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.
Good afternoon.
In two weeks, confusion began to occur with the SB700 (bought new in July 2013) with the D600.
1. Once suddenly the request of the flash caught fire to put it in M mode and refused to puff. Such an arrow on the display and the letter M. Only the reset flash helped.
2. Periodically stopped working. I lay for a month in a bag in an upright position, I put it in the fotik, I turn it on, it doesn't work and that's it. Turning her head starts to work. Either a glitch, or a contact "stale" and needs to be developed. Now I turned her head like it works without failures. Carry to the service center, so they will say that everything works. Can anyone tell me who faced such problems.
The connection between the electronic components located inside the housing and the rotating head is carried out by wire. Perhaps some wire broke (conductive conductors burst, the braid remained intact). When the head moved, contact was restored. In this case, repair is required in the SC.
Good day, Arkady. You probably already got questions about the FP from the SB-700, but please answer me as well. The Nikon D7000 has an Auto FP flash setting (1 / 320s). when using the sb-700, the camera does not allow you to set the shutter speed to shorter than 1/320 (well, or 1/250, depending on what settings to set). However, when using the Yongnuo YN-568EX, any shutter speeds are set without problems, up to at least 1/8000. Question: Am I doing something wrong, or does the SB-700 just not support high-speed synchronization? Thanks.
You are doing something wrong.
Should the flash be in the manual? And why then does Yongnuo work? With the same settings.
It is unlikely that anyone will answer what exactly you did wrong.
OK, thanks
I have a high-speed sync in my Sb700 on the D600. In the camera settings I turn on FP 1/250 (no more). Flash in the iTTL mode the camera is in shutter priority, everything works. Try to reset in the flash settings, because this flash can wedge and only reset helps.
I’ll add myself get rid of the SB700 such a hack from Nikon I did not expect. I recently took a new manual flash YN-560 II so you pick it up and understand THING. Everything neatly hangs out neatly, nothing slams, no backlash. You take the SB700 in your hands and you understand the junk, all the backlash hangs, periodically refuses to puff until you twist the Bosko into it. I will probably take SB910. So for those who have not had time to make a mistake, do not buy the SB700.
This is very strange to hear about the Sbi-700.
Chinese lobby))) ...
Sb700 is a great puff! Easy to operate, lightweight, powerful enough, inexpensive, quickly charges, for amateur shooting this is the best option from Nikon. Yes there are backlashes and jambs, but youngnuo or sigma have much more, they have only one advantage over Nikon -Price. 700ka of your money is 100%.
I already figured it out. Everything worked. And I won’t get rid of the sb-700. I liked her already, but now it turned out that she has AF. On the street against the sun it will be very useful.
Yes, there is FP and this is a very useful feature, I use it myself. True, there are not so many sunny days in St. Petersburg to take full advantage of this :)
And the workmanship is really not important, I was very surprised, I was even more surprised when the manual flash for $ 75 came from China, its workmanship was higher. Although of course it is not known how long the Chinese flash will last, time will tell.
PS So far, the SB700 has ceased to fail, so I will leave it for now, why I don’t know how it was with her. Now it works well even on the Pixel King Pro radio synchronizer. It is a pity the site has no review of this wonderful device.
Arkady, you wrote that you can even set it on fire from a mobile phone, it does not light up from my apple phone, because there is a long pulse, and the flash does not perceive it as a pulse from a flash
From the phone, if he has a xenon flash.
Tell me on the SB-700 is there an auto zoom function ??? or value need to be selected only manually? Thanks in advance
Of course there is.
Arkady, thanks for the answer.
Good day ... please give an intelligible answer that I need more for Nikon D3200 ... SB-400 or SB-700 ... the question is not in the price, but in the correctness of the purchase ... on the one hand, I want to buy 700 for the future ... but not the fact that when I will do it professional filming ... at the moment I am learning to photograph correctly ...
good day ... bought a flash two months ago .. it worked perfectly .. but today it doesn’t even turn on .. I already thought the batteries weren’t charged .. recharged .. everything doesn’t turn on anyway ... what could be the problem ??
Good afternoon! help to clarify: SB700 flash, NIKONA D80 and D3200. At the factory settings and in auto mode, I shoot in the gym. On flash, TTL mode. With the D3200, everything is fine. At maximum zoom, the flash shows a distance of 20m. The picture is normal. On D80, it shows a maximum of 9,2m on the flash and the picture is dark: (That is, apparently the flash flashes 2 times fainter ...
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… And one more thing: in the properties of the photograph, where everything is normal ISO-500 (D3200), on D80 ISO200. I just took two pictures at home: on the D3200 ISO-1500, on the D80 it is still ISO-200.
It seems to me that you yourself answered your own question. For some reason, D80 cannot raise ISO above 200. Or the limit in auto-ISO is not higher than 200., and if auto ISO is off, then you need to set a higher ISO value yourself.
This is not a flash that flares weaker, but simply on the D80 (ISO200) the ISO value is set 2.5 times less than on the D3200 (ISO500), so the picture turned out to be darker. Distance 20 m and 9.2 m. - this is the distance at which objects that are not further than these values will be normally exposed. Raise the ISO on D80 to 500 and then there, too, the flash range will increase to 20m, as on the D3200.
Good afternoon! All happy holidays! There is also a desire to buy a decent additional light for the camera (D5100). Tell me, please: when connected, this device replaces the standard one (I tried it with some kind of Chinese one - the standard one tries to constantly pop out, as if there is no external flash on the shoe)? And what is still better to take: this product or SB-910 (they write that it overheats quickly). When using a Jupiter-37 (135 / 3,5) lens, at what focal length should the flash zoom be oriented: 135 mm or 200 (taking into account the crop)?
Thanks! Once again with the past New Year and Christmas!
If you plan to engage in professional photography or if finances allow, then it is probably better to take the SB-900 and higher, and for home, for the SB-700 family it will be more than enough. I think that most fans do not use even half the capabilities of the SB-700 (I am among them). The SB-700's flash zoom works up to 120 mm. in DX format with a uniform lighting pattern. This maximum will be set for Jupiter-37.
In low light conditions, a regular flash will very often try to pop up when one of the automatic shooting modes is selected on the camera, and the SB-700 (and any other external flash) installed in the boot will be turned off. Just turn on the external flash. I don’t know how Chinese products are, and the SB-700 does not know how to turn off by itself, it simply goes into standby mode when it is idle.
Good day! Recently became the owner of such a flash. I use it in conjunction with the D90 and Nikon 50 f1,8D. I immediately turned off the autofocus backlight, since it was not necessary, the camera focuses remarkably without it even in very low light conditions of the subject. Recently, it took several shots in the dark. Turning on the AF backlight was very surprised, the backlight does not coincide with the focus areas at all, the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the backlight is slightly higher than the highest AF sensor in the viewfinder. It turns out that the center AF point does not highlight at all. Please tell me, can someone come across such a problem? Maybe there is an opportunity to adjust the backlight, or am I doing something wrong? All other flash functions work great. Finding a solution to the problem on the Internet did not give a result. Thank you in advance for your answers!
The same story, but on the Nikon D40
Good afternoon, dear!
Here, too, joined the ranks of "welders" and immediately questions arise: in manual control mode I can not set the zoom more than 85, and the lens Jupiter 37 (135 mm) how to solve the problem?
Thanks in advance for the tips.
Switch the light control circuit (STD, EVEN, etc.), possibly change the DX-FX mode.
Arkady, thanks a lot for the advice. But! Apparently, for the time being, I’m an absolute teapot: I almost didn’t understand anything. The bunch is this: Nikon D5100 + SB-700 + Jupiter-37 (without dandelion so far, I'm not sure about its price / utility ratio). Where and why specifically switch?
Thank you!
Ok! I will answer myself, maybe someone will find it useful: in the instructions for the flash there are STD, EVEN, etc. modes. labeled as lighting patterns (standard, center-weighted, and uniform). The focusing of the flash can be set (at least in manual mode) to the maximum: for standard - 85 mm, for center-weighted - 70 mm, for uniform - 120 mm. I cannot say good or bad yet: I am puffing only the second day. Enter, so to speak.
Deviation from the topic, but still: tell me when installing a dandelion they promise working metering, that is, it will be possible to use other shooting modes besides purely manual. Will this affect the flash too? TTL earn?
Thank you.
Yes, reflect too. TTL will work.
Dear Arkady,
I have previously used your advice. Now I would be grateful if you could clarify this:
1. Does the Nikon Speedlight SB-700 work with the Nikon D5100 in TTL mode, i.e. in automatic.
2. What is your opinion on the Sigma EF-610 DG ST for Nikon as an alternative (or Sigma EF 610 DG Super for Nikon)?
Best regards,
Evgeny A.
Forgive me for getting in, but I have just the same set - sb-700 and d5100. TTL mode works great, perhaps even better than on my second camera - d80. Everything is exposed correctly enough, there are no overexposures. With any lens sb-700 automatically adjusts to the focal length (when the head is turned forward). The flash is excellent, with the exception of two points - a rather weak design for Nikon - it creaks and dangles in the shoe (but does not affect the work in any way) and quickly consumes batteries in TTL mode. True, since the time of the purchase of the second flash, without TTL, I began to rarely use a machine gun on the sat-700. Only in reportage mode, when it is important not to miss the moment. Overall, the flash is excellent and reliable, I personally recommend. On the second question, I hope someone else will help you. From myself I will say that the youngnuo 560 flash without TTL has proven itself perfectly on the d5100, due to its greater power and efficiency, I even more often hang it on a fotik than the sb-700, but these are my quirks. In terms of durability and reliability, the sb-700 is far ahead. Regarding sigma, I advise you to read reviews on the market, there are many good ones, but there are also very angry ones.
good afternoon. for 5100 sigma 610 super is ideal. doesn't support cls. TTL and TTL Biel works amazingly. very powerful, so it puts Akum about once. I recommend the black sanyo made in Japan. 910 is needed for professional cameras with cls - a unique thing. I'm thinking about the second flash for the d800, which one should I take the 910th or save and buy the 700? I'm interested in working in slave mode. if anyone can give an answer, I will be grateful.
Gentlemen: Help determine :(
Beckon has Nikon D3100 and Sony W350.
I want to buy an SB700. Will this fire ignite as led from my flashes
cameras?
Today I was in a photo store, I wanted to buy. Everything works fine from the shoe, but the SB3100 could not light the Nikon D700 at a distance. Although the seller put everything in a puff as in the instructions. Maybe something did not expose.
I have not held one puff in my hands.
Therefore, I can’t check it myself :(.
Sincerely, Evgeny Vasilievich.
In the sb-700 there is a light trap that perfectly ignites a flash from any other, even from a soap dish. Perhaps the seller was not skilled enough, or perhaps the product was defective. There is also the option that the flash was not turned by the light trap in the right direction. Now this flash is not near, but from memory, you need to switch the On / off switch further to the slave value (it seems so), and you need not only to flip the switch, but also to press the button in the middle of this switch (I did not immediately understand how surprising it was). Well, the shooting mode (the slider to the left of the screen) should be transferred from TTL to M. Personally, I only used the SB-700 on the weekend to highlight the model’s hair, the flash was on the back of the model on a tripod and there was no direct line of sight between the flash on the camera and the SB-700. Nevertheless, each time she was remarkably set on fire and did her job 100%.
Hello! please tell me, what approximately resource can a Nikon sb700 flash have?
Thank you.
I do not pretend to be a professional, but having read forums, books and articles, I can say that the lamp life is not less than 10000 puffs. At the same time, the lamp can always be changed and puff further. The sb-700 itself is quite hardy, took off a little on fine rain and snow, it is not afraid of frost either (batteries are afraid). True, if you need 500 puffs a day, non-stop and in the rain, in dust and frost for hours, it is better to take the sb-910. If you are an amateur, then the SB-700 will be more than enough for you. And for evening walks, and for experiments in the studio, and for street portraits.
Hello dear community of amateur photographers! I came across such a hitch when photographing indoors, in manual mode M, with insufficient light, I install a 700 flash in TTL mode, I look at the exposure meter in the camera, it shows underexposure, aperture adjustment, shutter speed does not change the situation much, I take a picture - everything is in normal, but the histogram shows under-light, I start adding the ISO to bring the exposure to zero according to the exposure meter, I take a picture - the photo is overexposed, although the histogram shows the optimal graph, I'm confused, tell me what I'm doing wrong? thanks
I found information here - the camera shows the amount of light without a flash, when photographing, the flash compensates for the lack of light, when photographing, navigate by the histogram to compensate for the lack of light either with a diaphragm or ISO, raising the ISO allows you to partially remove the load from the flash.
Good evening! Help, be weasel, go back: I recently took a photograph in a sleeper SB700 in TTL mode, and I took pictures of it all over the place - about 30 per year. In an hour, the overheating icon turns on for about 5 times ... And at once I turn on the sleepers - a sign of overheating to light up one more time ... How can it be? I will be clear for the message
Tell me, does this flash have a BL (back light) mode for working with backlight, like the sb-600? And what is the principle of operation of this regime?
I did not find such a mode in the instructions for these flashes ...
The SB-700 has a BL mode, it is used for backlight shooting. On the sb-700, everything else is difficult to disable.
You cannot describe what this mode is or give a link to a description of this mode, I read the instructions for sb-600 and sb-700 - did not find ...
Hello, tell me please, I bought myself an SB-400, it suits me at home, but how to use it on the street there is no reflector, and are there any tricks like taking pictures with such a kid on the street. I think to buy sb-700 for the street that you advise me.
I did not try to use the extension cord conveniently.
Maybe taking pictures in the street with a diffuser in the forehead ???, I just like the photo with reflected light more, like the model 700 has a sliding plate.
The photo is mainly on nature. I will do the street. I just think that on the street with 400 I just can’t take pictures.
Thanks in advance .
Hello, by the way, everyone writes that when shooting in the forehead, the photos are flat, not interesting. So how to shoot on the street there is no ceiling and walls ???
With the sun it is possible and "in the forehead" - it depends on the lighting. Otherwise - a flash in hand or on a stand, plus diffusers / reflectors.
Hello! Tell me, please, how strong do you think is the effect of SB-700 preflashes on the eyes before the main flash in I-TTL mode? The day was used by SB-700 rental, I didn’t seem to notice a strong influence in terms of inconvenience among the filmmakers.
I have a question - is there such a big difference in size and weight between Sat 910 and Sat 700 that it is not advisable to use the first one with the d5100 camera or is it tolerable?
For me, who is not very muscular, even the SB-700 on the Nikon D7100 seems bulky and heavy so far. Nikon D5100 is lighter and smaller than D7100 is one time, SB-910 is bigger and heavier than SB-700 - that's two, so SB-910 on D5100 will be a very bulky and unbalanced solution. But I'd rather take off my shoe at all ...