<p>Hi guys,<br> I've recently started to use a Mamiya 7, and now have the chance to get a used but working Nikon SB-26 flash to try out with the rangefinder. But I haven't found too much easy to understand or useful information online about using the Mamiya with flash apart from this from another forum:<br> <strong>"Use the SB-900 in Auto mode. Set the ISO to match your film speed. </strong><br /><br /><strong>2. Flash as key light: use any aperture and shutter speed you want to. Simply set the flash to a matching aperture value with the camera. Shutter speed is (almost) irrelevant for the flash and Mamiya 7 doesn't have any sync speed restrictions like most other cameras. Focus and aim at your target. Shoot. The flash will meter automatically how much light is needed. </strong><br /><br /><strong>1. Fill flash. Meter the ambient light with your camera or a light meter. Let's say you have f/8 and 1/125s. Set your flash to one or two stops less ( = larger aperture value) than the ambient light. In this case you'd set the flash to f/5.6 or f/4. You actually hoodwink your flash to give out one or two stops *less* light for what is needed and you get a fill flash as a result."</strong></p> <p>It can't be this easy, right? And what about the zoom head position? What should I set it to, when I use the 80mm lens?</p>
