You are now the proud owner of the Nikon Autofocus Speedlight SB-28, a flash unit offering sleek new styling and simple push-button operation. When used with Nikon SLR cameras, the SB-28’s extensive capabilities range from 3D Multi- Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash, today’s most advanced flash technology, to full manual operation. To get the most out of your new flash unit, please read this manual before use. WARNING—To avoid injury • Do not fire the flash directly into a person’s eyes at close range as this may damage the retina, leading to partial or complete blindness. • Avoid touching the front of the flash head while using the SB-28. The flash head generates significant heat during normal operation, which could cause burns. • Do not expose the SB-28 to water as this may result in electric shock or cause the unit to catch on fire. Determine which group your camera belongs to. In this manual, Nikon SLR cameras are divided into seven groups (I to VII) unless otherwise noted. First consult the camera group table to see which group your camera belongs to. Then as you read the manual, you will find specific information on how to use the SB-28 with your particular camera. Please open the front fold-out page for easy reference. Camera groups and available flash modes Group .. . . . . . .* Camera name Flash operation F5 F100 F90X/N90s1 F90-Series/ N90 1 F80-Series/ N80-Series 1, 2, 3 F70-Series/ N701,2 F4-Series F65-Series/ N65-Series1,3 F-801s/ N8008s1 F-801/ N80081 Pronea 600i/ 6i 1,3 F-601/ N60061 F-601M/ N60001 F60-Series/ N601 F50-Series/ N501 F-401x/ N50051 F-501/ N2020 4 F-401s/ N4004s1 F-401/ N40041 F-301/ N20004 FM3A FA FE2 FG Nikonos V 5 F3-Series6 New FM2 FM10 FE10 T T L 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash 7 P.26-30Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash 7 Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash P.31-32 P.33-34 P.35-37 Center-Weighted Fill-Flash/Spot Fill-Flash P.26-30 ProgrammedTTL Auto Flash P.38-39 Standard TTL Flash P.26-30 P.31-32 P.33-34 P.40-41 A Non-TTL Auto Flash P.42-43 M Manual Flash P.46-51 FP High-Speed Flash Sync P.49-51 Repeating Flash P.52-55 : Available : Not available 1 Sold exclusively in the USA. 6 Optional flash Unit coupler AS-4 or AS-7 is required. With AS-17, Standard 2 F80-Series/N80-Series, F70-Series/N70 cannot perform FP High-Speed Flash Sync. TTL flash (p. 40-41) is possible, but not Repeating flash. 3 Center-Weighted Fill-Flash is not possible. 7 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash and Multi-Sensor 4 Sold exclusively in the USA and Canada. Balanced Fill-Flash are generally referred to as Automatic 5 An optional sync cord for land use is required. Balanced Fill-Flash with TTL Multi Sensor. * For cameras such as the Nikon F or Nikon F2, refer to Group VII. TTL Auto Flash mode cannot be performed with cameras in this group. If flash is fired with the tindicator appeared on the LCD panel, the flash fires at full output. For details on the SB-28’s available TTL Auto Flash operations, see the separate Quick Reference sheet. Speedlight parts Built-in bounce card (P.61) Built-in wide flash adapter (P.21) Mounting foot locking wheel (P.14) Mount pin (P.14) For cameras featuring a safety lock system. Hot-shoe contacts (P.14) Mounting foot (P.14) Flash head (P.13) Red-eye reduction lamp (P.76) Light sensor for Non-TTL Auto Flash operation (P.42) AF assist illuminator LED (P.81) Flash head tilting/rotating lock release button (P.13) Battery chamber lid (P.12) External power source terminal (P.85) External power sourceterminal (for European market)* (P.85) Tilting angle scale (P.60) Rotating angle scale (P.60) Terminal cover TTL multiple flash terminal (P.66) Sync/multiple flash terminal (P.70) LCD panel (P.5) Control buttons (P.10) Ready-light (P.16) * Because the European version of the SB-28 comes with a different shaped connector, Nikon DC Units SD-7, SD-8 and the Power Bracket Unit SK-6 are not compatible. LCD panel indications All LCD (liquid crystal display) figures and marks do not appear at the same time. They are shown together here for ease of explanation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Flash mode indicator (P.22) 4 Red-eye reduction indicator (P.76) tOAutomatic Balanced Fill-Flash with TTL 5 Zoom-head position indicator (P.19) Multi-Sensor 6 Flash output level indicator (P.50) toMatrix Balanced Fill-Flash, 7 Exposure compensation indicator (P.72) Center-Weighted/Spot Fill-Flash 8 Underexposure indicator (P.28) tStandard TTL Flash 9 Exposure compensation/underexposure value .Manual Flash (P.46) (P.72 / P.28) %FP High-Speed Flash sync (P.49) 10 Flash shooting distance scale (m: meter) (P.13) "Repeating Flash (P.52) 11 Flash shooting distance scale (ft: feet) (P.13) .Non-TTL Auto Flash (P.42) 12 Standby mode indicator (P.15) 2 Film speed (ISO)/number of repeating flashes per 13 AF assist illuminator LED canceled indicator (P.82) frame/frequency indicators (P.18 / P.52) 14 Aperture indicator (P.42) 3 Flash shooting range indicator bars (P.13) Notes on LCDs • Because LCDs are difficult to read when...