Table of Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1 CLS Background; What Are CLS and iTTL?; What Works with iTTL?; What Doesn't Work with iTTL?; Can I Use the SB-600, SB-800, or SB-900 on My Old Camera Body?; What is D-TTL?; Capabilities of CLS; Chapter 2 Quick Start Guide; Chapter 3 Flash Theory; Light; How a Flash Fires; Controlling the Power; Stops; Thirds of a Stop; Guide Number; Camera Sync Modes; Front Curtain Sync (Normal Sync); Front Curtain + Red-eye Sync (Normal + Red-eye Sync); Slow Sync; Slow + Red-eye Reduction Sync; Slow + Rear Sync; Which Sync Mode Should You Use? Making Good Use of Flash PowerDistance from Subject; Flash Zoom Setting; Camera ISO; Aperture; Chapter 4 SB-600 Buttons, Modes, Menus, and Operation; SB-600 Buttons and Controls; Flash Head; Wide Angle Adapter; Auxiliary Ready Light; Wide Area AF Assist Illuminator; Light Sensor Window; Battery Chamber Lid; ON/OFF Button; MODE Button; TTL BL Mode; TTL Mode; M Mode; Other Uses of the MODE Button; +/- Buttons; Zoom Button; Two-Button Controls; FLASH Button; Mounting Foot Lock Lever; Hot Shoe Contacts; External AF Assist Illuminator Contacts; READY Light; SB-600 Custom Settings Menus. Standby (STBY)M ZOOM; LCD Panel Illuminator; Wireless Remote Flash Mode; AF Illumination; Beep On/Off; READY Light; Using the SB-600 as a Dedicated Flash; Using the SB-600 as a Remote Flash; Chapter 5 SB-800 Buttons, Modes, Menus, and Operation; SB-800 Buttons and Controls; Flash Head; Wide Angle Adapter; Bounce Card; Wide Area AF Assist Illuminator; Light Sensor for Auto Flash; External Power Source Terminal; Light Sensor Window; Battery Chamber Lid; Extra Battery Holder; ON/OFF Button; +/- Buttons; Zoom Buttons; Diffusion Dome; MODE Button; TTL BL Mode; AA Mode; GN; M Mode; SEL Button. READY LightFLASH Button; Mounting Foot Lock Lever; Hot Shoe Contacts; External AF Assist Illuminator Contacts; Modeling Light Button; TTL Multiple Flash Terminal; Sync Terminal; Two-Button Controls; SB-800 Custom Settings Menus; Using the SB-800 as a Dedicated Flash; Using the SB-800 as a Remote Flash; Using the SB-800 as a Commander Unit; Group; Mode; Output; Channel; Other SB-800 Commander Functions; Flash Button; Using the SB-800 as a Repeat Commander Unit; Group; Mode; Output; Frequency; Quantity of Pulses; Channel; Using the SB-800 as an SU-4 Unit (Commander or Remote); TTL BL (SU-4). TTL (SU-4)AA (SU-4); GN (SU-4); M (SU-4); RPT (SU-4); Chapter 6 SB-900 Buttons, Modes, Menus, and Operation; SB-900 Buttons and Controls; Flash Head; Wide Angle Adapter; Bounce Card; Wide Area AF Assist Illuminator; Light Sensor for Auto Flash; External Power Source Terminal; Light Sensor Window; Battery Chamber Lid; Power Switch; Selector Dial and OK Button; Function Buttons; ZOOM Button; Diffusion Dome; MODE Button; TTL BL Mode; AA Mode; GN; M Mode; RPT Mode; Test Firing Button; Sync Terminal; Two-Button Controls; SB-900 Custom Settings Menus; Using the SB-900 as a Dedicated Flash.
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Flash photography, especially advanced light modeling with modern iTTL flash systems, has become an art by itself, which should be mastered by every aspiring amateur photographer - and even professionals are often helpless when it comes to using the full potential of these systems. Many photographers are already well versed in photography but don't have a clue about flash photography. It is a brand new world, so the book starts at a basic level and then moves up from there so that advanced users also gain insight. The book shows a simple, step by step method for setting up and using the newest N.