I AM FULL OF POSSIBILITIES I AM THE NIKON TOTAL DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEMS www.europe-nikon.com Painting with light Fast-moving subjects captured against a blaze of background color: add Speedlights to a scene, and you can achieve a whole lot more in your images. Dare to see the world differently. © Dave Black All the subtlety, all the drama In atmospheric settings, flash photography heightens the beauty of the moment. Radio communication makes even elaborate lighting set-ups feel effortless, allowing your creativity to take control. © Dave Black 4 5 Control the light. Expand the possibilities. Photography is all about working And it just got even better. with light. Take control of the The new SB-5000 Speedlight light, and everything changes. marks the dawn of an Drab settings become instantly exciting new phase for CLS, dramatic. A seemingly mundane and for flash photography moment turns into something in general. For the first unforgettable. time, it’s possible to control For photographers, working with Speedlights via radio waves, flash can be a liberating experience. It’s a way of unlocking the enabling reliable communication over far greater distances (up full potential of the scene in front of you — of bending, or even to 30 m/100 ft), and without having to worry about physical rewriting, the rules. With a few Nikon Speedlights in your bag, obstacles. you’ll have a wealth of creative options at your disposal every With the power to control up to 6 groups of Speedlights time you shoot. at once, even the most ambitious lighting designs are now Portable and highly adaptable, Speedlights let you devise feasible. What’s more, enhanced high-speed sync accuracy and imaginative, multi-angle lighting setups with minimal hassle. quicker flash recycle rates allow you to capture fast-moving That’s thanks to the power and flexibility of Nikon’s Creative subjects like never before. Lighting System (CLS), which provides intuitive, highly accurate Flash photography has the power to transform your images. flash metering, combined with the ability to control multiple And with Nikon’s improved Creative Lighting System, the Speedlights wirelessly. possibilities are as limitless as your imagination. As the camera pans while using a slow A pair of mounted Speedlights acts as The photographer shoots from the towboat, shutter speed, the backdrop of autumn the key light on the dancer, as additional while five Speedlights on an auxiliary boat leaves bathed in morning light becomes a flash units positioned in the front and rear combine to create a concentrated hard rich tapestry of saturated colors. The cycle illuminate the foliage behind. With radio light on the wake boarder. Instantaneous path is still in the shadows, but two remote communication, there are no line-of-sight communication over long distances is vital Speedlights illuminate the riders as they issues. Accurate high-speed sync freezes to achieving this shot. With the available pass. Radio communication ensures reliable the action, while a high ISO setting makes natural light falling fast, rapid flash recycle wireless performance, even in dense foliage. it possible to capture every nuance of the times are also invaluable. ethereal surroundings. Primetime action Challenging, fast-paced environments are no problem for Speedlights. Even shooting split-second action over long distances, your gear won’t place limits on your ambitions any more. © Dave Black 6 7 More flexible lighting control with various advanced functions Advanced Wireless Lighting A combination of CLS-compatible camera and Speedlights enables wireless multiple flash photography which controls each group of master and remote flash units. Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) is Nikon’s original flash system that utilizes optimized data communication between Speedlights and Each group consists of one or multiple Speedlights. Master flash and each group are controlled separately realizing creative multiple flash photography. There are cameras. A variety of advanced features achieved via a combination of Speedlights and CLS-compatible cameras* remarkably expands two systems: Radio-controlled and optically-controlled. the possibilities of flash photography. CLS is composed of versatile functions as shown below. (Available functions differ depending on the combination of Speedlights and cameras.) Radio-Controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting Optically-Controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting Group F remote flash Approx. 7 m (SB-5000) Group E remote flash Group B remote flash or shorter i-TTL flash Advanced (SB-5000) ((SB-5000)SB-5000) Group C remote flash control (SB-5000) Auto FP Wireless Lighting Group C remote flash Flash color (SB-5000) high-speed sync [i-TTL balanced fill-flash] [Radio-controlled] NEW information Approx. 10 m [Standard i-TTL flash] [Optically-controlled] or shorter communication Approx. 30 m or shorter Group D remote flash (SB-5000) Approx. 30 m or shorter Camera Modeling + Commander illumination Group B remote flash (WR-R10+WR-A10) Functions that support camera Functions related to flash Group A remote flash (SB-5000) Group A remote flash + functions during flash control and firing Master flash (SB-5000)(SB-5000) Nikon Creative (SB-5000) (SB-5000) Master flash photography AF-assist Lighting System illumination for Radio-controlled wireless multiple flash photography supports communications within Wireless multiple flash photography with an optically-controlled multi-point AF (CLS) Flash Value (FV) approx. 30 m of the camera. Because the wireless remote sensor window doesn’t need system is enabled with all CLS-compatible cameras (except COOLPIX lock to be pointed toward a master flash, remote flashes can be located more flexibly than A) and many CLS-compatible Speedlights. Also, a built-in flash with with an optically-controlled system. Also, because the ambient light does not affect the commander function can be used. system, wireless multiple flash photography under bright sunlight, which is difficult with • Up to three groups (A, B, C) of remote flashes can be set. an optically-controlled system, is possible. • There is no limit to the number of remote units in each group, however, up to three Unified flash for each group is recommended. • Cameras compatible with this system (D5 and D500), WR-R10 Wireless Remote Controller (firmware control update to the latest version is necessary) and WR-A10 Wireless Remote Adapter are required. * CLS-compatible cameras: FX-format/DX-format • Only the SB-5000 can be used as remote flashes. NEW Functions for integrating cameras, Nikon digital SLR cameras (except D1 series and • Up to six groups (A-F) using 18 units can be set as remote flash units. Speedlights and PCs D100), F6, COOLPIX A/P7800. • Wireless multiple flash photography without using a master flash is also possible. • COOLPIX cameras compatible with i-TTL flash control (standard i-TTL flash control is available): COOLPIX P5100/ P5000/8800/8700/8400 • Refers to page 10-11 for available functions with a combination of Speedlights and cameras. About simultaneous use of optically-controlled and radio- Master flash Remote flash controlled systems Optical control (except SB-5000) with a Group A Group B Group C Optically-controlled system with a master flash (except SB-5000) attached Speedlight other Major features of Nikon Creative Lighting System than SB-5000 to the camera and radio-controlled system with the WR-R10 can be used i-TTL flash control Modeling illumination Auto FP high-speed sync simultaneously. • Remote flashes of groups A, B and C are optically controlled, while those of groups D, E and A camera sensor meters reflected light from subjects via moni- A certain amount of very little light fires For i-TTL flash control and manual flash F are radio controlled. tor pre-flashes before the main flash, then analyzes the infor- consecutively, so that you can confirm the control, flash photography using a shutter • Cameras compatible with radio-controlled system (D5 and D500), WR-R10 Wireless Remote mation and adjusts the flash output. The number of monitor lighting before shooting. speed faster than the camera’s own sync Controller and WR-A10 Wireless Remote Adapter are required. pre-flash and its amount are optimized for more precise flash Radio control speed is enabled. This function automati- • SB-5000 cannot be used as a master flash in the optically-controlled system. output adjustment. When a G-/D-/E-type lens is attached, the with a camera Group D Group E Group F cally activates when the shutter speed • Only the SB-5000 can be used as a remote flash in the radio-controlled system. Radio-control compatible camera Remote flash distance information from the subjects is applied to determine the exceeds the normal flash sync speed. + most appropriate output. Flash Value (FV) lock WR-R10 (with WR-A10) (SB-5000 only) • i-TTL balanced fill-flash: Balances the brightness of main subjects Based on an appropriate flash amount AF-assist illumination for and background to optimize flash output. Main subjects can be determined with the monitor pre-flash, multi-point AF exposed correctly with natural brightness, against the background this automatically adjusts the flash ambient light. Other functions of Speedlights amount even when you change composi- When it is difficult to focus on a subject • Standard i-TTL flash: Adjusts flash output to apply an appropriate tion, zooming or aperture to deliver proper in low light, this function projects amount of light to main subjects. Ideal for emphasizing the main exposure. Fixing the flash amount enables pho- AF-assist illumination compatible with Standard TTL flash Auto power zoom function Bounce flash subjects. tography with stable exposure. multi-area AF and multi-point AF of the A camera meters reflected light of the main flash This feature allows the angle of illumination to be auto- When the flash head is rotated to bounce flash position, camera to achieve autofocus.