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FLASH
SYNCHRONIZATION
Nikon
FE
When
the
camera
is
in
automatic
mode,
mount-
ing
the
58-10
unit
onto
the
FE
camera
body
and
turning
on
both
the
unit
and
the
camera's
meter
automatically
set
the
shutter
speed
of
the
camera
at
1/
90
second.
And
when
the
ready-
light
built
into
the
eyepiece
of
the
FE
camera
glows, it indicates readiness
for
flash
shooting.
When
in
manual
mode,
set
the
shutter
speed
at
1/125
sec.
or
slower.
Turn
on
the
unit
and
when
the
ready-light lights
up,
you
are
ready
for
flash
photography.
When
the
shutter
speed
is
set
beyond
the
camera's
sync range,
the
ready-light flickers as a
sync
warning
signal .
However, it
is
kept
lit if
the
film-advance lever
is
depressed
(i
.e.,
turning
off
the
meter).
The
built-in
hot
shoe
contact
eliminates
the
need
for
a
sync
cord.
With
the
Nikkormat
EL
and
ELW, first set
the
shutter
speed
at
1/125
sec.
or
slower.
Then
lift
and
turn
the
knurled
sync
selector
ring
around
the
shu
tter-speed
di
al
u nti I
the
I
igh
tn ing
symbol
(7')
appears
in
the
selector
window.
A
hot-
shoe
contact
built
into
the
mounting
foot
of
the
58-10
eliminates
the
need
for
a sync
cord.
With
the
Nikon
EL2
.
and
FM,
and
Nikkormat
FT2
and
FT3,
set
the
camera
shutter
speed
for
1/125
sec.
or
slower. Due
to
the
built-in
auto-
matic
sync
switchover
mechanism,
this
is
the
only
step
necessary
to
ensure
proper
flash
operation.
The
built-in
hot
shoe
contact
elimi-
nates
the
need
for
a
sync
cord.
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