Nikon has published the English version of the user guide for Nikon Speedlight SB-900 . The Nikon SB-900 is a high end Nikon TTL speedlight introduced the SB-900 early in July 2008, almost at the same time they rolled out Nikon D700 digital camera.
The detailed specifications of the Nikon SB 900 is available on the Nikon website.
You can download a free Nikon SB 900 user manual from the Nikon’s website .
Nikon has also published a free speedlight SB-900 guide on techniques. This guide introduces techniques, creative photography using flash , example photos and an overview of flash photography capabilities possible when shooting with an SB-900 .
The main features of the Nikon SB-900 speedlight highlighted by Nikon includes:
- Multi-step auto zoom covers wide 17-200mm zoom range (24-105mm：SB-800)
- Three illumination patterns (standard, center-weighted and even) are available to match each shooting environment
- Automatically detects Nikon FX and Nikon DX formats and selects suitable light distribution
- Improved booster circuit for high-speed recycle time: Recycle time using four AA-size batteries is almost equal to the SB-800 with five AA-size batteries
- New AF-Assist illumination covers a wide 20-105 mm focal range compatible with the new Multi-CAM3500 FX/DX AF sensor
- Firmware update via Nikon D3 and D700 is possible (world’s first*)
- Thermal Cut-out function limits the number of flashes to avoid deterioration of light emitting parts caused by continuous flash firing
- Automatically detects color filters (fluorescent or incandescent), enabling camera to control color temperature according to filter information from SB-900
- Optional Water Guard WG-AS1 (for D3), WG-AS2 (for D300), and WG-AS3 (for D700) is useful for protecting the camera’s hot shoe contact when the SB-900 is mounted on these Nikon digital SLR cameras
