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Page 2: ...fflorIiE7 1 Jvb 16 li1 T G N 16 CONTENTS_________ NOMENCLATURE 3 ACCESSORIES 32 FOREWORD 4 DC Unit SD 7 32 SETTING UP 21 TTL Remote Cords SC 12 and SC 23 32 BASIC OPERATION 22 24 Sensor Remote Cord SC 13 32 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 25 30 Sync Cord SC 15 32 Setting Camera s Shutter Speed Sensor Unit SU 2 32 Shooting Mode Selector Dial 25 RED EYE 33 SelectinglDetermining Aperture 26 27 TIPS ON SPEEDLIG...

Page 3: ...apter screws Bracket attachment dots 77 7 l mijlU 7 Bracket release locking wheel Flash Adapter SW 5V Light sensor 7 Y 7 SW 5IR Infrared Adapter SW 5IR tor infrared photography UVY 7 SW 5UV UV Adapter SW 5UV for ultraviolet photography Shooting mode selector t t l I SU 3 Sensor Unit SU 3 ISO film speed attachment screw ...

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Page 16: ...Bi f l J l H j H 7 M iJ CJ f lt7t 7 f g t ljjl tj t H H tft j H t 1l f 7 7 1 v1 7 Ji I ISO 7 J tj j ltml lE tiJ l tj l t 1 J Ja 90 t l Ul I SB 140 7 H j H 7 lj1 t T 1 1 El ti t vr 7 J tj n 1i H EIl La Lt o H jf 1 T J 7 7 A 7 DA J t 7 717 103 0 7 71 1 1 1f Ell L D 19 J 7 I 7 7 ltfl IJ 7 I 7 il 20 C l 6 if Ell L l 1ftL U 7 iOOiE 7 l t 7H c 7 IJ 1 t T 1 t 1If A Tl j 9 0 j t SB 140 7 t J UP 11 v 7 UV ...

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Page 21: ...ipod socket Camera motor drive attachment slot selection guide Make sure the flash head faces straight ahead in normal shooting position Connect power supply Make sure the power supply is turned off and plug the cord from the power supply into the flash unit s external power terminal Attach the flash unit to the camera bracket assembly Insert bracket into the bracket mount ing adapter of the flash...

Page 22: ...ximum sensitivity below SOOnm A 2 Set the exposure calcu lator dial jJ and choose a suitable f stop for automatic operation Turn dial so the AUTO MFULL index is opposite the speed of the film in use With ISO 100 film for example the usable flstops are fl4 f 5 6 and f S B 2 Set the exposure calculator dial jJ and note the proper f stop Set the exposure calculator dial so the AUTO MFULL index is opp...

Page 23: ...l the white index is opposite the index that corresponds to the flstop selected 0 6 or D B 3 Set the shooting mode selector Turn the ring on the front of the sensor unit until the white index is opposite FULL so the flash fires at maximum output To make the flash fire at 1 4 of its full light output set the index to 1 4 In this case to determine the proper aperture reset the exposure calcu C 3 Set...

Page 24: ...or 105mm f 4 5 lens only 7 Take the picture When the shutter is tripped the flash unit fires and the picture is taken The ready light soon lights up again to indicate the flash unit is recycled and ready to fire again For UV flash photography attach the UV transmitting filter supplied with UV Nikkor lens to the lens For infrared shooting attach an appropriate filter such as the R60 etc to the lens...

Page 25: ...ings 1 250 1 sec in M mode All settings M250 and B 1 250 8 sec M250 and B All settings Not usable All settings 1 250 1 sec and B Not usable All settings Not usable All settings 1 125 1 sec X200 and B Not usable All settings 1 125 8 sec M90 and B AUTO 1 125 8 sec M90 and B Red line between 125 and 60 1 60 1 sec T and B With F3 series cameras Flash Unit Coupler AS 4 or AS 7 is required with F2 serie...

Page 26: ...the dial 0 6 m to 8m 2 to 26 ft for the 0 indicator 0 6 m to 5 6m 2 to 18ft for the 6 indicator and 0 6m to 4m 2 to 13ft for the 0 indicator For example to shoot a subject more than 5 6m 18ft away use the flstop indicated by the 0 indicator f 4 when using ISO 100 film To shoot a subject more than 8m 26ft away use the S8 140 on manual Recycling Time and Depth ot Field With a subject distance that r...

Page 27: ...ng to the exposure calculator dial you can also determine the f stop by using the following equation guide number f stop flash to subject distance For example to get the proper aperture for visible light photography when using ISO 100 film and a subject 8m away divide 32 guide number by 8 to get f 4 To calculate the correct guide number for other ISO film speeds use the following equation guide nu...

Page 28: ... 140 operates manually at its maxi mum light output or 1 4 light output regardless of flash to subject distance The SU 3 can be attached to Nikon Speedlight S8 14 or S8 11 to enable firing of the flash unit at 1 4 of its full output 28 When shooting a dark subject one with low reflec tivity reduce the aperture selected by one half to one full flstop When the subject is light in tone has high re fl...

Page 29: ...ight click stops are pro vided at 30 60 90 and 120 for both tilting and rotat ing movements However when the flash head is tilted a full 120 it cannot be rotated to the left or right Tilt may also be restricted depending on the degree of rotation Surfaces used for bouncing light should be white or silver to prevent color photographs from coming out with an unnatural color cast Do not bounce the fl...

Page 30: ...S8 17 or another S8 140 as a secondary unit connect the flash units together using the Sync Cord SC 11 or SC 15 In multiple flash operation be sure to use both flash units on manual Bracket Mounting Adapter To 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 ...

Page 31: ... a film and is generally used only for visible light photography It cannot be adopted for UV and infrared photography because the amount of light re flected from subjects differs from that in visible light photography and because film sensitivity cannot be deter mined for UV and infrared photography For the S8 140 Nikon has determined the guide number shown on page 27 for UV photography or infrare...

Page 32: ...sory shoe for automatic but not TTL off camera operation for visible light photography only With a dedicated Nikon camera such as the FA FE2 FE FM2 F 501 N2020 F 3011 N2000 FG FG 20 or EM or With an F3 series camera via the AS 4 or AS 7 coupler ready light indication is pro vided in the camera s viewfinder For all cameras except the FM2 automatic switchover of shutter speed to a proper synchroniza...

Page 33: ...ince they might damage the plastiC parts To prevent damage to the flash unit s electronic cir cuitry keep the flash unit away from places where the temperature is likely to go higher than SO C 122 F such as inside the trunk of a car in the hot summer sun also do not store the unit in exception ally damp places Use the S8 140 within the range of 1O C 14 F SO C 122 F The UV adapter 8W SUV is easily ...

Page 34: ...ltage polar ities carefully Reversal of the positive and nega tive terminals will result in leakage If leakage should occur clean the SB 140 carefully or take it to an authorized Nikon dealer or service center 8 NiCd batteries In comparison with regular batteries NiCd batteries provide faster recycling and higher efficiency at low temperatures However the recycling time and the number of flashes p...

Page 35: ...cycling time at manual full output output 1 2V rechargeable NiCd approx 100 times approx 4 sec batteries 1 5Valkaline manganese approx 270 times approx 9 5 sec batteries 1 5V manganese batteries approx 80 times approx 12 sec Usable f stops and automatic shooting range for visible light photography Unit ft Position of Film sensitivity ISO shooting 12 25 50 100 200 400 SOO 1600 Auto shooting mode ra...

Page 36: ...TRIBUTION CHARTS 36 1 0 8 0 2 o 0 8 e Q c Q Q 0 6 ii a r 0 4 H t 0 2 o r A J A V v r V 400 600 800 1000 nm ft Wavelength nm 7 f7 y J tt L t Without adapter J AA v r V K 400 600 800 1000 nm Wavelength nm HJ 7t77 7 7 SW 5V a mLt g With SW 5V ...

Page 37: ... Ii 0 2 o A V f v 1 fV 1 400 600 800 1000 nm Ilillt Wavelength nm UV 7If7 5 W 5UV m Lt t g With SW 5UV 0 8 ll C ll ll 0 6 Q3 a r 0 4 H n 1i Ii 0 2 o 11 V 400 600 800 1000 nm Ili lil Wavelength nm 5iF9f 7 7 SW 51R mLt t g With SW 5IR 37 ...

Page 38: ...rief quotation in critial articles or reviews may be made without written authorization from Nippon Kogaku K K Nikon NIPPON KOGAKU K K Fuji Bldg 2 3 Marunouchi 3 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo 100 Japan Phone 81 3 214 5311 Telex J22601 NIKON Fax 81 3 201 5856 Printed in Japan 8 026 c07 ...

Page 39: ... Photography with Other Brand Films Suggested guide numbers for the SB 140 in this instruc tion manual are based solely on specifications for Kodak Spectroscopic Type 103 0 film for UV photography Sug gested guide number values for other brand films corre spond with those values shown in the table below Note however that these values should only be considered as approximations To ensure top photog...

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