peter_cofran Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I just bought a SB28 for my N90s and read the manual but found it unhelpful. I want to use the flash to do two things:1. Take normal flash for indoor shots.2. Use as a fill flash for outdoor shots. My questions are: 1. How does one switch between these two modes (fill/non fill)? 2. Does method of metering on the camera effect how the flash reacts?For example if I do a spot meter on someone's face as opposed using matrix. 3. How does camera aperture/shutter mode effect the flash? For example full auto vs aperture priority vs manual. On full auto does the camera or flash smart enough to limit to max sync speed? 4. When I set the flash to fill if i turn it off or it automatically turns off does it reset to a default mode? Do you recommend disabling power saving mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_harris1 Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 To all your questions...Read your instruction manual again...and again ...and again..It is all in there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_levine Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Unfortunately, reading both the camera & flash manuals is the only way to comprehend this stuff.The bad news:Nikon hired a lawyer, that only speaks Japanese to write these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_cofran Posted October 10, 2004 Author Share Posted October 10, 2004 Ok a re read the manual and i get it for the most part but i still have one question: What is the difference between TTL and A mode? I assume these two modes are best suited to indoor where the flash is the primary source. Can anyone confirm this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_harris1 Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 TTL means "Thru the Lense"...You are "looking thru the lense" when you look thru the view finder.."A"..could mean aperture or automatic.Read your amera manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_stoerman Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 When the SB28 is in the "A" mode, the flash unit will judge correct exposure by using its OWN built-in sensor. In the other TTL mode the camera will judge correct exposure and control flash output by reading light from the film plane. This is the basis of TTL OTF flash modes. Your SB28 will still achieve correct flash exposure on non-TTL cameras by using this "A" mode. Hop this helps. -Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_cofran Posted October 10, 2004 Author Share Posted October 10, 2004 Thanks dave. I shot primarly in TTL Fill and TTL so I'll just wait to get the film results back. I think what got me confused was the manual goes into all these different scenarious based on camera and lens you're using. The manual would have been more useful if it described under what circumstance the setting that should be used instead of listing all the bells and whistles it offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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