Nikon D5 - The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)

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The Nikon Creative Lighting
System (CLS)
Nikon’s advanced Creative Lighting System (CLS) offers improved
communication between the camera and compatible flash units
for improved flash photography.
❚❚ CLS-Compatible Flash Units
The camera can be used with the following CLS-compatible flash
units:
• The SB-5000, SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-500, SB-400,
SB-300, and SB-R200:
SB-5000
1, 2
SB-910
,
SB-900
1
SB-800
SB-700
1
SB-600
SB-500
3
SB-400
4
SB-300
4
SB-R200
5
Guide No.
(ISO 100)
6
34.5/113 34/111 38/125 28/92 30/98 24/78 21/69 18/59 10/33
1 If a color filter is attached to the SB-5000, SB-910, SB-900, or SB-700 when v
or N (flash) is selected for white balance, the camera will automatically detect
the filter and adjust white balance appropriately.
2 Radio AWL available with optional WR-R10 wireless remote controller (0 425).
3 Users of the LED light can set camera white balance to v or N for optimal
results.
4 Wireless flash control is not available.
5 Controlled remotely using optional SB-5000, SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700,
or SB-500 flash unit or SU-800 wireless Speedlight commander.
6 m/ft, SB-5000, SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, and SB-600 at 35 mm zoom
head position; SB-5000, SB-910, SB-900, and SB-700 with standard
illumination.
A Guide Number
To calculate the range of the flash at full power, divide the Guide
Number by the aperture.
If, for example, the flash unit has a Guide
Number of 34 m or 111 ft (ISO 100); its range at an aperture of f/5.6 is
34÷5.6 or about 6.1 meters (or in feet, 111÷5.6=approximately 19 ft
10 in.). For each twofold increase in ISO sensitivity, multiply the Guide
Number by the square root of two (approximately 1.4).