Nikon SB-500 AF Speedlight Digital Flashgun with LED videolight

Portable, easy-to-use Speedlight, compatible with Nikon D-SLRs as well as specific COOLPIX cameras and the Nikon Creative Lighting System. Boasts an onboard high-intensity LED light that#s ideal for movie recording.

With a compact, lightweight build, this flash unit makes it simple to manage the quality and direction of light. In a first for Nikon, this Speedlight features a high-intensity LED light on the front of the unit that is ideal for shooting movies, or capturing close-up still images. Compatible with the Nikon Creative Lighting System, the SB-500 also enables wireless control of multiple flash units.

Compact i-TTL Speedlight: compatible with FX- and DX- format D-SLRs, COOLPIX cameras equipped with a hot shoe, and the Nikon Creative Lighting System.

Built-in LED light: high-intensity (100 lx) LED light on the front of the flash unit that#s ideal for shooting movies. The LED light covers the angle of view of a 24 mm lens (FX format), offers superior colour reproduction.

Simple operation: superior ergonomics are matched with easy-to-understand controls on the rear of the unit. Additional functions and flash mode can be set via a camera menu, which activates automatically when the SB-500 is attached to the camera.

Guide number: 24/78.7 (m/ft at ISO 100) covering a 24 mm angle-of-view (FX format).
Portable: compact, lightweight design, and powered by two AA-size batteries.

Versatile / direct the light: the flash head tilts up to 90ø and rotates horizontally through 180ø. Angle the light just the way you want in order to shoot creatively or attain more balanced images in tricky lighting situations.

Compatible with Nikon Creative Lighting System: the SB-500 can work as a master flash for multiple off-camera flash set-ups, when used with cameras featuring a built-in flash commander mode.