Nikon SB-500 AF Speedlight

The Nikon SB-500 AF Speedlightis a compact, lightweight and multifunctional speedlight – with just a few buttons. Operating on two AA batteries, this flash offers the performance of an advanced Speedlight. Its powerful and has wide coverage with a guide number of 24/78.7 (ISO100, m/ft) with 24mm coverage in FX-format and 16mm coverage in DX-format. The head rotates180 left and right and tilts90 upwards allowing you to bounce light off nearby surfaces to soften the light and shadows, creating more flattering portraits. If your camera has a Commander Mode, it can even be used wirelessly off-camera along with your camera’s built-in flash for greater illumination power from interesting angles.

The SB-500 AF Speedlight is also a versatile video light especially well suited for recording interviews up close. It has a built-in high-intensity LED light (approx. 100 lux) that provides steady, uniform daylight-balanced illumination. It can be used at three output levelsquarter, half or full powermaking it practical for low-light video shooting and close up still photography. And when used with the D810 or D750, the SB-500 AF Speedlight communicates LED color information (along with that of the flash) to the camera for optimal white balance.