The ideal lineup for seamless performance with your Nikon. From the world’s finest cameras and lenses to an immense range of Each accessory delivers the same exacting standard of quality that specialized equipment and accessories, Nikon boasts the world’s has made Nikon synonymous with professional photography. Nikon most comprehensive photography system. This brochure covers the accessories are designed to withstand the most demanding photo- most important Nikon photographic accessories — tools that work graphic conditions imaginable to assure a lifetime of excellent ser- seamlessly with your Nikon camera for optimum performance. vice for everyone from beginners to professionals. Viewing Accessories B attery Packs C lose-Up and Pp.24-25 Customize your shooting views with one of these A ccessories Motor D rives superior Nikon accessories. P. 28 Interchangeable Focusing Screens Pp.20-21 Viewing Attachment These can be indispensable Speedlights Beef up your power with a boost from one when you need to reveal Pp.4-14 of these battery packs or motor drives. precise details with close-up Battery Packs photography. When you want the finest flash results for your Nikon (for F6, F5, N90s, N80, N75, D2 series, D200) Bellows Focusing Attachment and SLR, choose one of the many Nikon Speedlights. External Power Source Accessories Nikon Creative Lighting System Motor Drive (for FM3A) Close-up Attachment Lenses SB-800/SB-600/SU-800/SB-R200 Auto Extension Rings Camera/Speedlight Compatibility TTL Flash System/Flash Accessories R emote C ontrol & L ens C ases/ Data Communication ilters L ens H oods F P. 29 A ccessories Pp.26-27 Ideal companions for your precious Pp.22-23 Absolute necessities for many types Nikkor lenses. Explore more creative shooting with these of photography. This comprehensive Lens Cases, Lens Hoods, Lens and Body Caps, Lens strap remote and data communication accessories. lineup covers all the bases. Two-Pin Remote Accessories Filters for Color and B&W Photography Ten-Pin Remote Accessories Filters for B&W Photography Cable Release AR-3 Filters for Color Photography C amera C ases/ S oftware Remote Cord MC-DC1 Modulite Remote Control Set Pp.15-19 Data Communication Accessories S traps Postproduction imaging tool that’s a key Pp.30-31 element to any digital imaging workflow. These offer the best protection and Nikon Capture 4 convenience for your Nikon. PictureProject Digital Filters Camera Cases, Compartment Case, Neckstraps, Hand Strap 2 3 S peedlights NIKON CREATIVE Nikon LIGHTING SYSTEM Creative The right lighting is crucial to photography. That’s why the Nikon Creative Lighting AUTO FP High Speed Sync System provides superior performance and a near-limitless amount of illumination Lighting AUTO FP High Speed Sync Creative Lighting System. In Auto White options. When cameras like the Nikon F6, D2 series, D200, D70 series or D50 are This mode offers ample fill-in flash during Balance mode, the master unit attached to partnered with equipment that is compatible with the Creative Lighting System shooting in bright conditions using fast- the digital SLR camera transmits flash (i.e. Speedlights SB-800/SB-600/SB-R200 and Wireless Speedlight Commander aperture lenses, enabling effective blur in color information to the camera. Voltage, the background. Once this mode is activat- flash duration and other variables can System SU-800), a new level of flash performance and potential is possible. Along with ed, high-speed flash synchronization affect flash color information, so the cam- AUTO FP High Speed Sync Normal flash sync i-TTL Flash Control, an evolution of the highly regarded D-TTL system, features like Shutter Speed: 1/640 second Shutter Speed: 1/250 second makes available shutter speeds that are era uses data like this to achieve optimum Flash Value Lock (FV Lock), AUTO FP High Speed Sync, Wide-Area AF-Assist Aperture: f/2.8 Aperture: f/6.3 faster than the camera’s own flash sync white balance. speed. Illuminator and Flash Color Information Communication (for digital SLRs) help Distance-Priority Manual Flash (SB-800 only) make the Nikon Creative Lighting System the best there is. And thanks to Advanced i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash Flash Value Lock (FV Lock) In this mode, the SB-800 automatically peedlights Wireless Lighting, you have up to four separate i-TTL Speedlight groups at your Emitted from a Speedlight before the main Flash Value represents the degree of flash controls the light output according to dis- flash and reflected off every object in the exposure for the subject. FV Lock lets you tance value and set apertures. Enter the disposal. The possibilities are endless, so let your ideas truly shine. frame, monitor pre-flashes are picked up maintain the desired flash exposure during shooting distance value and you can take S by either the five-segment TTL flash sensor zooming, or even when recomposing a pictures having the same exposure – even or an RGB sensor. This information, along shot, allowing you to concentrate on the when shooting at different apertures. This with data from the Matrix Metering system scene’s lighting. mode allows you to make exposure com- is analyzed to adjust flash output for most pensation by varying the flash output level Wide-Area AF-Assist Illuminator compensation value. balanced background/foreground exposure Wide-Area AF-Assist Illuminator can be possible. This technology takes Nikon’s used with all 11 focus-areas found in the Modeling Flash flash control system to unprecedented lev- F6, D2 series and D200, as well as the five Press the Modeling Flash button and the els of precision and performance. areas utilized in the D70 series and D50. flash will fire repeatedly at a reduced out- This gives you autofocus shooting capabili- put level. This is useful for checking illumi- ty in dim lighting -– even when you change nation levels and the shadows cast on the the focus area with a compatible camera. subject before actually taking the picture. The flash can fire up to approximately 3 Flash Color Information Communication seconds while the button is pressed. Color accuracy in digital SLR flash photog- raphy is better than ever, thanks to Nikon’s Advanced Wireless Lighting Flash Monitor Pre-flash Flash Actual Thanks to Nikon’s Creative Lighting mode setting activation output level flash for setting shooting System, Advanced Wireless Lighting (also called “wireless multiple flash”) is as easy Master to use as an on-camera Speedlight, Group A enabling professionals and advanced ama- Group B teurs alike to freely test the seemingly lim- Group C itless creative potential of the system. You Remote (A)Remote (B) Remote (C) Flashes for data transmission can separate i-TTL Speedlights into four Mirror up Shutter Monitor Pre-flash opens groups (comprised of the master* and Master (M) Data transmission from the master unit three remote i-TTL Speedlight groups), for comprehensive control over scene lighting. Advanced Wireless Lighting Advanced Wireless Lighting procedure Using the master unit’s LCD, you can set the flash mode (When TTL mode is selected for each Speedlight unit) The master allows you to control indepen- and flash output level compensation values independently In Advanced Wireless Lighting, flash mode and other types dent flash mode settings (TTL, Auto for each group (A, B and C) and the master unit (M). of information are transmitted to each remote unit in the Aperture [Non-TTL Auto], Manual, form of a series of low-level flashes from the master unit. Repeating and Flash Cancel) and adjust In TTL mode, the camera’s exposure metering sensor detects Monitor pre-flashes to determine each flash unit’s flash output level compensation values for output level. each group. With no limit to the number of Speedlights Advanced Wireless Lighting Benefits contained in each group, Advanced Wireless Lighting offers virtually absolute control over background illumination. A *Wireless Speedlight Commander SU-800 can be used as a master to trigger remote units. SB-600 cannot be used as a master unit. Without compensation A: +1.0 EV M: +1.0 EV The ability to adjust the flash output level of every flash unit from the camera gives you the freedom to experiment with a variety of settings much faster and more simply than M with conventional systems. For convenience in pre-shooting lighting confirmation, use the Modeling Flash function. 4 5 S peedlights NIKON CREATIVE LIGHTING SYSTEM See where Advanced Wireless Lighting can take you The following examples show how to create dramatic effects with Advanced Wireless Lighting. From simple wireless lighting with one remote Speedlight to more artistic lighting using four Speedlight groups, these examples will guide you to a new dimension of enjoyment in flash photography. Emphasize spatial effects through shadows Create unique perspectives Illuminate subjects facing different directions A B Equipment: Nikon D2x and two SB-800s Setting: The remote Speedlight SB-800 [A] is located at a distance, illu- minating the subject from the right. Considering the distance to the subjects, the Speedlight is set at Manual full output to Equipment: make depth of field larger with a B Nikon D2x and four SB-800s smaller aperture. For the SB-800 Setting: [B] attached to the D2x as a The Speedlight SB-800 attached to the D2x as a master, an umber filter is used to master is set to Flash Cancel mode and used maintain a warm atmosphere A solely to trigger the remote Speedlights. The based on red. With Manual 1/2 remote SB-800s [A] and [C] are both set at TTL output, the master SB-800 illu- (exposure compensated at –0.7 EV for [A] and minates the whole scene by C –1.0 EV for [C]), so that the outline of the sub- bouncing light off a white ceiling.