SB-50DXAutofocus Speedlight Specifications:

 

Type of speedlight:

TTL auto flash speedlight with built-in AF Illuminator

 

 

 

 

Guide number:

72 in feet at ISO 100 when used as accessory.

 

 

82 when used in combination with built-in speedlight on N65 or N80.

 

 

 

 

Bounce capability:

Flash head tilts up to 90o or down to minus 18o with click stops at 90o, 75o, 50o, 0o and -18o

 

 

 

 

 

Flash exposure control:

Following Modes are available:

 

 

 

3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash for D1: Includes 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash for D1, Multi-

 

 

Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash for D1, Center Weighted Fill-Flash for D1 or Standard TTL for D1; specific

 

 

function employed depends on the lens in use

 

 

Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash with TTL Multi-Sensor: 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash, Multi-

 

 

Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash, Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash, Center Weighted Fill-Flash/Spot Fill-Flash, Manual

 

 

Power Mode for F5, F100, N90s, N80 or N65

 

 

Flash Output Compensation: +3 EV to –3 EV in 1/3 EV steps

 

 

Wireless Control: Can be used off camera with TTL control to approx. 23 feet. Up to approx.140 feet in

 

 

manual mode

 

 

 

Slow and Rear Curtain Sync: Controlled from camera position. Camera sets exposure from 30

 

 

seconds to highest sync speed to balance

 

 

 

 

Ready Light:

Lights up when SB-50DX is charged and ready to fire, Blinks when flash fires at its

 

 

maximum output, indicating light may have been insufficient (in TTL auto flash mode)

 

 

 

 

Wide Flash Adapter:

Allows the SB-50DX to be used with lenses as wide as 14mm

 

 

 

 

LCD Indications:

3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash, Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash, Flash Output

 

 

Compensation, Flash Zoom Head Position, Audible Alert Warning, No AF-Illuminator, AM, Slave Function

 

 

 

 

IR Filter:

Supplied filter enables SB-50DX to be used as a remote commander

 

 

 

 

Light Sensor:

Senses light received from the master flash unit in wireless multiple flash operation

 

 

Wireless Slave Flash Mode

Effective Range

 

 

Auto Slave Flash

Approx. 23 feet

 

 

Manual Slave Flash

Approx. 130 feet

 

 

 

 

 

Power source:

Two CR 123A Lithium batteries

 

 

 

 

 

Number of flashes

Approx. 260 flashes in manual mode

 

per set of batteries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensions:

(W x H x D) 2.5 x 4.2 x 4.1 in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weight:

Approx. 8.46 oz.

 

 

 

 

 

Provided Accessories:

SW-91R IR Filter, SS-30 Soft Case

 

 

 

 

 

Product number:

4716

 

 

 

 

 

All products indicated by trademark symbols are trademarked and/or registered by their respective companies. For more complete specifications and compatibility information, refer to the SB-50DX instruction manual. Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.

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