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The SB-900 i-TTL Speedlight leads the Nikon Creative Lighting System delivering the portability, power and versatility to support any photographer’s creative lighting imagination.
Guide Number
Automatic Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) and series circuitry Electronic Construction
Camera’s sync modes: Slow-sync; Red-eye reduction in Slow-sync; Front-curtain sync; Rear-curtain sync; Rear-curtain Slow-sync Shooting functions: Auto FP High-Speed sync; FV Lock flashFlash Exposure Control
17 to 200mm (FX-format, Automatic mode)
12 to 200mm (DX-format, Automatic mode)
12 to 17mm (FX-format, Automatic mode with built-in wide-angle panel deployed)
8 to 11mm (DX-format, Automatic mode with built-in wide-angle panel deployed)
Lens Coverage
Flash head tilts down to -7° or up to 90° with click-stops at -7°, 0°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 90°Bounce Function (Tilt)
Flash head rotates horizontally 180° to the left and right with click-stops at 0°, 30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180°Bounce Function (Rotate)
4.0 sec. with Alkaline-manganese (1.5V)
4.5 sec. with Lithium (1.5V)
3.0 sec. with OxyrideTM (1.5V)
2.3 sec. with Ni-MH (2600 mAh)
Minumum Recycling Time
1/880 sec. at M1/1 (full) output
1/1100 sec. at M1/2 output
1/2550 sec. at M1/4 output
1/5000 sec. at M1/8 output
1/10,000 sec. at M1/16 output
1/20,000 sec. at M1/32 output
1/35,700 sec. at M1/64 output
1/38,500 sec. at M1/128 output
Flash Duration
Use four AA-type batteries of any of the following types:
Alkaline-manganese (1.5V) batteries
Lithium (1.5V) batteries
Ni-MH (1.2V) batteries
Required Power Source
Approx. 3.0 × 5.7 × 4.7 in. (78.0 × 146.0 × 118.5 mm)Dimensions
Approx. 14.6 oz. (415g)Weight
100 to 6400 ISO
ISO Range
SD-9 High-Performance Battery Pack
SD-8A High-Performance Battery Pack
SK-6 Power Bracket Unit
Optional Power Supply
The SB-900 indicates unit is fully recycled: Rear ready-light lights up and the front light blinks.
Insufficient light for correct exposure (in i-TTL, Auto Aperture flash, Non-TTL Auto flash, or Distance-priority manual flash operations): both rear and front (in remote setting) ready-lights blink.
Ready Light
110 with Alkaline-manganese (1.5V)
230 with Lithium (1.5V)
190 with Ni-MH (2600 mAh)
Note: When firing Speedlight at full output once every 30 seconds (120 seconds with lithium).Minimum Number of Flashes
Off
Master
Master (Repeating)
Remote
SU-4
Wireless Flash Modes
Four
ChannelsWireless Communication Channels
Three
AS-21 Speedlight Stand, SW-13H Diffusion Dome, SJ-900 Color Filter Set, SZ-2 Color Filter Holder, SS-900 Soft Case