Nikon Speedlight SB-30 Instruction Manual page 59

Variable apertures after zooming in or out
• With zoom lenses having a variable aperture, take note of the following before setting the
aperture on the SB-30.
• For details, refer to your camera and lens instruction manuals.
Reading the aperture on the camera's LCD panel or in the viewfinder
• Lock the lens aperture at its minimum, and after composing the picture by zooming in or
out, read the aperture appearing on the camera's LCD panel or in the viewfinder.
Reading the aperture using the scale on the lens
• After zooming in or out to select the appropriate composition, read the aperture in the
following way:
At wideangle zoom settings, read the aperture value at the green index (or line).
At telephoto settings, read the aperture value at the yellow index (or dot).
At intermediate settings, read the aperture value between the two indexes.
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