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CONTROLS IN DETAIL —continued
Open-Flash Button ®
The ready-light on the SB-16 can be used as an open-
flash button to fire the flash unit manually without having
to trip the camera’s shutter. In this manner, you can
create multiple-exposure “stroboscopic" effects or paint
the scene with light by firing the flash unit repeatedly with
the camera set at B. In this case, make sure that the
flash unit is not connected to the camera.
The open-flash button is also useful for test-firing the
SB-16 to determine whether the illumination from the
flash was sufficient for proper exposure in the non-TTL
automatic mode. With the shooting mode selector set at
one of the color-coded dots (A1 or A2), push the “FLASH”
button: if it starts blinking, then you know the amount of
light might have been insufficient for the subject. In this
case, reset the selector to A1 If It was set at A2, or move
closer to the subject. This test-firing is especially useful
when the flash head Is tilted and/or rotated for bounce
flash.
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