Nikon SB-14 User manual

Nikon

Speedlight

INSTRUcrION

MANUAL

NOMENCLATURE-------------------------

Wide-Flash

Adapter

SW-5

® Flash

head

® Shooting

mode

selector

Sensor Unit SU-2

® Sensor socket

® Sync/multiple flash sockets

o Sync

Cord

® Bracket mounting

adapter

® Bracket mounting

Trip.od/light stand socket

@ Attachment screw slots

@ Bracket SK-5

@ Tripod socket

f/stop indicators with wide-flash

adapter

(thin

color-coded

lines) @

f/stop

II'

IUl.calors

f/stop scale @

Distance scale @

ASA/ISO

film

speed

index @

Ready-light ®

Bracket attachment dot @

Attachment screw

Releasellocking wheel

Handle

Exposure calculator

dial

External

power

terminal @

CONTENTS

----------

NOMENCLATURE

...

.....

...

.....

2-3

FOREWORD

....

. . . .

.......

.....

...

....

BASIC

OPERATION

...

........

...

....

. . .

S-9

CONTROLS

DETAIL

. . .

...

.....

...

-20

Bracket SK-S

.......

......

. .

.. ..

...

. .

Bracket Mounting

Adapter

...

....

. . .

...

Shutter

Speed

Dial . . . . . . . . .

.. .. ..

. .

....

Exposure

Calculator

Dial .

...

.....

12-14

SensorUnit SU-2

.....

.. .. ..

. . .

......

...

. .

Ready-Light.

......

. . .

.....

. .

Open-Flash

Button . . . .

...

.....

.........

Flash

Head

. . .

. . . .

...

. .

.....

Sync/Multiple Flash Sockets

...

....

Wide-Flash

Adapter

-S

...

. . . . .

. .

...

. . .20

TIPS

AUTOMATIC

FLASH

SHOOTING

...

. .

ACCESSORIES

......

...

..........

...

. . .

...

22-23

DC Unit SD-7

...

....

...

.....

...

. . .22

TTL

Sensor

Cord

SC-12 . .

....

.....

. .

Sensor Remote

Cord

.....

.. ..

. . .23

Sync

Cord

-lS . . .

...

. .

...

. .

........

. .

. .23

"RED

EYEH

....

...

. ... ..

...

..24

OPTIMUM

BATTERY

PERFORMANCE

..........

SPECIFICATIONS

.. . . . .

....

.....

.. ..

. .26

FOREWORD

---------

The Nikon

Speedlight

SB-14

compact

and

light

weight

electronic

flash

unit

having

host

useful fea-

tures.

With

coverage

matching

that

28mm

wideangle

len

this

unit

uses

a si

licon

controlled

rectifier

and

series

circuitry

provide

automatic

control

the

flash e

posure

match

the

camera

to-subject

distance

. In

addition,

the

-14

able

conserve

its

excess

energy

for

the

shot

when

shooting

subjects

at close

range

thus

reducing

recycling

time

and

increasing

the

number

flashes

per

battery

set

When

the

optional

TTL

Sensor

Cord

SC-12

used

conjunct

ion with the Nikon

High

Eyepoint

camera

the

SB-14

provides

automatic

through-the

len

control

flash

exposure.

Moreover,

the

-14 allows

complete

creative

control

bounce

flash with its

movable

flash

head

which

can

tilted

back

120°

and

rotated

120° to

the

right

and

120°

the

left

;

click

stops

are

provided

30°,

60°, 90°,

and

120°

intervals

for

both

the

tilting

and

rotating

move-

ments.

Even

though

the

-14

extremely

easy

to use,

you

should

familiarize

yourself

with

the

unit's

basic

operation

presented

the

/irst section. For

detailed

in-

formation,

please

refer

to "Controls

Detail."

few

minutes

Wisely

invested

now

will

payoff

later

years

rewarding

photographic

experiences

BASIC

OPERATION

-------------

)

<C':J~

-•

•

Attach

the

bracket@ to

the

camera.

Screw

the

bracket

attachment

screw

@ into

the

camera's

tripod

socket to

secure

the

two units together

tightly. (For details, refer to

page

10.)

2 Attach

the

bracket to

the

•

flash

unit.

Insert

the

bracket

mounting

into

the

hole

in the

bracket

mounting

adapter

®with the two white dots @

aligned;

rotate

the

camera

forward

until it click-locks into

place

Plug

in the

sensor

With the "Nikon"

name

facing toward

the

flash

head

®,

align

the

protrud-

ing

portion

the Sensor Unit SU-2

with

the

notched

portion inside the

SB-14's sensor socket ®;

then

push

the

sensor into

the

socket until it

click-locks into

place.

BASIC

OPERATION

-continued

----------

4.Attach

the

sync

cord0 .

Screw

one

end

the

Sync

Cord

SC-

into

either

the

flash unit's sync!

multiple flash sockets ®

and

screw

the

other

end

into

the

camera's

sync

terminal.

te:

Some

cameras

not

have

the

threaded

sync

terminal.

5.Check

the

positionof

the

flash

head.

Make

sure

that

the

flash

head

the

normal shooting position.

Connect

the

power

supply.

Plug

the

cord

from

the

power supply

into

the

flash unit's

external

power

terminal@.

Note

: The SB·14 is

powered

only an external

power

supply.

Set

the

camera's shutter

speed

for

proper

syn-

chronization.

Set the shutter

speed

dial to the prop-

synchronization

speed

for

elec-

tronic

flash

(e.g.,

set

the

F3 to

the

"X"

setting). For details, refer to the

chart

page

11.

Set

the

exposurecalcu-

-lator

dial

@ .

Turn

the

dial until

the

ASAIISO film

speed

index

@is

opposite the

number

for

the

speed

the

film in use. The

three

thick

color-coded

lines @

above

the

£lstop

scale

@indicate

the

three

usable

f/stops for automatic

operation

and

the

distance

scales@

below

the

usable

£lstop scales

give

you

the

range

flash-to-subject dis-

tance.

For

example

you're

using

ASAIISO

100

film, the

usable

£lstops

are

f/4, below

the

orange

line,

£15.6,

below

the

yellow,

and

£18,

below

the

blue. The

range

flash-to-subject

distance

for

each

£lstop is 0.6m to

to 26 ft.), 0.6m to 5.6m

ft.),

and

0.6m to 4m

ft.),

respectively. (For

information

selecting

the

flstop, refer to "Ex-

posure

Calculator

Dial"

page

12.)

BASIC

OPERATION-continued

---------......;

Set

the

lens'

aperture

ring

approprIate

number.

the

example,

£/4

selected.

10.

Set

the

shooting

mode

selector

Turn

the

ring

the

front

the sen-

sor unit until the white index

op-

posite

the

color

corresponding

that

the

£/stop

selected

(Orange

selected

this example). This sets

the flash unit for automatic operation.

11.

Turn

the

power

supply.

12.

Watch

the

ready-light

As soon-

the

LED

ready

-light

comes on,

the

flash unit

ready

fire.

13.

Take

the

picture.

When

the

shutter is

tripped,

the

flash

unit fires

and

the

picture

is taken.

Soon,

the

ready-light will light

tell you

the

flash unit is

recycled

and

ready

to fire

again.

14.

Turn off

the

power

supply.

conserve

battery

power

between

shooting sessions, slide

the

power

switch

the

power supply to the

OFF

position.

CONTROLS

DETAIL

--------

Nik

2IFM

Motor Drive

llIM

D-12IMD-

Bracket SK-5@

Nik

on F3/F3

gh-

epoint/

/F2,

Mot

Drive MD-2IMD-3IM

D-E

rdless Battery P

ack

-l

B-

The Speedlight SB-l4's bracket

can

be attached to various

camera

and

motor

drive

combinations.

change

the

attachment screw from

one

slot @ to another, slide it to

the

threaded

end

the

slot

and

unscrew

;

then

screw it

back

into

the

threaded

end

the

other slot.

Once

screwed

in,

the

attachment screw

can

moved freely

to any position

along

the

slot. The

diagram

indicates

the

recommended

position

the

attachment screw for Nikon

SLR

cameras

and

motor drives.

Bracket

Mounting

Adapter

detach

the

flash unit for off-camera flash operation,

push

the

releasellocking wheel @ to

the

left

and

while

holding it, tip the flash forward until the two white dots

are

aligned; then pull the flash unit away from the bracket.

Note:

detach the

bra

ket

mounting

adapter from the flash unit's

handl

e @' use a standard screwdriver to loos

the two

rews on the

ce of the adapter.

Table of contents

Other Nikon Camera Flash manuals

Nikon

Nikon SB-800 Operating instructions

Nikon

Nikon Autofocus Speedlight SB-20 User manual

Nikon

Nikon Speedlight SB-11 User manual

Nikon

Nikon Speedlight SB-700 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-300 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-600 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-28 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-140 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-50DX User manual

Nikon

Nikon Autofocus Speedlight SB-22 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-10 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-24 User manual

Nikon

Nikon autofocus speedlight SB-80DX User manual

Nikon

Nikon Speedlight User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-400 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-800 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-N7 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-5000 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-30 User manual

Nikon

Nikon Autofocus Speedlight SB-27 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-30 User manual

Nikon

Nikon autofocus speedlight SB-900 User manual

Nikon

Nikon Speedlight SB-11 User manual

Nikon

Nikon SB-5000 User manual

Popular Camera Flash manuals by other brands

Canon

Canon 5246B002 instruction manual

Sigma

Sigma EF-610 DG SUPER - manual

Godox

Godox DP300 instruction manual

Sony

Sony HVL-FDH4 operating instructions

Sony

Sony HVL-RLA operating instructions

Canon

Canon Speedlite 380EX instructions

Olympus

Olympus FL 36R instruction manual

Altura Photo

Altura Photo AP-305N user manual

DÖRR

DÖRR DFX-300 instruction manual

Canon

Canon SPEEDLITE 300EZ instructions

Sunpak

Sunpak 622 Super Pro-System owner's manual

Polaroid

Polaroid PL108-AF user guide

Godox

Godox Thinklite TT350P manual

Pentax

Pentax AF240Z manual

Pixapro

Pixapro Li-ion 350 II N instruction manual

Canon

Canon 430EX - Speedlite II - Hot-shoe clip-on... user guide

Opus

Opus OPL-M40 user guide

Nissin

Nissin Mark II Di866 Pofessional instruction manual