Testseek.co.uk have collected 13 expert reviews of the Nikon Speedlight SB-900 and the average rating is 94%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nikon Speedlight SB-900.
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13 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
There’s no denying that the SB-900 is an expensive flashgun, at £325. But in our view it’s also the best on the market and is worth every penny for flash enthusiasts. However, if you don’t demand quite so much from a flashgun, the SB-800 is still the ...
Abstract: I was impressed with the SB-900’s performance overall. This shoe-mount strobe is indeed a powerhouse. I thought that its size and weight would keep me from using it, but I found myself taking it everywhere and using it constantly. It made the grade wit...
Abstract: On-camera flash units have been around for some 50 years and now they’ve become much more sophisticated with the development of D-SLRs. To get the most out of flash units, it’s important to understand their different modes and functions. For professio...
Interface, range of functions, flawless performance
Complicated, expensive, quite large
Flash performance is flawless - powerful, fast and unerringly accurate, with fine control over every aspect of its operation. The wireless operation is also impressive (once you figure out how to set it up). Its complexity, however, is also its Achill...
Decreased recycle times (and without needing a 5th battery too);, A proper switch that not only turns on the flash, but enables the wireless modes, New user interface is a bit quicker and easier to operate for many of the flashs myriad settings, A n...
at the cost of making the new flash much bigger than its predecessors;, No increase in power or distance reached;, Hotshoe stand (AS21) mounting screw threads are plastic. Unforgivable cost cutting;, As of now, the SB800 still is on sale, and repre...
Introduced together with the Nikon D700 in early July, the SB900 replaces the SB800 as Nikons high-end flash. It brings a few new features, such as increased flash cycle times, a new flash head with a twist, as well as an all-new user interface. How w...
Abstract: Another flash? Why should I care? When I heard it costs $500, I really wanted to know. The SB-900 is a flash for full-time newsmen and wedding shooters. Its a poor choice for general photography, for which no flash at all is best, and your built-in f...
Abstract: The Basics Announced with the D700, the SB-900 didnt get as much mention or notice as the new camera, but as far as Im concerned, its the more significant announcement. No, Im not dissing the D700, which is a fine camera, but the D700 doesnt break...
Abstract: The SB-900 flash is an evolution of the SB-800 model but still runs on four AA batteries (not supplied) and forms the heart of Nikons Creative Lighting System. Larger and radically different in design from the SB-800, the new model offers a GN of 48 (...
More power; faster recycling time; flashgun head has more positionable angles; better control layout and design.
Power switch a little small and fiddly to use; bigger and heavier than its predecessors.
Even more so than any single product introduced by Nikon lately, the SB-900 is possibly the most revamped — the flash has so many tweaks and feature changes that it makes it a very big step up from the SB-800. While all the changes make for a really...
