Nikon SB-700 Speedlight Flash - Much More Than Just An Up-Date to the SB-600

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[EchelonArts]

@Wibro2005 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.

[Freepepsi]

yes. Just remember to match the channels on the flash and the body.

[sictransitmurph]

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?

[lukekg]

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.

[ArtoftheImage]

@AtterKing - 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.

[poeticimagesphoto]

Hi Matt. The TTL mode on the SB 600 is MUCH better than the TTL mode on the SB700. When shooting in a situation where the lighting in the room changes you may not have time to adjust on the fly in manual mode. The SB 600 was almost the perfect flash. I wouldn't trust the SB 700 at a

[jedigclyn]

@bullsharkreef - 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.

[bullsharkreef]

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.

[pjustice]

Be nice to actually SEE the the SB700 in the video, otherwise just WRITE a review...