www.artoftheimage.com – Reviewing the impressive new Nikon SB-700 Speedlight Flash and discussing why it’s much more than just an up-date to the SB-600.
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Nikon SB-700 Speedlight Flash – Much More Than Just An Up-Date to the SB-600
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21 responses to “Nikon SB-700 Speedlight Flash – Much More Than Just An Up-Date to the SB-600”
ILL BE GETTING THIS FRIDAY
yes. Just remember to match the channels on the flash and the body.
you can use it on the D90.
HUNDREDS NOT HUNDERS
The SB900 cuts itself off after 20 odd full flash and the SB700 does not! We use Metz so would find the SB900 a joke and not acceptable.
yup.
sb700 compatible to d90???
So instead of buying an SU-4 for my D5000 in order to use it remotely, I could use the SB-700 on my camera and use it to trigger a SB-600? I know that the D5000 doesn’t have a flash commander and I doubt that I would be willing to step out of reach of my SB-700 but I am curious as how I could make it work if I needed to.
Yes you can
So if i had two of these sb-700’s set up off camera to illuminate (for example) both sides of a subjects face, i could trigger both of them with the pop up flash on a d7000?
– although the specs released by Nikon states that the SB-700 is less powerful than the SB-600, real world tests of the flash have many pros and users state that they get as much power with the 700 as with the 800 when compared side by side.
you got some funny faces
Hm, you should correct that mistake, the SB-700 is NOT more powerful than the SB-600, quite the contrary it’s LESS powerful. At least if we believe Nikon spec(92 guide number as opposed to 98 for the SB-600).
Also, the SB-700 TTL mode doesn’t work with older camera.
SB-700 recycle time is a bit faster, but that’s mostly due to the fact that it has less power.
Hello and thank you for great reviews with interesting inputs as always. I’m very new to this with DSLR cameras but I recently got myself a nikon d3100 which im very happy with. I’m now starting to realise that I might need an external flash and I’m wondering if there is any reason for me not to buy a sb-700 for my d3100. Should I buy something else? I really want a good flash and I doubt I will ever use more than one flash, but who knows.
All the best
Mike
i can not chose Nissin Di866 or sb 700 man plz help me
Very cool.
The D40 doesn’t have an in-camera commander mode. There is a work around. By setting the SB700 remote mode to SU-4 you can fire the flash off camera using not just the D40 but any flash from any camera. (INCLUDING OTHER CAMERAS IN THE AREA.) You’ll need to set the flash manually. Commander mode, whether in camera or in flash, allows TTL settings and multiple flash groups.
Hope this helps.
Can I use the SB-700 with D40 off the camera (the wireless/remote capability)?
Yeah such a rip off this country is lol. I agree, SB-600 is great, looking forward to experimenting with cross flash when SB-900 arrives! Keep up the good work!
– Ouch!!! I feel for ya buddy! Only $35 difference is highway robbery. Yeah, go for the SB-900, and use your SB-600 for remotes. For that matter, keep buying additional SB-600’s for more remotes as they’re great little flashes.
Hi Matt, thanks for another helpful video. Will be buying another speedlight soon (currently have a SB-600) and have been saving for a SB-900. Was hoping the SB-700 would have arrived with a better price tag. Here in the UK there’s only around £22 ($35) between them (reputable stores i.e. non Far East imports), so I’m presuming you’d agree that the SB-900 is the better choice for the price difference?.