Nikon SB-800 instruction manual Setting the aperture in Non-TTL auto a flash operation

5 Set the camera to its highest flash sync shutter speed.

• For details, see your camera’s instruction manual.

6 Compose the picture, make sure the ready-light is on, then shoot.

• When the flash has fired at its maximum output and underexposure may have occurred, the ready-light on the SB-800 blinks for approx. 3 sec. To compensate, use a wider aperture or move closer to the subject and reshoot.

■■■ Setting the aperture in Non-TTL auto A flash operation

Set the aperture within the available range as shown in the table below.

Usable flash shooting distance ranges in Non-TTL auto flash operation

ISO sensitivity Zoom-head position (mm)

Detailed operation

		1600	800	400	200	100	50	25	∗ 1	∗ 2	14∗ 3	17∗ 3	24	28	35	50	70	85	105
		8	5.6	4	2.8	2	1.4		0.6-6.3/	0.7-8.0/	0.8-9.0/	0.8-10/	1.3-15/	1.4-16/	1.7-19/	2.0-20/	2.2-20/	2.4-20/	2.5-20/
									2.0-21	2.3-26	2.6-29	2.6-33	4.3-49	4.6-52	5.5-62	6.6-66	7.4-66	7.8-66	8.3-66
	11		8	5.6	4	2.8	2	1.4	0.6-4.5/	0.6-5.7/	0.6-6.3/	0.7-7.0/	1.0-10/	1.0-11/	1.2-13/	1.4-16/	1.6-18/	1.7-19/	1.8-20/	(m/ft.)
									0.6-3.2/	0.6-4.0/	0.6-4.5/	0.6-5.0/	0.7-7.5/	0.7-8.0/	0.8-9.5/	1.0-11/	1.1-13/	1.2-13/	1.3-14/
		16∗ 5	11	8	5.6	4	2.8	2
									2.0-15	2.0-19	2.0-20	2.0-23	3.1-35	3.3-37	3.9-44	4.6-52	5.2-59	5.5-62	5.8-66
									2.0-10	2.0-13	2.0-14	2.0-16	2.2-25	2.3-26	2.8-31	3.3-37	3.7-42	3.9-44	4.1-47	range
		22	16	11	8	5.6	4	2.8	0.6-2.2/	0.6-2.8/	0.6-3.1/	0.6-3.5/	0.6-5.3/	0.6-5.7/	0.6-6.7/	0.7-7.6/	0.8-9.0/	0.8-9.5/	0.9-10/	distanceshooting
Aperture									2.0-7.4	2.0-9.3	2.0-10	2.0-11	2.0-17	2.0-19	2.0-22	2.3-26	2.6-29	2.8-31	2.9-33
		32	22	16	11	8	5.6	4	0.6-1.6/	0.6-2.0/	0.6-2.2/	0.6-2.5/	0.6-3.7/	0.6-4.0/	0.6-4.8/	0.6-5.3/	0.6-6.3/	0.6-6.7/	0.6-7.1/
									2.0-5.2	2.0-6.6	2.0-7.3	2.0-8.2	2.0-12	2.0-13	2.0-16	2.0-19	2.0-21	2.0-22	2.1-23
			32	22	16	11	8	5.6	0.6-1.1/	0.6-1.4/	0.6-1.6/	0.6-1.8/	0.6-2.6/	0.6-2.8/	0.6-3.4/	0.6-4.0/	0.6-4.5/	0.6-4.8/	0.6-5.0/
									2.0-3.7	2.0-4.6	2.0-5.2	2.0-5.8	2.0-8.7	2.0-9.3	2.0-11	2.0-13	2.0-15	2.0-16	2.0-17
				32	22	16	11	8	0.6-0.8/	0.6-1.0/	0.6-1.1/	0.6-1.2/	0.6-1.8/	0.6-2.0/	0.6-2.4/	0.6-2.8/	0.6-3.2/	0.6-3.4/	0.6-3.6/	Flash
									2.0-2.6	2.0-3.3	2.0-3.7	2.0-4.1	2.0-6.2	2.0-6.6	2.0-7.8	2.0-9.3	2.0-10	2.0-11	2.0-12
					32	22	16	11	_	0.6-0.7/	0.6-0.7/	0.6-0.8/	0.6-1.3/	0.6-1.4/	0.6-1.7/	0.6-2.0/	0.6-2.2/	0.6-2.4/	0.6-2.5/
										2.0-2.3	2.0-2.6	2.0-2.9	2.0-4.4	2.0-4.6	2.0-5.5	2.0-6.6	2.0-7.4	2.0-7.8	2.0-8.3
						32	22	16	_	_	_	_	0.6-0.9/	0.6-1.0/	0.6-1.2/	0.6-1.4/	0.6-1.6/	0.6-1.7/	0.6-1.8/
													2.0-3.1	2.0-3.3	2.0-3.9	2.0-4.6	2.0-5.2	2.0-5.5	2.0-5.8

*1 With the Nikon Diffusion Dome attached and the wide-flash adapter in place *2 With the Nikon Diffusion Dome attached

*3 With the wide-flash adapter in place

•For example, for an ISO sensitivity of 100, with the zoom-head position adjusted to 35mm, and the subject at a distance of 5m (16.4 ft.), selecting apertures from f/2 to f/5.6 from the table will give the correct exposure.

•To set the aperture on Zoom-Nikkor lenses having variable maximum apertures, refer to

“The flash shooting distance range with zoom lenses having a variable aperture” (p. 57). 41