Product Highlights
- Compatible with Nikon i-TTL
- Guide Number: 92' at ISO 100
and 35mm
- Zoom Range: 24-120mm (12mm with
Panel)
- Tilts from -7° to 90°
- Rotates Left & Right 180°
- Commander Mode for Wireless TTL
Control
- Strobe Mode and 3 Illumination
Patterns
- Recycle Time: 2.5-3.5 Seconds
- Slow, High-Speed, 1st & 2nd
Curtain Sync
- Runs on 4 AA Batteries
OVERVIEW
With a rated guide number of 92' at ISO 100 and 35mm, the SB-700
AF Speedlight from Nikon is a moderately compact flash unit packed
with features for high-performance on-camera lighting capabilities. The flash
is compatible with the i-TTL system for automatic metering with both FX- and DX-format
cameras and is optimized for use with Nikon's Creative Lighting System for
complete control over your lighting setup. Additionally, the auto zoom head has
a coverage range of 24-120mm with FX-format cameras which can be extended down
to 12mm with the use of the built-in wide-angle diffusion panel.
Complete bounce and swivel functionality is available for
working in a variety of shooting situations. This allows users to tilt down to
-7° and up to 90° as well as rotate left or right 180° for complete 360°
coverage. Also, the SB-700 has three different illumination patterns, standard,
even, and center-weighted, which help shape the light output for your specific
needs. For wireless master TTL functionality, the speedlight utilizes a
Commander Mode. In this mode users can access Advanced Wireless Lighting
settings for controlling multiple off-camera flashes that can be set up in 2
groups (A, B) and one of 4 channels. The SB-700 also has a quick wireless
control A:B ratio setting for quickly setting up and controlling multiple
remote flashes.
Many other abilities are packed into this unit, including a
stroboscopic repeating flash mode that can be set from 1-100 Hz. The SB-700
also has slow, Auto FP high-speed, first, and second curtain sync modes for
achieving the desired creative look in your image. There are even red-eye
reduction and red-eye reduction slow sync settings available. The flash itself
is mounted to the camera or stand via a locking hot shoe and is powered by 4 AA
batteries. And, depending on the type of battery used and the power setting,
users can expect a recycle time of 2.5-3.5 seconds.
Included with the SB-700 AF Speedlight are a variety of
useful tools and accessories. First, built into the flash alongside the
wide-angle diffusion panel is a white slide-out bounce card for bouncing some
light directly to the subject and creating catch lights. Also, there is a
diffusion dome for softening the output of the flash and fluorescent and
incandescent color correction filters for balancing the flash to ambient light.
All of this, along with a stand, is packaged in the SS-700 Soft Case, designed
specifically for the flash and accessories.
- Guide
number at the 35mm zoom position measures 92' at ISO 100 and 128' at ISO 200
- Manual
power output from 1/1 full power to 1/128 power
- Light
distribution angle is automatically adjustable to the camera's image area in
both FX and DX formats
- Auto zoom
head reaches from 24-120mm with FX format and 14-120mm with DX format
- Coverage
of 12-17mm in FX and 8-11mm in DX when using built-in wide-angle diffusion
panel
- Thermal
cut-out protection shuts off the flash to prevent damage from overheating
- 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°
- Distance
range of 2-66'
- Flash
exposure compensation from -3 to 3 EV in 1/3 EV steps
- Backlit
LCD panel with nine selectable contrast levels and a rotating dial assist in
viewing flash status and changing settings
- Eleven
custom settings
- Flash
duration of 1/1,042 to 1/40,000 second depending on output setting
- Flash-ready
indicator lights
- AF-assist
light, modeling illuminator, monitor pre-flashes, and test firing settings
- AF-assist
light, modeling illuminator, monitor pre-flashes, and test firing settings
- Automatic
color filter detection for adjusting the camera's color temperature settings
and an optional color filter pack is available
- Firmware can be updated through camera