Instruction Manual
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... illuminator. Or hold it is used with the SB-50DX. 8 Light sensor P. 48 Senses light from the camera's built-in Speedlight when performing double-flash photography (bounce- head position. !o Lock lever ...SB-50DX zoom- one second to set the flash mode or type of TTL auto flash. !i ZOOM button P. 16 Press to fire. flash photography). 5 Operation button combination chart • Underexposure value P. 21 • AF-Assist Illuminator cancel P. 37 • Sound monitor off P. 50 Operation button combination chart is under diffuser. 6 Camera contacts 7 Built-in Speedlight...
... illuminator. Or hold it is used with the SB-50DX. 8 Light sensor P. 48 Senses light from the camera's built-in Speedlight when performing double-flash photography (bounce- head position. !o Lock lever ...SB-50DX zoom- one second to set the flash mode or type of TTL auto flash. !i ZOOM button P. 16 Press to fire. flash photography). 5 Operation button combination chart • Underexposure value P. 21 • AF-Assist Illuminator cancel P. 37 • Sound monitor off P. 50 Operation button combination chart is under diffuser. 6 Camera contacts 7 Built-in Speedlight...
Instruction Manual
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...to the camera body. (See the lens' instruction manual). 8 9 when the SB-50DX is limited (see the lens' instruction manual). • D-type AF Nikkor lenses • The lens sends the distance information to be seen clearly from ...Speedlight P. 42, 54 !w Zoom-head position P. 16 • About LCD panel • Because of the directional characteristics of CPU Nikkor lenses and non-CPU Nikkor lenses CPU Nikkor lenses Non-CPU Nikkor lenses G-type AF Nikkor D-type AF Nikkor Non-G/D-type AF Nikkor lenses (except for AF Nikkor for easy reference. 1 Flash mode P. 18 D: D-TTL auto flash...
...to the camera body. (See the lens' instruction manual). 8 9 when the SB-50DX is limited (see the lens' instruction manual). • D-type AF Nikkor lenses • The lens sends the distance information to be seen clearly from ...Speedlight P. 42, 54 !w Zoom-head position P. 16 • About LCD panel • Because of the directional characteristics of CPU Nikkor lenses and non-CPU Nikkor lenses CPU Nikkor lenses Non-CPU Nikkor lenses G-type AF Nikkor D-type AF Nikkor Non-G/D-type AF Nikkor lenses (except for AF Nikkor for easy reference. 1 Flash mode P. 18 D: D-TTL auto flash...
Instruction Manual
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...flash operation (p. 54) or illuminating a distant subject (p. 62). Combined guide number in double-flash operation (GN = guide number): Combined GN = (GN of the SB-50DX)2 + (GN of the camera's built-in Speedlight...)2 Combined guide number in 1/300 TTL High-Speed Sync (with the F5 camera) • The table below to ISO film speed (sensitivity) and zoom-head position. The compensated aperture value is fixed and not compensated as the AF... scale through the camera's viewfinder (of the Nikon F5 or other than ISO 100, multiply the...
...flash operation (p. 54) or illuminating a distant subject (p. 62). Combined guide number in double-flash operation (GN = guide number): Combined GN = (GN of the SB-50DX)2 + (GN of the camera's built-in Speedlight...)2 Combined guide number in 1/300 TTL High-Speed Sync (with the F5 camera) • The table below to ISO film speed (sensitivity) and zoom-head position. The compensated aperture value is fixed and not compensated as the AF... scale through the camera's viewfinder (of the Nikon F5 or other than ISO 100, multiply the...
Instruction Manual
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... focus area is approx. 24mm to 105mm (35mm to 105mm with F60-series/N60 and SB-50DX's flash mode set to Single Servo AF (Autofocus with the Nikon AF camera when AF Nikkor lenses are used. • Usable focal length for the AF-Assist Illuminator is not selected in dim light. • To activate the... when the ready-light does not light up. • When using the camera's built-in Speedlight (p. 42, 54). 36 With cameras having selectable focus areas Set the camera's AF area mode to Single Area AF and select the center focus area, or set the camera's focus mode to manual...
... focus area is approx. 24mm to 105mm (35mm to 105mm with F60-series/N60 and SB-50DX's flash mode set to Single Servo AF (Autofocus with the Nikon AF camera when AF Nikkor lenses are used. • Usable focal length for the AF-Assist Illuminator is not selected in dim light. • To activate the... when the ready-light does not light up. • When using the camera's built-in Speedlight (p. 42, 54). 36 With cameras having selectable focus areas Set the camera's AF area mode to Single Area AF and select the center focus area, or set the camera's focus mode to manual...
Instruction Manual
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... SB-50DX to the camera's exposure meter (p. 13), viewfinder ready-light warnings (p. 15, 20, 21) and AF-Assist Illuminator (p. 36) are automatically canceled. Attach the wide-flash adapter in Speedlight of the flash ...Flash Photography With the wide-flash adapter attached to the SB-50DX, close -up flash shooting. • Slide the wide-flash adapter straight out from the camera's built-in Speedlight) (example photos, p. 10) 1. Press the MODE button of the flash head. • The wide-flash adapter diffuses light and softens the subject's shadow. Exposure mode with the Nikon...
... SB-50DX to the camera's exposure meter (p. 13), viewfinder ready-light warnings (p. 15, 20, 21) and AF-Assist Illuminator (p. 36) are automatically canceled. Attach the wide-flash adapter in Speedlight of the flash ...Flash Photography With the wide-flash adapter attached to the SB-50DX, close -up flash shooting. • Slide the wide-flash adapter straight out from the camera's built-in Speedlight) (example photos, p. 10) 1. Press the MODE button of the flash head. • The wide-flash adapter diffuses light and softens the subject's shadow. Exposure mode with the Nikon...
Instruction Manual
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.... Background (wall) Subject Speedlight Placement Single flash (built-in Speedlight) Camera: F80D (Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode, Front-Curtain Sync flash mode) Lens: AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G Master flash unit (built-in Speedlight): Standard TTL Flash Slave flash unit (SB-50DX): Standard TTL Flash Single flash (built-in Speedlight) Camera: F80D (Manual exposure mode, Front-Curtain Sync flash mode) Lens: AF Zoom-Nikkor 28...
.... Background (wall) Subject Speedlight Placement Single flash (built-in Speedlight) Camera: F80D (Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode, Front-Curtain Sync flash mode) Lens: AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G Master flash unit (built-in Speedlight): Standard TTL Flash Slave flash unit (SB-50DX): Standard TTL Flash Single flash (built-in Speedlight) Camera: F80D (Manual exposure mode, Front-Curtain Sync flash mode) Lens: AF Zoom-Nikkor 28...
Instruction Manual
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..., if the distance between the flash unit and the subject. Subject Slave flash unit SB-50DX with SW-9IR filter Speedlight Placement Single flash (built-in Speedlight) Camera: F80D (Manual exposure mode, Front-Curtain Sync flash mode) Lens: AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G Master flash unit (built-in Speedlight): Standard TTL Flash Slave flash unit (SB-50DX): Manual Slave Flash mode 60 Camera: F80D (Aperture...
..., if the distance between the flash unit and the subject. Subject Slave flash unit SB-50DX with SW-9IR filter Speedlight Placement Single flash (built-in Speedlight) Camera: F80D (Manual exposure mode, Front-Curtain Sync flash mode) Lens: AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G Master flash unit (built-in Speedlight): Standard TTL Flash Slave flash unit (SB-50DX): Manual Slave Flash mode 60 Camera: F80D (Aperture...
Instruction Manual
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... to produce pictures with a single flash unit (or the camera's built-in Speedlight), you can use several Speedlights in Speedlight) Camera: F80D (Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode, Front-Curtain Sync flash mode) Lens: AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G Master flash unit (SB-28): Standard TTL Flash Slave flash unit (SB-50DX): Auto Slave Flash mode 62 63 Effective Speedlight Placement-continued • Illuminating...
... to produce pictures with a single flash unit (or the camera's built-in Speedlight), you can use several Speedlights in Speedlight) Camera: F80D (Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode, Front-Curtain Sync flash mode) Lens: AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G Master flash unit (SB-28): Standard TTL Flash Slave flash unit (SB-50DX): Auto Slave Flash mode 62 63 Effective Speedlight Placement-continued • Illuminating...
Instruction Manual
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... been insufficient (in Speedlight for approx. 0.3 sec. Diffuser Attach diffuser to the camera's built-in TTL/D-TTL auto flash mode). after it has fired at manual full output. Lock lever Prevents the SB-50DX from the master flash unit in use the SB-50DX as an infrared remote commander. Flash head tilts up when SB-50DX is not in wireless...
... been insufficient (in Speedlight for approx. 0.3 sec. Diffuser Attach diffuser to the camera's built-in TTL/D-TTL auto flash mode). after it has fired at manual full output. Lock lever Prevents the SB-50DX from the master flash unit in use the SB-50DX as an infrared remote commander. Flash head tilts up when SB-50DX is not in wireless...