Speedlight is the brand name used by Nikon Corporation for their photographic flash units, used since the company's introduction of strobe flashes in the 1960s. Nikon's standalone Speedlights (those not built in to the company's cameras) have the SB- prefix as part of their model designation. Current Speedlights and other Nikon accessories make up part of Nikon's Creative Lighting System, which enables various Nikon cameras to control multiple Nikon flash units by sending encoded pre-flash signals to slave units.
Nikon competitors Canon and Ricoh use the similar name Speedlite for their flashes. Both names indicate that strobe flashes produce much shorter and more intense bursts of light than earlier photographic lighting systems, such as flashbulbs, or continuous lamps used in some studio situations.
Models
Current models (guide numbers - ISO 100, 35FF):
- SB-400 Low end lightweight unit (GN 69 ft, 21m @ 27mm)
- SB-600 Mid line model - weighs approximately 300g without 4 AA batteries (GN 98 ft, 30m @ 35mm)
- SB-800 Professional model - weighs approximately 350g without 4 or 5 AA batteries (GN 125 ft, 38m @ 35mm) (discontinued)
- SB-900 Professional model - released 30 June 2008, weighs approximately 415g.
- R1C1 Wireless Close-Up System
- SB-R200 Wireless unit (GN 33 ft, 10m @ 24mm)
- SU-800 Wireless Commander - no flash, controls other speedlight units
.jpg) SB-600 (front) |
.jpg) SB-600 (rear) |
External links
- Wireless flash setup from momentcorp.com
- Flash products from Nikon USA
- Speedlight comparison chart from bythom.com
- Creative Lighting System overview
- Creative Lighting System review
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