Nikon Autofocus Speedlight SB-22 User manual

Nikon
Autofocus Sp-ee(tligtlt
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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FOREWORO .... .. . ................. ..... "" 3
NOMENCLATURE "" " .. . .. "" .. " ..... . .. .. .. . 4-6
BASIC OPERATION ... .............................. 7-12
In s talling Batterie s.. ............... ...... 7
Attaching Flash Unit to Camera Accessory Shoe ..... 8
Programmed TTL Auto Flash Shooting
(with Nikon F-501 I N2020 , F- 401 I N4004 or
F-301 / N2000) ......................... 9-10
Flash Shooting ... .. ...................... ......... 11-12
AUTO FOCUS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
(with Nikon F-501 / N2020 or F -4 01 / N4004) ... 13-15
SETTING CAMERA SHUTTER SPEED ................. 16
DETERMINING APERTURE .. .. .. .... ... ...... 17-32
TTL Mode
(for TTL Automati c Flash Ex posure Control) ... 17-21
A1 or A2 Mode (for Non - TTL Automatic Flash
Expo s ure Control) .............................. 22-25
M Mode (for Ma nual Flash Ex po s ure Control) .. 26-28
MD Mode (for Ma nu al Fla shEx po sure Control
with Motor Drive Operation) .... . .. 29-32
Guide Number ......... . 32
SETTING POWER SWITCH .. ........ ...... 33
STBY (STANDBY) Po s ition ... 33
ON Po s ition .... 33
OFF Position .............. .......... 33
READY - LIGHT INDICATIONS . .. 34-35
Ready-Light Warning Functions ..................... 35
USING WIDE-FLASH ADAPTER . .... 36
SYNCHRO·SUNLIGHT FILL·IN FLASH
PHOTOGRAPHy .. .... . .. 37-3 9
In TTL Mode ................. .. .. ,,""" 38
In A1 or A2 Mode "" ........ .. .. .." ..." .. .. .. . ". 38
In M Mode ................. ............. . ........... 39
DIFFUSING THE LIGHT . ... ................... .. 40-42
Bounce Flash Photography Procedure ........ ....... 41
USing A Diffuser . .. .. .............. •.. .. 42
MULTIPLE FLASH EXPOSURES ... ....... ....... 42
MULTIPLE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHy ... .......... .. 43-46
TTL Multiple Flash Photography.. ... 43-45
Manual Multiple Fla sh Photography .................. 46
AVOIDING " RED EyE " ........................... .... .. . 46
CLOSE·UP FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY IN TTL MODE .... 47
TIPS ON SPEEDLIGHT CARE .. . . .. 48-49
ABOUT BATTERIES ...................... .......... .... 50
ACCESSORIES ........... .. .. .. .. . .. . .. 51-52
Sync Cords SC - 11 and SC-15 .... ........ 51
TTL Remote Cord SC - 17 . .. ....... . .... 51
TTL Multi-Flash Adapter AS-10 .... ......... 51
TTL Multi-Flash Sync Cords SC-18 and SC-19 . . 52
Flash Unit Couplers AS-4 and AS-7 ............... . 52
DC Unit SD-7 ... ............ ..... 52
SPECiFiCATiONS .......... ........................ 53-54

~==FOREWORDI====-.
Thank you for purchasing the Nikon Auto-
focus Speedlight S8 -22. We hopethe S8-22
will make photography a much bigger part
of your life. Get to know your S8 -22, but
before using it, be sure to read both your
camera instruction manual and this man-
ual. Nikon cannot be held responsible for
malfunctions resulting from use
of the
S8-22 other than as specified in this man·
ual, or from use
of the S8 -22 with a camera
made by a manufacturer other than Nikon.
For Nikon F-401/N4004 camera users
Read the following instructions carefully when using the
S8-22 with
F-401 /N4004 camera.
1. Nikon F-401/N4004 camera is designed for use with
AF Nikkor lenses, except AF -Nikkor 80mm 112.8,
200 mm f/3.5 I F-ED and Autofocus Converter TC-161
TC-16A.
For most photos in this manual, aperture is set by
rotating the len s aperture ring . With th e F-401/N4004,
however, aperture
is set using camera's ape rture dial.
Do not forget to set and lo ck the l ens at its sma ll est
aperture.
For limited use of non-AF Nikkor lenses, see the
F-401/N4004 instructi. on manual.
2_ Most of the explanations in th is manual dealing with
Programmed
TTL Auto Flash , TTL Auto Flash , etc .,
apply to shooting dark subjects. However, by setting
the F-401/N4004 to program, aperture-priority or
shutter-priority auto exposure
mode, with the S8-22
set to TTL, automatic balanced fill - flash is possible in
situations where fill-flash is effective, even with a
bright subject.
Fo r details, see the F-401/N4004 in-
struction manual. ( In manual exposure mode, ordi-
nary TTL fill -flash is possible.)
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NOMENCLATURE
Bounce angle indicators
For bounce flash shooting,
see page
41 .
Battery cover indices
Battery chamber cover
Mounting loot
4
Flash head
Autolocus assist illuminator LED
See pages 13 to 15.
Light sensor lor non·TTL auto
flash operation
External power source terminal
Accepts power cord from Nikon DC
Unit SD·7.
Mounting loot lock nut
Hot·shoe contacts

Sync/multiple flash terminal
For (1) off-camera opera ti on with
a sync cord
and (2) multiple flash
photography
in manual flash
operation (page 46).
Wide-flash adapter
Covers the picture ·angle of lenses
28 mm or longer. Slides out an d covers
the flash head (see page
36) .
Aperture selection/shooting
distance range panel
See pages 17 to 31 .
Before using the SB-22,
peel
off the protective
paper covering the panel.
5

Aperture index windows
Used
in automatic operation.
Aperture scale window
Film speed scale window
Film speed index
Film speed setting knob
Distance scale window
Bounce set indicator
Blinks when flash head
is tilted.
Power switch
See page 33.
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Flash mode indicators
Flash mode selector
Aperture/distance index
windows for
MD mode
Flash shooting distance range
indicators
The patterned bar (fourth bar from
the top) shows programmed TTL
auto flash information.
Normal
(35mm)/W ide (28mm)
index windows
Ready·light
See page
34 .
Open·flash button
For (1) test firing
in A1 or A2 mode,
(2) multiple flash exposure (page 42)
and (3) to turn
on SB·22 after it is
automatically turned off (page 33).

BASIC OPERATION---------------
Installing Batteries
1. Slide down the battery
chamber cover and lift
it out.
2 Load four 1.5 V AA·type
• penlight alkaline·
manganese or manganese
batteries or 1.2V NiCd bat·
teries into the battery
chamber.
3 To reattach battery
• chamber cover, align the
black indices
on the cover
and flash unit, then slide the
cover up
as far as it goes.
For batte ry informa ti on , se e page
5 0.
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( As an external power sou rce, Nikon DC Unit \
I SD-7 is optiona ll y ava il able. See page 52 . I
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4 Turn the mounting foot
• lock nut clockwise as far
as it goes .
5 Slide mounting foot
• forward into the camera 's
accessory shoe as far as it
goes.
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I With Nikon F3·series cameras with DE·2 or \
I DE ·3 finder: Attach Flash Unit Coupler AS-4 or I
I
AS -7 to camera's accessory shoe before I
I mounting
the S8- 22 . The S8-22 cannot be I
I mounted on F3-series camera wi th the other I
\ finders. I
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6. Tighten lock nut firmly .

Programmed TTL Auto Flash Shooting (with Nikon F-501/N2020, F-401/N4004 or
F-301/N2000)
Steps 7 through 9 provide instructions for programmed
TTL auto flash shooting wi
th the Nikon F -5 01 /N2020*,
F-401lN4004** or F-301/N2000* camera.
For other flash exposure operations (TTL auto, non-TTL
auto and manual flash exposure operations) s
ee "SET-
TING CAMERA SHUTTER
SPEED " on page 16 and
"DETERMINING
APERTURE, " pages 17 to 32.
* The Nikon N2020 and N2000 are sold exclusively in the
U.S.A.
and Canadian markets.
** The Nikon N4004 is soldexclusively in the U.S.A. market.
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For programmed TTL automatic flash opera-"
tion, no
te the following:
, • Use
AI -S type lenses only. With Nikon F- 401 1 I
I N4004, use only
AF -Nikkor lenses, except ,
,
AF -Nikkor 80mm f /2.8, 2 00mm f/3.5 IF - ED ,
, and Autofocus Converter
TC-16 / TC-16A. ,
, • For autofocus operation, set the Nikon I
, F-501/N2020's focus mode se lector to S for I
Single Servo Autofocus mode, or set the
, Nikon
F-401 /N4004 to A for autofocus mode. I
I For details,see pages
13 to 1 5. I
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7. Set the 58-22's flash mode selector
to TTL.
For the flash shooting range in programmed TTL auto-
matic operation, see the table
on page 20.
The patterned bar
in the middle of the flash shooting
distance range indicators also shows the flash shoot-
ing range
in programmed TTL automatic operation.
To read the programmed aperture, set the film speed
knob. The figure at the left of the patterned bar is the
programmed aperture.
9

With F·301/N2000
8 Set camera to a programmed exposure mode (P DUAL, P
•
or P HI for F-501/N2020; P or P HI for F-301/N2000)_
With the Nikon F·401/N4004, set the camera to either program auto
(aperture dial
to S, shutter speed dial to A) or shutter-priority auto (aper·
ture dial
to S, shutter speed dial to desired speed) exposure mode.
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9 Set lens to minimum
• aperture (largest
f-number)_
With AF Nikkor lenses, lock lens
aperture
at minimum setting. (See
the l ens instruction manual).
With the Nikon F·401/N4004, this
procedure
is unnecessary because
the lens
is always locked at the
smallest aperture.