Nikon has reimagined both on‎- and off‎-camera lighting with the SB‎-5000 AF Speedlight‎,‎ which brings revolutionary radio control to the Creative Lighting System with Advanced Wireless Lighting and comes equipped with a world‎'‎s first shoe‎-mounted flash cooling system that enables up to 100 consecutive full‎-power flashes‎.‎ These features alone are enough to put it at the top of the speedlight heap‎,‎ but the SB‎-5000 doesn‎'‎t rest and provides a powerful guide number of 113‎'‎ at ISO 100 and 35mm while also shrinking in overall size compared to its predecessors‎.‎

Of course‎,‎ the SB‎-5000 AF Speedlight is fully compatible with Nikon‎'‎s i‎-TTL automatic exposure system found in a majority of their cameras for fast‎,‎ accurate operation‎.‎ The radio control implemented in the SB‎-5000 requires a compatible DSLR using the WR‎-A10 Wireless Remote Adapter and WR‎-R10 Wireless Remote Controller in order to fully realize the power of the system‎.‎ This enables the camera and flash to wirelessly control up to six groups of flashes from up to 98‎'‎ away‎,‎ without requiring any line of sight‎.‎ Also‎,‎ the SB‎-5000 and the radio system are fully compatible with the existing optical triggering method of older units and can even be mixed and matched for maximum versatility‎.‎

Designed for reliability as well as versatility‎,‎ the innovative built‎-in cooling system of the SB‎-5000 is a first for shoe‎-mounted flashes‎.‎ It vents heat quickly and efficiently‎,‎ allowing you to fire up to 100 consecutive full power flashes without issue‎.‎ It also means that the flash can be made smaller without compromising performance‎.‎ This new design also ensures speedy and intuitive operation‎,‎ implementing an Info button for fast access to some of your most commonly used settings‎.‎

As a standard flash the SB‎-5000 will not disappoint‎,‎ providing a wide ranging zoom head of 24‎-200mm which can be extended down to 14mm with use of the built‎-in diffusion panel‎.‎ The head will also tilt from ‎-7 to +90° and rotate left and right 180° for complete bounce capabilities‎.‎ Full sync mode support is available with slow‎,‎ high‎-speed‎,‎ 1st and 2nd curtain options‎.‎

The flash has a quick recycle time of 1.8‎-2.6 seconds and runs on four AA batteries‎.‎ It can be powered by select external battery packs‎.‎ A PC terminal can be found on the SB‎-5000 for further triggering options and it comes with a stand‎,‎ diffusion dome‎,‎ fluorescent and incandescent filters‎,‎ and a soft case‎.‎

• Radio control Advanced Wireless Lighting when used with a D5 or D500 DSLR equipped with WR‎-R10 Wireless Remote Controller and WR‎-A10 Wireless Remote Adapter
• Radio triggering range of 98‎'‎ with no line‎-of‎-sight requirement and with control over 6 groups of flashes
• Shoe‎-mount flash cooling system with a heat‎-shedding design enables over 100 bursts at full output without overheating
• Guide number of 113‎'‎ at ISO 100 and 35mm or 180‎'‎ at ISO 100 and 200mm
• Coverage of 14‎-24mm in FX when using built‎-in wide‎-angle diffusion panel
• Manual power output from 1/1 to 1/256
• Light distribution angle is automatically adjustable to the camera‎'‎s image area in both FX and DX formats with standard‎,‎ even‎,‎ and center‎-weighted options
• Wireless Commander TTL capabilities with both optical and radio trigger options
• Commander Mode to set up optical wireless flashes in 3 groups and in one of 4 channels
• Control and mix optical and radio flashes
• Backlit rear LCD panel
• Customize settings with Unified Flash Control and a personal computer with version 2.23 or later of Nikon‎'‎s Camera Control Pro 2 software installed
• Flash head tilts with click‎-stops at ‎-7°‎,‎ 0°‎,‎ 45 °‎,‎ 60°‎,‎ 75°‎,‎ and 90°
• Flash head rotates left and right with click‎-stops at 0°‎,‎ 30°‎,‎ 60°‎,‎ 75°‎,‎ 90°‎,‎ 120°‎,‎ 150°‎,‎ and 180°
• Flash exposure compensation from ‎-3 to +3 EV in 1/3 EV steps
• Info button for fast access to commonly adjusted settings
• Works with SK‎-6 Power Bracket Unit and SD‎-9 High‎-Performance Battery Pack
• Flash‎-ready indicator lights
• Flash duration of 1/980 to 1/30‎,‎820 second depending on output setting
• AF‎-assist light‎,‎ modeling illuminator‎,‎ monitor pre‎-flashes‎,‎ and test firing settings
• Automatic color filter detection for adjusting the camera‎'‎s color temperature settings
• Firmware can be updated through camera