Speedlights
Ultimate lighting control is yours.
When you’re ready to differentiate your photos, Nikon Speedlights capture your imagination with limitless light sculpting potential and workhorse performance. Make subjects stand out, enhance natural and available light, and add artistry and drama to any scene. The world of light is yours to explore and control with Nikon’s Creative Lighting System, complete with accessory flashes, engineered and optimized specifically for your Nikon camera.
Flash Photography for Beginners
Versatility
Nikon Speedlights can pivot, rotate and even be positioned off-camera, allowing light direction and intensity to be completely controlled.
Greater Distance
External flashes can illuminate subjects up to 98* feet away, nearly 3 times further than your camera’s built-in flash.
*When using SB-5000 with Radio Control
Creative Possibility
Manipulate the color, shape and texture of light to create dramatic moods and unique special effects to take your photos to amazing new places.
Nikon Speedlights
Speedlight Commanders,
Controllers and Systems
Advanced Speedlights and accessories for multi-flash control and communication and specialized flash
techniques like macro photography.
Flash Techniques
Enhance your photographs with these basic techniques and principles of flash photography.
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Bounce Flash Portrait
A simple bounce technique—bouncing the light from a single Speedlight off of a wall will give you a large, soft light source with which to illuminate a portrait subject. The addition of an accent light will further separate your subject from the background.
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Learn More About Flash Photography
Flash Photography
the Easy Way
David Tejada’s easy-does-it flash tips
Create With Light:
Flash in the Great Outdoors
Tom Bol on using flash for wildlife and nature.
Using Auto FP High-Speed Sync to Illuminate Fast Sports Action
Dave Black on using high-speed flash sync for sports action
Read More about Dave Black using high-speed flash sync for sports action
Speedlight
Glossary
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Meet Nikon Ambassador
Joe McNally
Creative lighting master and Nikon Ambassador Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed photographer whose career has spanned 30 years and included assignments in over 50 countries. McNally is known internationally for his ability to produce technically and logistically complex assignments with expert use of color and light.
Popular Speedlight Accessories
WR-R10/WR-A10/WR-T10 Wireless Remote Adapter Set
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SC-28 TTL Coiled Remote Cord
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AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter
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SD-9 High Performance Battery Pack
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Speedlights
Masterfully engineered for seamless operation and compatibility with Nikon cameras and lenses.