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FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION
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The N ikon F2AS Photom ic camera is designed to syn-
chronize with most types of flashbulbs at almost all
shutter speeds and with
electronic
flash at speeds to' /80
second.
The table below shows which shutter
speeds
may
be
used with different types
of
flashbulbs.
Flashbu lb
2000 1000
500 250
125 X(8
0
)
60
30
15
8
4
2
1
B
FP
M
MF
Speedl ight
c=]
Synchronize
d
D
Cannot be use
d
No
special
adapters
are
necessary when using the Nikon
F2AS Photomic
camera
with the Flash Unit BC-7
or
with
the
Speedlight Unit SB-2
or
SB-5. For
other
Nikon
flash units with ISO-type hot-shoe
contacts,
mounting
on the camera
is
via the Flash
Unit
Coupler AS-'; with
the AS-',
no
sync cord is required, as it
provides
full
connection via the camera's
hot-shoe
contact.
Caution: When the
reflex
mirror
is
locked
in
the
up position,
the shutter will not synchronize with flashbulbs at speeds faster
than
1/80
second.
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