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Nikon SB-800 Instruction Manual

Autofocus speedlight - a collection of example photos
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Autofocus Speedlight
SB-800
A collection of example photos
Enter the exciting world of
Nikon's Creative Lighting System
with the SB-800.
En
Page numbers in parentheses refer you to explanations in the main instruction manual.

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  • Page 1 Autofocus Speedlight SB-800 A collection of example photos Enter the exciting world of Nikon's Creative Lighting System with the SB-800. Page numbers in parentheses refer you to explanations in the main instruction manual.
  • Page 2 A wealth of advanced flash-shooting techniques await you with the SB-800. Take life-like portraits. Soften the shadows. Record details of small objects. " "...
  • Page 3 Create more natural-looking pictures by illuminating both the subject and background. Emulate the results of professional studio photographers. Use colored gel filters to add specific colors to the scene. • Numbers on the pictures refer to page numbers of this booklet.

  • Page 4: Bounce Flash

    Bounce flash Bounce flash Shooting data (Bounce flash) Camera: D2H Lens focal length: 60mm Speedlight: SB-800 set to flash head tilted up Aperture: f/8 Shooting distance: Approx. 4m (13.1 ft.) Flash set-up Create more flattering portraits by tilting or rotating the flash head to bounce the light off the ceiling or walls.
  • Page 5 Shooting distance: Approx. 2.5m (8.2 ft.) Flash set-up With Nikon Diffusion Dome The Nikon Diffusion Dome diffuses the light from the flash to soften shadows and prevent the subject’s face from coming out too bright. By attaching the provided Nikon Diffusion Dome...
  • Page 6 (p. 60). Standard i-TTL flash Shooting data (i-TTL Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash) Camera: D2H Focal length: 70mm Speedlight: SB-800 set to Aperture: f/14 Flash shooting at normal sync speed Shooting data (Auto FP high-speed sync) Camera: D2H Focal length: 125mm Speedlight: SB-800 set to Aperture: f/2.8...
  • Page 7 Without using FV Lock for an off-center subject Shooting data (Without FV Lock) Camera: D2H Focal length: 60mm Speedlight: SB-800 set to Aperture: f/8 FV Lock is unnecessary when the main subject is centered. Shooting data (Without FV Lock) Camera: D2H...
  • Page 8 Two flash units (one bounced from the side; another used directly from the top rear) Dramatic close-ups of small objects can be created by using one SB-800 off-camera as the master flash and another as the remote flash. A feeling of roundness is provided by this set-up.
  • Page 9 (Two flash units: Off-camera flash bounced from the side + another directly from the top rear) Camera: D2H Focal length: 105mm 1 Master flash unit: SB-800 set to (bounced from the side) 2 Remote flash unit: SB-800 set to (directly from the top rear) Aperture: f/22 Shooting distance: Approx.
  • Page 10 Close-up photography using multiple flash units (cont.) Two flash units (one from the side and another from above) By using more than one SB-800, you can take breath-taking close-ups of subjects like flowers. To bring out the gorgeous colors and textures of...
  • Page 11 Single on-camera flash Shooting data (Using two flash units) Camera: D2H Focal length: 70mm Master flash unit: SB-800 set Remote flash unit: SB-800 set Aperture: f/14 Advanced Wireless Lighting shooting (Two flash units: on-camera flash + remote flash from the side)
  • Page 12 + one remote unit with red gel filter in the fireplace) Use more than one flash to illuminate both the subject and the background. With one SB-800 used on-camera, the subject in front is properly illuminated, while the background comes out too dark. To create a more natural-...
  • Page 13 (p. 76). Shooting data (Using three flash units) Camera: D2H Focal length: 48mm 1 Master flash unit: SB-800 set to 2 Remote flash unit A: SB-800 set to 3 Remote flash unit B: SB-800 set to Aperture: f/8...
  • Page 14 (Using a slow shutter speed) Camera: D2H Focal length: 40mm 1 Master flash unit: SB-800 set to 2 Remote flash unit A: SB-800 set to 3 Remote flash unit B: SB-800 set to 4 Remote flash unit C: SB-800 set to Aperture: f/8 Shutter speed: 1/30 sec.
  • Page 15 (p. 58). Shooting data (Slow-sync flash) Camera: D2H Focal length: 80mm Master flash unit: SB-800 set to Aperture: f/7.1 Shutter speed: 1/4 sec &...
  • Page 16 In this case, set your digital camera’s white balance to “Incandescent.” Shooting data (With a gel filter) Camera: D2H Speedlight: SB-800 set to White balance setting: Incandescent Shooting data (With a gel filter) Camera: D2H Speedlight: SB-800 set to White balance setting: Fluorescent Without a gel filter and the camera’s...
  • Page 17 (With four flash units) Camera: D2H Focal length: 38mm 1 Master flash unit: SB-800 set to 2 Remote flash unit A: SB-800 set to 3 Remote flash unit B: SB-800 set to 4 Remote flash unit C: SB-800 set to Aperture: f/5.6...
  • Page 18 The optional Colored Gel Filter Set SJ-1 can be used with the SB-800 to add specific colors to create various renditions of a scene. In these photos, the on-camera flash was bounced...
  • Page 19 (Using four flash units) Camera: D2H Focal length: 45mm 1 Master flash unit: SB-800 set to 2 Remote flash unit A: SB-800 set to with a yellow gel filter 3 Remote flash unit B: SB-800 set to with a red gel filter...
  • Page 20 Four flash units: On-camera flash + three remote flash units with blue, yellow, and red gel filters With the SB-800 mounted on the camera and used directly, illumination of the wall with the framed pictures falls off rapidly toward the rear. To spice...
  • Page 21 Foreground overexposed Background overexposed Correct exposure Background underexposed Shooting data (Foreground and background correctly exposed) Camera: D2H Focal length: 42mm 1 Master flash unit: SB-800 set to 2 Remote flash unit: SB-800 set to Aperture: f/10 Foreground underexposed Flash set-up...
  • Page 22 Exposure compensation in the Non-TTL auto flash mode is shown in the three photos on the left. Varying the exposure for both the subject and background is possible by changing the aperture setting on the SB-800 (p. 54). Flash output level compensation in the TTL auto flash mode is shown in the three photos on the right.
  • Page 23 Red-eye reduction Prevents the center of a person’s eyes from appearing red in color photographs. Red-eye reduction control is set on the camera, not on the SB-800 (p. 58). Without red-eye reduction With red-eye reduction Rear-curtain sync flash Front-curtain sync flash...
  • Page 24 NIKON CORPORATION Printed in Japan TT3H03000101(11) 8MSA0911--...

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