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Flash shooting distance range for i-TTL auto flash, Auto Aperture flash and Non-TTL auto flash mode

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Specifications Flash shooting distance range (for i-TTL auto flash, Auto Aperture flash and Non-TTL auto flash mode) The flash shooting distance range of the SB-900 is between 0.6 m and 20 m (2.0 ft. and 65.6 ft.). The flash shooting distance range differs depending on the camera's image area, illumination pattern, ISO sensitivity, zoom position and flash output level. • The following table is for FX-format and standard illumination pattern. • The flash shooting distance range for each setting can be seen in the LCD display (kC-11). ■ In FX-format, standard illumination pattern Tips on Speedlight care and reference information Aperture Flash shooting distance range (m) ISO sensitivity Zoom position (mm) 6400 3200 1600 800 400 200 100 14BA/ WP 14BA 14WP 17 18 20 24 28 35 50 70 85 105 120 135 180 200 2.3 2.9 3.1 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.8 5.2 5.9 7 7.8 8.3 8.8 9 9 9.5 9.9 2.8 2 1.4 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 1.7 2 2.2 2.8 2.8 3 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.9 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.8 7 4 2.8 2 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 1.2 1.5 1.5 2 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.9 5.6 4 2.8 2 1.4 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0.9 1 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5 8 5.6 4 2.8 2 1.4 13 16 17 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0.6 0.8 0.8 1 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.8 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 11 8 5.6 4 2.8 2 1.4 F 9.2 11.3 12 15 15 17 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8 2 6.5 8 8.5 11 11 12 13 14 16 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 22 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8 4.6 5.6 6 7.7 7.7 8.5 9.5 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 32 22 16 11 8 5.6 4 3.2 4 4.2 5.5 5.5 6 6.7 7.3 8.2 9.8 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 32 22 16 11 8 5.6 2.3 2.8 3 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.7 5.1 5.8 6.4 7.7 8.2 8.7 9 9 9.5 9.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 32 22 16 11 8 1.6 2 2.1 2.7 2.7 3 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.8 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 32 22 16 11 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.9 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 32 22 16 0.8 1 1 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.8 2 2.4 2.7 2.9 3 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 32 22 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 32 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 • BA: With the Nikon Diffusion Dome attached • WP: With the wide-flash adapter in place F-16

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F
16
F
Tips on Speedlight care and reference information
Specifications
In FX-format, standard illumination pattern
ISO sensitivity
Zoom position (mm)
6400 3200 1600
800 400 200 100
14BA/
WP
14BA 14WP
17
18
20
24
28
35
50
70
85
105 120 135 180 200
Aperture
2.8
2
1.4
2.3
-
20
2.9
-
20
3.1
-
20
3.9
-
20
3.9
-
20
4.3
-
20
4.8
-
20
5.2
-
20
5.9
-
20
7
-
20
7.8
-
20
8.3
-
20
8.8
-
20
9
-
20
9
-
20
9.5
-
20
9.9
-
20
Flash shooting distance range (m)
4
2.8
2
1.7
-
20
2
-
20
2.2
-
20
2.8
-
20
2.8
-
20
3
-
20
3.4
-
20
3.7
-
20
4.2
-
20
4.9
-
20
5.5
-
20
5.9
-
20
6.2
-
20
6.4
-
20
6.4
-
20
6.8
-
20
7
-
20
5.6
4
2.8
2
1.4
1.2
-
18
1.5
-
20
1.5
-
20
2
-
20
2
-
20
2.2
-
20
2.4
-
20
2.6
-
20
2.9
-
20
3.5
-
20
3.9
-
20
4.2
-
20
4.4
-
20
4.5
-
20
4.5
-
20
4.8
-
20
4.9
-
20
8
5.6
4
2.8
2
1.4
0.9
-
13
1
-
16
1.1
-
17
1.4
-
20
1.4
-
20
1.5
-
20
1.7
-
20
1.9
-
20
2.1
-
20
2.5
-
20
2.8
-
20
2.9
-
20
3.1
-
20
3.2
-
20
3.2
-
20
3.4
-
20
3.5
-
20
11
8
5.6
4
2.8
2
1.4
0.6
-
9.2
0.8
-
11.3
0.8
-
12
1
-
15
1
-
15
1.1
-
17
1.2
-
19
1.3
-
20
1.5
-
20
1.8
-
20
2
-
20
2.1
-
20
2.2
-
20
2.3
-
20
2.3
-
20
2.4
-
20
2.5
-
20
16
11
8
5.6
4
2.8
2
0.6
-
6.5
0.6
-
8
0.6
-
8.5
0.7
-
11
0.7
-
11
0.8
-
12
0.9
-
13
1
-
14
1.1
-
16
1.3
-
19
1.4
-
20
1.5
-
20
1.6
-
20
1.6
-
20
1.6
-
20
1.7
-
20
1.8
-
20
22
16
11
8
5.6
4
2.8
0.6
-
4.6
0.6
-
5.6
0.6
-
6
0.6
-
7.7
0.6
-
7.7
0.6
-
8.5
0.6
-
9.5
0.7
-
10
0.8
-
11
0.9
-
13
1
-
15
1.1
-
16
1.1
-
17
1.2
-
18
1.2
-
18
1.2
-
19
1.3
-
19
32
22
16
11
8
5.6
4
0.6
-
3.2
0.6
-
4
0.6
-
4.2
0.6
-
5.5
0.6
-
5.5
0.6
-
6
0.6
-
6.7
0.6
-
7.3
0.6
-
8.2
0.7
-
9.8
0.7
-
11
0.8
-
11
0.8
-
12
0.8
-
12
0.8
-
12
0.9
-
13
0.9
-
13
32
22
16
11
8
5.6
0.6
-
2.3
0.6
-
2.8
0.6
-
3
0.6
-
3.8
0.6
-
3.8
0.6
-
4.2
0.6
-
4.7
0.6
-
5.1
0.6
-
5.8
0.6
-
6.4
0.6
-
7.7
0.6
-
8.2
0.6
-
8.7
0.6
-
9
0.6
-
9
0.6
-
9.5
0.7
-
9.8
32
22
16
11
8
0.6
-
1.6
0.6
-
2
0.6
-
2.1
0.6
-
2.7
0.6
-
2.7
0.6
-
3
0.6
-
3.3
0.6
-
3.6
0.6
-
4.1
0.6
-
4.8
0.6
-
5.5
0.6
-
5.8
0.6
-
6.1
0.6
-
6.3
0.6
-
6.3
0.6
-
6.7
0.6
-
6.9
32
22
16
11
0.6
-
1.1
0.6
-
1.4
0.6
-
1.5
0.6
-
1.9
0.6
-
1.9
0.6
-
2.1
0.6
-
2.3
0.6
-
2.5
0.6
-
2.9
0.6
-
3.4
0.6
-
3.8
0.6
-
4.1
0.6
-
4.3
0.6
-
4.5
0.6
-
4.5
0.6
-
4.7
0.6
-
4.9
32
22
16
0.6
-
0.8
0.6
-
1
0.6
-
1
0.6
-
1.3
0.6
-
1.3
0.6
-
1.5
0.6
-
1.6
0.6
-
1.8
0.6
-
2
0.6
-
2.4
0.6
-
2.7
0.6
-
2.9
0.6
-
3
0.6
-
3.1
0.6
-
3.1
0.6
-
3.3
0.6
-
3.4
32
22
0.6
0.6
-
0.7
0.6
-
0.7
0.6
-
0.9
0.6
-
0.9
0.6
-
1
0.6
-
1.1
0.6
-
1.2
0.6
-
1.4
0.6
-
1.7
0.6
-
1.9
0.6
-
2
0.6
-
2.1
0.6
-
2.2
0.6
-
2.2
0.6
-
2.3
0.6
-
2.4
32
0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
0.6
-
0.7
0.6
-
0.8
0.6
-
0.9
0.6
-
1
0.6
-
1.2
0.6
-
1.3
0.6
-
1.4
0.6
-
1.5
0.6
-
1.5
0.6
-
1.5
0.6
-
1.6
0.6
-
1.7
BA: With the Nikon Diffusion Dome attached
WP: With the wide-flash adapter in place
Flash shooting distance range (for i-TTL auto flash,
Auto Aperture flash and Non-TTL auto flash mode)
The flash shooting distance range of the SB-900 is between 0.6 m and 20 m (2.0 ft.
and 65.6 ft.). The flash shooting distance range differs depending on the camera’s
image area, illumination pattern, ISO sensitivity, zoom position and flash output level.
The following table is for FX-format and standard illumination pattern.
The flash shooting distance range for each setting can be seen in the LCD display (
k
C-11).