Nikon SB-700 : The Basics... a Guided Tour of the Nikon SB-700 Speedlight Flash

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I wish you could be around to see the wonders that Nikon and others have done

Excellent, thank you, I have been looking for a decent tutorial on this for ages, great stuff.

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First class tutorial. Mine was used (Mint condition !) but no manual. So this has been a great learning curve.

An excellent, in depth video. The best i have seen. Thank you.

Could you explain TTL please

Just wanted to thank you. Your video is still helping people out. Just acquired this flash and was looking for some help getting to know it. Just what your video provides. Thanks!

Nice! Thank you!

Great tutorial but I need help. I stored my Nikon Speedlight SB-700 in the drawer for 8 years. For two days, I’ve been trying to it up, changed batteries, but to no avail it, it is not functioning. What do you think I should try to do?

I dropped my sb 700 and now it looks fine on outide, but has noisy motor when switching on and say zoom ERR....I can't find a solution

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Hi Matt.. I have the SB700 and and D5500. For some reason Im not able to use the SB700 as a remote flash. I id use it earlier and now it doesn't trigger the remote. I did use the remote function earlier, but seem to have forgotten how to activate the remote. Can you please advise. Thanks. Simon

Is this a good flash option if you just simply need an intuitive flash for still photography? I don't need the master or other functions yet.

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Hi, will this work with the Nikon D5300? I am need off camera flash, sync flash.

Does the SB-700 flash have to be attached to the camera shoe for it to turn on?

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I bought a second hand flash and my zoom option is not working at all :(

Does this flash work with Nikon 35 mm film Cameras like Nikon F80 Camera ? Please advise and thanks for the comprehensive review.

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Thank you - this is by far the best introductory video. I have just purchased the SB700 to use with my Nikon D500. I know I am a few years late but thank you so much

I'm trying to connect it to my D3400 Nikon, so I could shoot wireless... unfortunately oh, it's not working. Can you help me?

Thanks very much. I've just received a speedlight SB-700 as a gift. Having never used a flash before, it's good to have this basic rundown. Thanks again.

Is this a guide for people who cannot press buttons and read for themselves?

I had mine for a while and should have found this video back then. Thank you for the information.

Very informative video. It will be helpful if you can make a video using this flash in a studio/indoors and outdoors. Thank you.

Thank you! This has been very helpful!

Good video but the drop down built in lens is for concentrating the flash and not for diffusion.

Thank you. It is very helpful and you explain it really easy. Thumbs up

Thank you for a very succinct, basic overview of the SB700. Do you have a video addressing using several SB700s in master/remote functions?

Excellent! '"in a nutshell" indeed. Thanks.

Awesome Presentation but one Question? Where is the icon for the battery and how much you have left?

thankyou - very clear and useful!

I have one SB700 flash and looking to buy another flash so that one will be the master and one the slave. What would you recommend, another SB700, a sb900 or an sb910. Price is not a huge issue

Well prepared and expected video. To the point covering all functions. Thank you

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Any idiot can recite the manual

Excellent. Thank You!!!

I love your review's.Thank you.

This is a very fast rundown...Not helpful for someone new to flash photography and/or the SB-700

A true hero here posts. Thank you kind sir.

I Would LOVE To See One On The Sb-910... From you..

This is the best video on a flash I have seen. Thank You Very Much For All The Information you put in to this. Most of the one's I have seen say that they are going to tell you everything. And don't say anything at all that make any since...

Thank you, this video is a great intro to what the flash is.

I just got this flash and found this tutorial. Even though it is 7 years old, it certainly seemed to cover all the bases of the flash I just bought. Very clear, concise, and complete tutorial on setting up your flash. Thanks very much.

So much easier than trying to read the manual which is unreadable if your over 60

For quick start then id put the the flash, onto Guide number, put the flash on the caerma point and shoot?

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So what is the difference between the 'even pattern illumination' (that's built into the flash settings) and a 'flash diffusing panel' (that you can pull over the flash)? From your explanation, they seem to want to do the same thing - spread light across a wide frame. Does the 'flash diffusing panel' do a better job of keeping more uniform light across that wide scene as compared to the 'even pattern illumination' ? Appreciate the info - new to the flash world and just trying to understand the intricacies. Thanks!

Very helpful.Thanks.