Lighting is a vital component of all images, but the past complexities of flash photography have made many photographers — even seasoned ones — hesitant to explore its full potential. Not any more. Working photographers around the world are discovering how Nikon’s Creative Lighting System brings simplicity and real-world usability to flash photography.
Supports the Nikon Creative Lighting System
Supports i-TTL (for automatic balanced Fill-Flash), D-TTL, TTL, Manual
Easy-to-view LCD with 6 simple-to-understand backlit buttons
Guide Number of 30/98 [ISO100,m/ft], 42/138 [ISO200,m/ft] (at 35mm zoom)
Auto zoom of 24 to 85mm, extendable to 14mm with built-in wide-flash adapter.
Same Wide area AF Assist Illuminator as the popular SB-800
Advanced Wireless Lighting available with D2H or D70 when used as a remote unit
Auto FP High-Speed Sync (with D2H only); use with fast shutter speeds achieves effective blurring of out-of-focus background elements
Flash Color Information for automatic adjustment of camera's white balance to an optimized value determined by the Speedlight
FV lock keeps flash value fixed, enabling recomposition prior to shooting
Accurate i-TTL flash control achieved through flash exposure monitoring control
Design consistent with those of next-generation D-SLRs, with a triangular design element on the top that complements the D-SLR motif
Supports optional Color Filter Set (SJ-1)
Ready light located beside the LCD on the back panel, highly visible even when used as a remote unit