NIKON SC-12 User manual

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Foreword
                         TheTTLSensorCord SO{2 ls deslgned to extend
                             your copobilities ond hondling eose when
                             uslnglhe SpeedllghlS&,1,1or S&,14with the Nikon
                         F3or F3Hlgh-Eyepolntcomero. lt enobles com-
                                   plelely outomoflc through-the-lensflosh expo-
                            suresor monuql override wlth the speedlight
                               poslllonedup fo ,lm off the comero.
                         As soon os the flosh unlt is recycled, the reody-
                                      llghl Inslde the cqmero's vlewfinderlights up.
                            Thus,wlthout removing your eye from the eye-
                               plece, you con tell when the flosh unif is reody
                                    for the next shol.Thereody-lightolso blinksos o
                            wornlng (,1)lf the TTLsensorcord is nol properly
                             ottoched to the comero's qccessory shoe, (2)
                             lmmediotely otter the speedlight hos fired ot its
                      moxlmumoulput,indicotingthol the light mighf
                          hove been insufficientfor correct exposure or
                                 (3)if theASA/ISOfilmspeedsefiingof the comero
                                        is obove 400.





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Aulomqllc flqsh synchronizqtion
                                   After attachingthe TTL SensorCord SC-12 to both the camera and the
                                   flashunit,switchthe flash unit on; the shutterspeedis then automatically
                                  set to the proper synchronizationspeed of 1/80 sec. even if the shutter
                            speeddial is set to "A" or between 11125-112OOOsec. Shutterspeedsof
                               1/60sec.or belowwill operateas is.





^   Set the A-M switchto "A." ForrJr    manualoperationon "M," re-
fer to the flash unit's instruction
manual.





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Accordingto the tableon the previouspage,you have    Example2
up to B f/stops to choose from. Each f/stop deter.        lf you are usingthe SB-11with ASA/ISO100 and the
minesthe usabledistancerangein whichyou can ob-    subject is three meters(approx.10 ft)away, you can
tain the correct automaticexposureat a given ASA/    shootat any aperturef rom tl2to tl11. Withthe SB-14,
ISOfilmspeed.                                     the usablef/stopsare f rom tl2lo f 18.lf greaterdepth
 lf the subject distanceremainsthe same, the wider     of field is desired,use f/11 with the SB-11or f/B with
the apertureyou select,the faster the recyclingtime    the SB-14.A goodcompromiseis f/5.6.
of the speedlightand the greaterthe maximumshoot-   Once you've selectedthe appropriatef/stop for the
ing distance,but the less depth of field in the final     film in use, set this on your lens and fire away.Your
photograph.Conversely,if you choose a small aper-    pictureswillcomeout properlyexposed.
ture, the depth of field will be greater, but the re-
cyclingtime will be longerand the maximumshoot-
ingdistanceis less.
The followingtwo examplesillustratehow to utilize
the shootingrangetable.

Example 1
lf you are usingthe SB-11with ASA/ISO100,you can
shoot subjectsat distancesof from 1m to 1Bm (ap-
prox.3 ft to 59 ft) at the respectivef/stops shown in
the table.With the SB-14and ASA/ISO100,the auto-
matic shootingrange is f rom 0.6m to 16m (approx.
2 fr to 53 ft).
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The flash unit/Sc-1zcombinationoffers not only off-
cameraTTL automaticoperationbut manual shoot-
ing.Formanualoperation,set the A-Mswitchto "M."

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The ready-lightsbothon the flashunitand insidethe camera'sfinderblinkas a
warning,if anyof the followrngoccur:
(1)The SC-12is not properlyattachedto the camera'saccessoryshoe (con-
   tinuouswarning).
(2) Thespeedlightis firedat its maximumoutput,indicatingthat the lightmight
   havebeeninsufficientfor correctexposure(2-secondwarning).
(3) The ASA/ISOfilm speed settingof the camera is above 400 (continuous
   warning).




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