For the opportunity Nikon Speedlight SB-700 Flash Review many thanks Sergey Svirida.
Type of flash Nikon Speedlight SB-700
Nikon SB-700 is an advanced amateur flash. An excellent alternative between professional SB-800, SB-900, SB-910 and unpretentious SB-600. And the Nikon SB-700 is much better SB-400.
The flash has a fairly compact size and a number of good properties, such as:
- Flash zoom from 24 to 120mm... This is a good indicator. Often amateurs use lenses like 18-55mm, 18-105mm, 18-135mm, for such lenses the Nikon SB-700 flash will be enough for head-on illumination.
- The flash may work in command mode Master and control other flashes that support the creative lighting system Nikon CLS. The flash can control two groups of flashes A and B. More advanced SB-900, SB-910 can control three groups of flashes simultaneously.
- The flash works perfectly in slave mode with Nikon CLS. I set fire to the SB-700 without any problems using the built-in flash on my Nikon D700.
- Unlike SB-600The SB-700 has the ability to work in SU-4 mode and set on fire by any pulse flash.
- The Nikon SB-700 has a built-in reflector card and built-in diffuser, which are hidden in the flash head. A diffuser is a very useful thing that helps out in difficult flash conditions.
- Comes with a flash two filters and a large diffuser. And in the kit there is a foot stand for the flash and a square case. It’s convenient to mount the flash on the foot and place it on a tripod to create creative lighting. But SB-900 has a cover that can be comfortably worn on a belt, unlike a cover Sb 910, SB-700. The Nikon SB-700 kit is pretty decent.
- The flash works on 4 batteries or rechargeable batteries. Recharging is fast, recharging is very dependent on the flash mode and the quality of the batteries or batteries.
- Of course, the SB-700 supports FP fast sync mode, which will allow you to shoot at any shutter speed up to 1 \ 8000s, which is very important for daylight.
- The SB-700 has a huge display on which all the settings are accessible shown. The SB-700 has a very nice flash switch.
- SB-700 has overheat protection. Bringing the SB-700 to overheat is very difficult, much more difficult than SB-900, SB-910. The overheat function is not disabled.
- The flash head rotates all 360 degrees, it is very convenient when working with lighting from the ceiling and walls. Also, the head rotates 97 degrees up / down.
Personal experience:
The Nikon SB-700 is a great value for money flash. It is lightweight, fairly cheap, and very functional. Nikon SB-700 works great in i-TTL auto modes. Prior to Nikon SB-700, to be able to remotely control Nikon flash units on unsupported cameras Nikon CLShad to buy expensive SB-800, SB-900. Nikon SB-700 was able to collect pleasant controls SB-900, SB-910 and ease of use by amateur photographers with the ability to work with Nikon CLS. I am often asked what kind of flash to purchase, I always recommend to fans and advanced users of the Nikon SB-700. Professionals themselves all know what they need. I personally use SB-900, SB-910 due to slightly more power and uptime in all conditions.
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And here are the prices for the Nikon SB-700:
All Nikon Speedlight SB-700 Prices
Conclusions:
Nikon SB-700 is a great flash. Best price / quality option from Nikon. The flash works in slave and master modes, has good power, quick recharge and compact size. Recommend.
Help to the project. Thanks for attention. Arkady Shapoval.
please tell me whether the SB-700 flash will work on the nikon 5100 in serial shooting mode ???
Yes, it will.
and Nikon 910 will be
will
and Nikon 910 will be?
Yes, it will.
Arkady, I need advice. Faced such a problem, the D90 + sb700 when shooting in the ceiling, in FP, TTL, the puff lowers the power. With the D7000 there is no such thing, is it a specificity of the D90?
And when shooting in the forehead with a diffuser, the same garbage, and this is only in FP.
Tell me, how on this flash turn on the fast sync mode ??
I can not find
Thank you in advance!
This mode is activated not on the flash, but on the camera.
In the camera, I selected the Sync Speed (Auto FP) mode. Do you need to do something on the flash ?? I photograph, I do not see changes
No, the flash is not needed. What changes do you want to see?
What mode should be on the flash? Do I have TTL or do I need to manually configure something?
Is the SB 700 suitable for handheld shooting if I use a 85 mm lens?
Tell me, please, which flash functions will not work when used with a Nikon D90 camera?
All functions will work.
Good day!!! Thanks for the article, I wanted to ask, but on this flash, too, there is no battery indicator ?!
please tell me and is the Nikon Speedlight SB-700 for Nikon D 3000 suitable?
Yes, it does.
Thank you so much)
tell me what settings you need to make on the sb-700 and D5100 when shooting in remote mode
If through Nikon KLS, then you need to make the setting to replace the camera with a d7000 minimum.
Hello Arkady. I have a D5100 camera, I plan to buy an SB-700 flash, but I wondered if it would be possible to control it remotely using a radio synchronizer. Or is it done without him?
And with the Nikon D90, the Nikon Speedlight SB-700 will work normally or is not compatible at all ?! For amateur shooting please tell me ..
Please tell me, will it be possible to photograph with this flash during the day at short shutter speeds with the D3100 camera?
No.
5100 yes I had to buy it ...
Dear users of this flash, please tell me the normal batteries for it, I took it myself and ordered Beston AA 2700 mAh Ni-MH with Akum, and they turned out to be "thick", and they get into the compartments tightly, I'm afraid that there are no problems with their extraction, available on the farm 1600 GP are fine, but they die quickly (both old and I have them) buying new ones is not a problem - the question is what to buy? :) PS Thank you for your attention and understanding, about the flash - I'm just studying - but compared to the built-in one - the result is certainly much it's better:)
These are not batteries, you just spent money, before you buy something, storm the Internet, God forbid, for now, help) in general, the most recommended proven aki. this is “Sanyo Eneloop” (not an advertisement, but a piece of advice) it's just a thing and a bomb whatever you want and call it, when you buy it and try it out, you will immediately understand everything by the reliability of the duration of work, the charge rate, etc. maybe you can come up with some other word for the above) good luck.
Thanks for the advice, Sanyo also already has really cool ones, but with Beston I ripped off the top label (foil) and they now melt as expected - this is advice to those who will be in such a situation :) there are no complaints about the robot yet, but wait and see ...
Arkady, tell me! Because on the D5100 there is no FP fast sync mode, to what shutter speeds the sb-700 can be shot. And how will the sb-700 work with 55-200mm lenses?
I have with the D5100 + SB-700 1 / 200s.
Alex,
On the D5100, you can determine the minimum shutter speed with the flash by raising the built-in flash, and lower the shutter priority. I think 1/250 or 1 / 320s.
It will work with the lens, but at a focal length of more than 120mm, there may be insufficient power.
Good day. I recently purchased an sb 700 and noticed that when you turn your head in a horizontal plane and shake, then a slight knock inside is unnecessary. Is this the norm or marriage?
In general, the flashes do not shake and do not drop there because the light inside is removed), they are simply removed, the extra sound is possible from the wire somewhere inside the housing or the reflector hits the housing, this happens when I flash by Russian mail and order along the route where it was sent somewhere movers played soccer or volleyball)))
My question is, have you tested the Yongnuo YN568EX flash? If so, how is this compared to the NIKON SB-700?
If not, have you encountered problems with the NIKON SB-700, about which so many people write on the Internet - large flash backlash in the hot shoe, flash head play, flash overheating and fast battery drain.
I choose between these flashes for the D7000.
Thank you.
Arkady, tell me! Why, when the sb-700 flash is on, the d5100 iso does not rise above 400, although AUTO-ISO is set
This is a feature of auto-iso when using flash, more details here - https://radojuva.com.ua/2013/03/nikon-auto-iso/
VERY GOOD FLASH PERSONALLY CHECKED ON THE CAMERA-D-7100 SATISFIED WITH THE RESULT
I would like to draw attention to the following feature of the 700th. She, unlike the 900th and 910th, does not have a manual power calculator.
Those. in 900/910, you can set the distance to the subject, aperture in manual mode, and the flash will calculate the desired aperture.