Nikon SB-30 instruction manual Taking flash pictures

Softening the shadows cast on the wall by the master flash unit or lightening the background

Set the SB-30’s Mode selector dial to Wireless slave flash (M), and the Speedlight will fire at M1/1 output, allowing you to eliminate shadows or lighten the background for creating more natural-looking pictures.

•The maximum shooting distance of the master Speedlight’s light sensor is approx. 40m (131 ft.).

Taking flash pictures

1 Use the SB-30 as the slave flash unit and set it to the Wireless slave flash (M) mode.

2 Determine the correct exposure using the flash-to- subject distance and aperture set on the camera or lens, then shoot.

•Refer to “Manual flash mode” on page 18.

•To eliminate shadows such as those cast on the wall, use a lens aperture that makes the illumination on the wall overexposed by the equivalent of at least +2 stops.

Wall

Shadows

Main subject

Slave flash

unit 1: SB-30

Camera: All SLRs cameras

Master flash unit: Speedlight mounted on the camera or the camera’s built-in Speedlight.

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