Nikon SB 11 User Manual

Nikon

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

NOMENCLATURE

CD

Wide

-Flash

Adapter

SW-3

o Tilting flash

CD

Sensor

®

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®

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Sensor

® Bracket
® Sync

@ Bracket

@

Attachment

@ Bracket SK-4

@ Tripod socket

head

mode

Unit SU-2

calculator

socket

mounting

Cord SC-

mounting

screw

selector

flash sockets

ll

2

dial

adapter

pin

@

External

terminal

power

Di

ASA/

ISO

Attachment

Releaselloc

f/stop

scale

Power switch @

stan

ce

scale

film

Open

-flash

Ready-light ®

(black) @

@

ind

ex @

button

@

dots @

screw slots @

chamber

tand

socket @

s

Handl

Iid @

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CONTENTS----------

NOMENCLATURE
FOREWORD
BASIC

OPERATION

CONTROLS

Bracket SK-4 . . . . .

Bracket Mounting
Tilting Flash
W

ide

-Flash
Exposure Calculator Dial. .
Sensor Unit SU-2

Ready-Light ...........

Open

-Flash Button
External Power Terminal
SynclMultiple Flash Sockets
Sync

Cord

Synchronization

ACCESSORIES .........

TTL Remote
Sensor Remote
Sync

Cord

DC Unit SD

"RED EYE"

TIPS
OPTIMUM

....

ON

SPEEDLIGHT

BATTERY

SPECIFICATIONS

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IN

DETAIL ....

Adapter

SC-ll ....

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Adapter

Head

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SW

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Cords

SC-12

Cord SC-

SC-15 ...

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FOREWORD---------

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exposure.
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flash

exposure

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Canada, the Nikon F-

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Cord

SC-23

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when

recycling

battery

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SB-ll

has a tilting

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technique

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payoff

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flash-fo-subject

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to

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operation

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lafer

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5

BASIC

1.

Open
chamber.

Unscrew
handle

the

and

OPERATION------------

the

battery

lid @ at the

remove the

base of

battery

clip .

2 Attach

the

the

First ,
to loosen
br
slip
handle
position.
its flat side
the speedlight's
dial ®. Make

®

speedlight.

the

mounting

•
speedlight's

use

the

screwdriver

the

acket mounting

the

adapter

and

slide it

Orient

is

sure

is

facing toward the

bracket

adapter

handle

two screws

adapter.

onto

the

speedlight's

to.

the

the

adapter

in the same

exposure

the

locking wheel

rear

® to

@.

provided

on

the

Then,

desired

so that

plane

of

as

the

calculator

3

Secure
mounting

•

Tighten the screws to
adapter

into

the

adapter.

place.

bracket

secure

the

6

4.

Load

Insert ei
batteries
symbols
clip.

the

batteries.

ght

AA-t

ype

following the +

on

the

inside

of

penlight

and

the

battery

5.

Install

Insert

batte

ry

li

he

p wi

chamber.

end

th

battery

il

it

drops

­minal
the V-shaped notch
c
t
unt
position.

the

battery

the

battery

Make

goes

in first. Then line

the

white dot

chamber

into

clip.

clip into the

sure the

on

the

end

on

the rim

. Push

the

fully

of

the

seated

ter-

up

the

of

clip

6.

Close
chamber

Screw the

the

.

battery

battery

lid

back

into

place.

7

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BASIC

OPERATION-continued------------

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--

7.

Attach

the

Position
with

the

the

same

rewind

et's

attachment
camera's
two units

Note:

Drive, you must reposition the bracket's
att

achment sc

details. refer

the

camera.

the

camera

bracket

side

knob. Then, screw

tripod

together

For

attachment

rew to the ather

10

page

f I

-

bracket @ to

in

mounting

of

the

screw @ into

socket to

tightly.

to

13.

-

~-

--

the

bracket

pin

@)

on

camera

the MD-4 Motor

as

the

brack-

secure

slot@. For

its

the
the

8.

Attach
the

Insert
the

hole
adapter
rotate

the

speedhght.

the

bracket

in

the

with

the

two dots @

the

camera

.bracket to

mounting

bracket

forward.

mounting

aligned;

pin

into

9.

Tighten
wheel

the

locking

completely.

8

10.

Attach

Screw

Sync

Cord

light's sync/multiple flash sockets ® ;

screw the

sync terminal.

one

into

other

the

either

end

sync

end

into

cord@.

of

the

of

the

the

camera's

SC-ll

speed-

11.

Plug

With the "Nikon"
the

push
sensor socket
into

Sensor Unit SU-2 into the

place.

in

the

sensor

CD

until it click-locks

0 .

name

up,

12

Rotate

• to

the

position.

the

flash

normal

head

shooting

CD

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