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Fully depress shutter release button to fire flash.
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Recheck ready-light and to see if it is blinking.
If ready-light blinks for a few seconds after shooting, the
flash has fired at its maximum output but the light may have
been insufficient.
Then, reconfirm shooting distance and, if necessary, move
closer to subject or select a wider aperture (in aperture-pri-
ority auto or manual exposure mode) to compensate under-
exposure.
flash has fired at its maximum output but the light may have
been insufficient.
Then, reconfirm shooting distance and, if necessary, move
closer to subject or select a wider aperture (in aperture-pri-
ority auto or manual exposure mode) to compensate under-
exposure.
Firing Flash
Underexposure indication
When subject may have been underexposed, : mark
and amount of underexposure (for example, -2.0)
appear in the SB-26’s LCD panel after firing.
When subject may have been underexposed, : mark
and amount of underexposure (for example, -2.0)
appear in the SB-26’s LCD panel after firing.
To compensate underexposure in the above exam-
ple, you might consider using an aperture at least 2
f/stops wider, or move closer to subject.
f/stops wider, or move closer to subject.
˜
button to resume indication
The underexposure indication lasts only three seconds
Use the ˜ button to recall the indication last shown
in the LCD panel.
Use the ˜ button to recall the indication last shown
in the LCD panel.
Chapter
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TTL Auto Flash H Mode: For F5, F90X/N90s, F90-Series/N90 and F70-Series/N70 Users
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Confirm ready-light has come on and subject is in
focus.
focus.
Confirm ready-light is on in the camera’s viewfinder g or on
the SB-26 Â.
Check whether subject is in focus by using the in-focus
indicator ! in the camera’s viewfinder.
the SB-26 Â.
Check whether subject is in focus by using the in-focus
indicator ! in the camera’s viewfinder.
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Confirm shooting distance.
Check whether subject falls within the range shown by the
shooting distance indicator bars / in the SB-26’s LCD
panel.
If not, move closer to subject or select a wide aperture (in
aperture-priority auto or manual exposure mode). Then,
repeat steps 9 and 10.
shooting distance indicator bars / in the SB-26’s LCD
panel.
If not, move closer to subject or select a wide aperture (in
aperture-priority auto or manual exposure mode). Then,
repeat steps 9 and 10.
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