Nikon Speedlight SB-11 User manual

Nikon

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

NOMENCLATURE

Wide

-Flash

Adapter

SW-3

oTilting flash

head

mode

selector

Sensor

Unit SU-2

:Y,..,no",-.,

calculator

dial

® flash sockets

Sensor

socket

® Bracket

mounting

adapter

® Sync

Cord

@ Bracket

mounting

Attachment

screw

@ Bracket SK-4

@ Tripod socket

External

power

terminal

f/stop

scale

(black) @

Power switch @

stan

scale

ASA/

ISO

film

ind

ex @

Open

-flash

button

Ready-light ®

dots @

Attachment

screw slots @

Releaselloc

chamber

Iid @

tand

socket @

Handl

e @

CONTENTS----------

NOMENCLATURE

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2- 3

FOREWORD

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..5

BASIC

OPERATION

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6-12

CONTROLS

DETAIL

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13-21

Bracket SK-4 .....

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Bracket Mounting

Adapter

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Tilting Flash

Head

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ide

-Flash

Adapter

-3

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Exposure Calculator Dial. .

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-17

Sensor Unit SU-2

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Ready-Light

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Open

-Flash Button

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External Power Terminal

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SynclMultiple Flash Sockets

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Sync

Cord

SC-ll

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Synchronization

Chart

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ACCESSORIES

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TTL Remote

Cords

SC-12

and

SC-23 . .

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Sensor Remote

Cord

......

Sync

Cord

SC-15

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DC Unit SD

-7

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"RED EYE"

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TIPS

SPEEDLIGHT

CARE

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OPTIMUM

BATTERY

PERFORMANCE

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SPECIFICATIONS

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FOREWORD---------

Compafible

wifh

all

Nikon

SLR

cameras,

fhe

brackef-

mounfing

Nikon

Speedlighf

SB-ll

feafures

aufomafic

confrol

fhe

flash

exposure

mafch

fhe

flash-fo-subject

disfance.

ufilizing

silicon-confrolled

rectifier

and

series

circuifry,

fhe

speedlighf

also

able

conserve

ifs

excess

energy

for

fhe

nexf

shof

when

shoofing

subjects

range

thus

reducing

recycling

fime

and

increasing

fhe

number

flashes

per

battery

sef.

The

opfional

accessory

TTL

Remote

Cord

SC-12

(for

the

Nikon

F3-

series

camera)

SC-23

(for

fhe

Nikon

FA,

FE2

F-301l

N2000·

camera)

allows

fhe

used

for

automatic

TTL

(fhrough-fhe-lens)

confrol

fhe

flash

exposure.

addifion,

the

SB-ll

has

tilting

flash

head

allowing

you

bounce

fhe

lighf

off

fhe

ceiling

walls

for

diffused

lighting-a

technique

especially

useful

when

faking

porfraifs

snapshots.

Even

fhough

fhe.

SB-ll

exfremely

easy

fo use,

you

should

familiarize

yourself

wifh

fhe

unit's

basic

operation

presented

fhe

firsf

section.

For

failed

infor-

mafion,

please

refer

"CONTROLS

DETAIL.

" A

few

minufes

wisely

invesfed

now

will

payoff

lafer

years

rewarding

phofographic

experiences

•

the U.S.A.

and

Canada, the Nikon F-

301

camera is

sold

the Nikon

N2000.

BASIC

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

Open

the

battery

chamber.

Unscrew

the

lid @ at the

bas

the

handle

and

remove the

battery

clip.

2 Attach

the

bracket

•

mounting

adapter

® to

the

speedlight's

handle

First,

use

the

screwdriver

provided

to loosen

the

two screws

the

acket mounting

adapter.

Then,

slip

the

adapter

onto

the

speedlight's

handle

and

slide it

to.

the

desired

position.

Orient

the

adapter

so that

its flat side

in the same

plane

the speedlight's

exposure

calculator

dial ®. Make

sure

the

locking wheel

facing toward the

rear

the

speedlight.

Secure

the

bracket

•

mounting

adapter.

Tighten the screws to

secure

the

adapter

into

place.

Load

the

batteries.

Insert ei

ght

AA-t

ype

penlight

batteries

following the +

and

symbols

the

inside

the

battery

clip.

Install

the

battery

clip.

Insert

the

battery

clip into the

batte

chamber.

Make

sure

ter-

minal

end

goes

in first. Then line

the V-shaped notch

the

end

the

p wi

the

white dot

the rim

battery

chamber

. Push

the

clip

unt

drops

into

the

fully

seated

position.

the

battery

chamber

Screw the

battery

lid

back

into

place.

- ·

BASIC

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

•

-f I

Attach

the

bracket @ to

the

camera.

Position

the

camera

the

bracket

with

the

bracket

mounting

the

same

side

the

camera

its

rewind

knob. Then, screw

the

brack-

et's

attachment

screw @ into

the

camera's

tripod

socket to

secure

the

two units

together

tightly.

Note:

For

attachment

the MD-4 Motor

Drive, you must reposition the bracket's

att

achmen

rew to the ather

slot@.

details. refer 10

page

13.

Attach

the

.bracket to

the

speedhght.

Insert

the

bracket

mounting

into

the

hole

the

bracket

mounting

adapter

with

the

two dots @

aligned;

rotate

the

camera

forward.

Tighten

the

locking

wheel

completely.

10.

Attach

the

sync

cord@.

Screw

one

end

the

SC-ll

Sync

Cord

into

either

the

speed-

light's sync/multiple flash sockets® ;

screw the

other

end

into

the

camera's

sync terminal.

11.

Plug

the

sensor

0 .

With the "Nikon"

name

up,

push

the

Sensor Unit SU-2 into the

sensor socket

until it click-locks

into

place.

Rotate

the

flash

head

• to

the

normal

shooting

position.

-BASIC

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

13.

Set

the

camera's shutter

speed

for

propersynchro-

nization.

Set

the

shutler

spe

ed dial to

the

highest synchronization

speed

for

ectronic

flash

(e.g.

set

the

F3 to

the

"X"

setting). For

other

camera

mod-

els,

refer

the

char

page

Set

the

exposure

•

calculator

dial

®.

Turn

the

dial until

the

ASAJISO

index

@ is opposite the

speed

of the

film in use. T

color-coded

lines

underneath

the

£/stop scale@

indicate

the

three

usable

£/

stops for automatic

operation,

whereas

the

auto

shooting

range

indicators @

give

you

the

range

flash-to-

subject

distances

For

example,

you'

using ASAJ

ISO

100

film

and

ect

£/4,

the

auto-

matic shooting

range

indicated

orange

line. Thus you

can

shoot

any

subject

located

between

0.6

and

9 meters

and

30 feet) from

the

pee

dli

ght.

15.

Set

the

lens

aperture

ring to

appropriate

f/number.

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