Instruction manual
creative
lighting
effects.
The
Macro Ring Flash
1200 provide
shadowless
lighting
and if you do
want ratio lighting,
you can
turn
off any of the
four
flash
tubes that make
up the
flash
ring
assembly.
NIKON
Nikon
features
a
long line
of
very
effective
flash
units made
exclusively
for
their line
of
SLR
cameras.
They
have recently
added
the
SB-50DX
to
make creative lighting easy.
It
works
in
conjunction with Nikon
N80 and N65
cameras with
a
built-in flash,
so the two
flashes
can
use the TTL
metering system
to
achieve
the
best ratio
of
bounce
and
direct lighting.
The
compact
little
flash has a
guide number
of 72
with
ISO 100 film and can be
uses
as a
wireless slave with
TTL
Auto
Control.
The
flash
head
can
tilt
down
as
much
as 18° to
make close-
up
images
a
breeze.
The
SB-28,
SB-28DX,
and the
SB-27
use the
3D
Multi-Sensor Balanced
Fill-Flash
system
for
extremely
accurate exposures. Distance
information from
the
Nikon
D
type
lenses
are
incorporated into
the
exposure calculation,
and
control
the
output
of the
flash.
The DX
units
are
designed
to
accommodate some
of the
features
of the
Dl
digital camera,
but
also
work
on the F5,
F100,
N90S,
N80 and
N65
cameras.
For
the
macro photographer,
the TTL
Macro Speedlight SB-29
offers
the
latest
in
ring-flash
technology.
The
Macro Speedlight
has
a
modeling
flash
mode
and two
flash
tubes that
can
independently
be
changed
to X
power
for
ratio
lighting.
Flash
accessories
include
a
full
line
of
SC
sync cords,
the
SU-4
wireless slave
flash
controller,
the
SD-8A
high performance
battery
pack,
and
adapters
that
fire all
multiple
flash
units
at one
time.
NISSIN
Nissin
flash
units
are
distributed
by
R.T.S.
Inc.
and
include
both
handle-mount
and
shoe-mount models.
The
Auto
5200G
and
6000AF
are
high-powered handle-
mount
flashes
that
feature
bounce
and
swivel
heads. Their powerful guide numbers
are 170
and
185,
respectively,
for ISO
100.
The
6000AF
has
full
TTL, manual
and five
auto
settings while
the
5200G
features
two
manual
and
three auto
settings.
The
top-of-the
line
6000AF
also features
an
auto
shut-off circuit
to
power
down
the flash
when
not in use to
conserve power. Recycle times
range from 0.3-8 seconds with
the flash
unit's
six
AA
batteries.
A
wide assortment
of
accessories
for
NIKON SPEEDLIGHT SB-50DX
both
flash
units include power packs,
sync
cords,
TTL
modules, bounce cards,
and
wide-angle
diffusors.
For the
digital camera user, Nissin
has a
special Digislave that includes
a
reversible
mounting bracket.
The
built-in
slave
is
triggered
when
the
main
flash in the
digital
camera
is fired.
OLYMPUS
Olympus
has
designed
flashes and
accessories
specifically
for the
demands
of
photography.
The
Full-Syncro
flash
F280
uses
off-the-film
readings
during
flash
photography.
The
F280
has
full-syncro
capability
and
uses
a
long
flash
emission time
in the
Super
FP
mode. High
flash
power
is
demonstrated
in the G 40 flash
with
its GN of
132.
It
features
a
swivel head,
multi-flash
mode,
and
rear-curtain
mode,
which
fires the flash at the end
of the
exposure.
If you are
looking
for
a flash
unit that
is
slim
and
compact,
the S20 is, and has a
guide
number
of 20, and
offers
auto
flash
exposures
at
f/2.8
and
f/5.6.
The new
FL-40
flash was
created
specifically
for filmless
photography
with
the C-
2500
digital camera,
but it can
also
be
used with
film-based
cameras that have
a
hot-shoe attachment.
Its
swivel
and
bounce
flash
head
can
easily cover
the
C-2500
camera's focal length
of
9.2—28mm
(equivalent
to
36-110mm
with
a
35mm
camera).
It
uses
an
AF-assist illuminator
for
difficult
low-light situations,
and has a
guide number
of
130
with
ISO 100
NISSIN
AUTO
6000AF
film. The flash
features
exposure control
&
AUTO
5200G
of ±2
stops,
front
and
rear curtain,
and
flash
sync from
MM>
second
to 8
seconds.
PENTAX
Pentax
offers
an
extensive
line
of flash
units
for
use
with their
SLR
cameras.
Top of the
lineup
includes
the
AF500FTZ
TTL
shoe-
mount
flash
that outputs
an ISO 100
guide
number
of
164,
in
feet.
It has
full
TTL
exposure control with
645N,
ZX, PZ, and
SF
Pentax camera systems.
The
power-zoom
head
automatically
sets
the
beam
angle
to
match lenses from
24—85mm.
Other
flash
modes include auto, adjustable manual,
and
stroboscopic
flash. The flash
head
can
tilt
up
90°,
and
swivel around
as
much
as
270°.
The
AF
Spotbeam
is
used
for
low-light
autofocusing, even when
the flash
turned off.
A
special
Contrast Control Sync mode gives
a 1:2
lighting
ratio when used with
the
Pentax camera's
RTF flash. To
combine existing light
and flash,
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