If the ready-light blinks after shooting
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The ready-lights in the SB-27
and the camera blink for approx.
3 seconds after shooting to
signal that the flash has fired at
full output but the light may have
been insufficient.
—When using the SB-27 with cameras in
Group I, the underexposure indicator ÷ blinks in the SB-27's LCD panel
and the amount of underexposure is indicated.
Reshooting
• Reconfirm flash-to-subject distance and flash shooting distance
range when shooting in programmed auto (P) or shutter-priority auto
(S) exposure mode, or choose aperture-priority auto (A) or manual
(M) exposure mode. Select an aperture that will allow you to bring
the subject within flash shooting distance range.
Flash shooting distance range in 1/300 TTL High-Speed Sync
Flash operation (F5 only)
Flash shooting distance range (far side) cannot be read from the
indicator bars on the SB-27 in AUTO flash mode.
In such a case, use the following “Guide number” table and equation
for calculating the shooting distance according to each zoom-head
position.
Guide number (at ISO 100 for m/ft)
Zoom head position 24mm 28mm 35mm 50mm
Guide number 11/36 12/39 14/46 16/52
Guide number
D (flash shooting distance) =
f/stop (aperture)
For example, when shooting with ISO 100 film, at a 35mm zoom-head
position and an aperture of f/5.6:
D=14/5.6 = 2.5 (far side) [measured in meters]
You can read a shooting distance (near side) of 0.6m from the SB-27’s
indicator bars. Therefore, the flash shooting distance ranges from
0.6m to 2.5m.
For films other than ISO 100, multiply the figures in the table above by
the factors shown below.
ISO film speed 25 50 200 400 800
Factor x0.5 x0.71 x1.4 x2 x2.8
