. . . . . . . . . 2

 

Camera groups

. . . . . . . . . 3

 

About this manual

. . . . . . . . . 4

 

Tips on using the Speedlight

. . . . . . . . . 5

 

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

 

Speedlight parts

. . . . . . . . . 8

 

LCD panel indications

. . . . . . . . . 9

 

Preparations for taking flash photographs . . . . . . 10

 

Installing batteries

. . . . . . . . 11

 

Standby function

. . . . . . 12-13

 

Attaching the SB-27 to the camera

. . . . . . . . 14

 

Adjusting the flash head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

 

Selecting a measurement system (meters/feet)

. . . . . . . . 16

 

The ready-light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

 

Test firing with the open-flash button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 

Setting ISO film speed

. . . . . . . . 19

 

Setting zoom-head position

. . . . . . 20-21

 

Basic flash operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

 

Selecting a flash mode

. . . . . . . . 23

 

Flash operation in AUTO mode (Cameras in Group I:

 

 

F5, F100, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90, F80-Series/N80-Series,

 

F70-Series/N70)

. . . . . . 24-25

 

Flash operation in AUTO mode (Cameras in Group II:

 

 

F4-Series, F65-Series/N65-Series, F-801s/N8008s,

 

 

F-801/N8008, Pronea 600i/6i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27

 

Flash operation in AUTO mode (Cameras in Group III:

 

 

F-601/N6006,F-601M/N6000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29

 

Flash operation in AUTO mode (Cameras in Group IV:

 

 

F60-Series/N60, F50-Series/N50, F-401x/N5005) . . .

. . . . . . 30-31

 

Flash operation in AUTO mode (Cameras in Group V:

 

 

F-501/N2020,F-301/N2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33

 

Flash operation in AUTO mode (Cameras in Group V:

 

 

F-401s/N4004s,F-401/N4004)

. . . . . . 34-35

 

Flash operation in AUTO mode (Cameras in Group VI:

 

 

FM3A, FA, FE2, FG, Nikonos V)

. . . . . . 36-37

 

Flash operation in AUTO mode (Cameras in Group VII:

 

F3-Series, F55-Series/N55-Series, New FM2, FM10, FE10) . . 38-39

 

If the ready-light blinks after shooting

. . . . . . . . 40

 

Advanced flash operation

. . . . . . . . 41

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Flash operation in Manual (M) mode

 

(For cameras in all groups)

. . . . . . 42-45

 

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