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Nikon SB-800 Speedlight
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EAN: 4960759024152
Label: Nikon
Manufacturer: Nikon
Model: 4801
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Nikon
Release Date: February 07, 2008
Studio: Nikon
Sales Rank: 615
MPN: 4801

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:

Manufacturer's Description:
Speedlight SB-800 is the foundation of the new Nikon Creative Lighting System for the Nikon D2H digital SLR. The new i-TTL Flash Control system supports automatic balanced fill flash that delivers outstanding results as well as new creative possibilities. i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash flash control employs Nikon's new Advanced Data Communication system to introduce an improved method for the monitor pre-flash and wireless operation that marks an evolution in higher precision over Nikon's acclaimed D-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash control system and forms the core of the new Creative Lighting System.The Nikon Speedlight SB-800 makes Advanced Wireless Lighting as easy to use as a single on-camera speedlight, inviting professional and advanced amateur photographers to explore the unlimited creative possibilities. Advanced Wireless Lighting lets you divide SB-800 Speedlights into 4 groups, including the Master and 3 remote i-TTL speedlight groups, to achieve total lighting control. All groups can be controlled from the Master, including independent flash mode ([TTL] / [AA] / [A] / [M]) settings and any-time adjustment of flash output level compensation values for each group. Each of the three remote groups can contain any number of Speedlights, giving photographers full control over how they illuminate the background.With new Distance Priority Manual Flash Mode, the photographer can set the distance and aperture, and the SB-800 automatically sets the power output - a great feature for manual flash [M] shooting at weddings and for product shots. The new FV Lock (Flash Value Lock) maintains the flash value for correct exposure of the subject while zooming or otherwise changing the composition for a shot, so photographers can concentrate on lighting a particular subject. New Auto FP High Speed Sync Mode provides ample fill-in flash when shooting in bright light with fast aperture lenses to achieve effective blur in the background. When the mode is active, the camera automatically uses high-speed flash synchronization to make shutter speeds available that exceed the camera's own flash sync speed. A new Modeling Flash allows photographers to visually preview the lighting effects for all groups of speedlights when using Advanced Wireless Lighting to shoot with multiple flash units, a great aid in achieving the exact lighting desired.

Box Contents:

Speedlight stand (AS-19)

Soft case (SS-600)

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Fantastic!

This Nikon SB-800 Speedlight was purchased to be used with a D300 D-SLR.

Although not the most powerful flashgun available on the market it's however, powerful enough and extremely well built and it's manual is very comprehensive and I'm still digesting all of it's content.

As with all of today's camera/flashgun manufacturers, whose products work effortlessly together, Nikon products are no exception. You get various auto modes such as I-TTL, AA etc. depending on your camera type, together with full manual mode when desired. It comes with a case, stand, soft light diffuser, gel kit and the extra battery attachment so a fifth battery can be use which reduces it's recharge time but strangely, no batteries. I'm ... Read More:

Rating:

- Nikon's Creative Lighting System is AMAZING
I've been a keen amateur photographer for 35 years and have always been uncomfortable using flash light. Until now.
Flash often meant hit-and-miss results, poor exposure, ghost-like flesh tones, horrid colours, stark shadows, not to mention red-eye. But this changed when I started using a Speedlight SB-800 on my D200... consistent balanced exposure and great colour. But that's just the start of it. Using the D200 as controller of multiple Speedlights opens up a whole new world in photographic lighting. Admittedly the apparent complexity of using multiple Speedlights is, at first, rather daunting! Here Simon Stafford's Magic Lantern Guide "Nikon AF Speedlight Flash System" is helpful. I've added 2 SB-600s to my Speedlight system. I set each ... Read More:

Rating:

- wonderful flash unit marred by its menu system
Another reviewer has commented that the unit lost a star in its rating because it was not very intuitive to use. I agree absolutely.
While my D200 operation is helped by a clear menu system the SB-800 menu is plain horrid; it is difficult to access quickly and the instruction manual is not a great help. However once you get it set up the remote operation is very very impressive.
I assume that persons who buy this unit will want to use it in more ways than sitting on top of a camera in auto mode; in which case they will be willing to invest the time and practice needed to learnt how to quickly change between modes of operation - if they are then this is a good investment

Rating:

- Just a flash - until you go multi. Then it's amazing
The SB-800 is easily the coolest flashgun that you can put on your camera's hotshoe. But the amazing control of the Nikon creative lighting system only becomes apparent when you add a second or even third flash. A word of caution, though -- the best features only work on Nikon's most recent cameras.

As a flash in itself, this is well-specified. The Guide Number is 38 at ISO 100 -- not far short of the GN45 of the classic (and enormous) Metz MecaBlitz flashes that were virtually compulsory on professional cameras in the 80s and 90s. It neatly compensates for digital's inability to do TTL flash metering with i-TTL, as well as providing useful features like Flash-Value lock and auto-high FP, for synchronising at any speed. Like its predecessors, ... Read More:

Rating:

- State of the art flash, ideal for multi-flash setups
This is a top-notch flash that works superbly with the latest digital SLRs from Nikon. It's also compatible with a range of other cameras, but it's the dSLR integrated wireless control and metering that makes it worth the money. For sheer ability it's a 5*+ unit, but loses 1* because it could be more intuitive to use.

The flash itself is powerful, compact and very efficient on the batteries. In the box you get a little stand to hold the flash off-camera, and a very useful soft-diffusion head to reduce harshness of shadows. You also get a clip to hold an additional battery that boosts recycle times if needed. Personally, I've found the recycle time to be excellent for general use. There's also a coloured filter to colour-balance the flash with tungsten ... Read More:

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