Nikon SPEEDLIGHT SB-5000 Fast Track Manual page 2

CONTENTS
Advanced Wireless Lighting
Radio Control
5 Intro to Radio Control
6 Linking & Pairing
8 Setting Remote Flash
9 Time Saving Tips
Advanced Wireless Lighting
Optical Control
10 Setting Master Flash Unit
Setting Remote Flash Unit
(Line-of-sight)
Advanced Wireless Lighting
Optical & Radio Control Concurrently
11 Using Optical Control and
Radio Control Concurrently
System Compatibility Chart
12-13
Glossary
14
EXPANDING THE REACH OF
CREATIVE LIGHTING
Introducing Nikon's new flagship Speedlight, a flash designed to empower the most
seasoned professionals and passionate enthusiasts. The SB-5000 AF Speedlight takes
Nikon's acclaimed Creative Lighting System with Advanced Wireless Lighting to
the next level with both traditional optical wireless control and powerful new radio
control. Place up to six groups of remote flashes out of view, behind obstacles—
even in other rooms—up to 98 feet away. Designed for fast shooting at weddings,
commercial shoots or on the red carpet, the SB-5000 AF Speedlight also introduces
the world's first hot-shoe mount flash cooling system* for more than 100 consecutive
shots at full output, all in a smaller design with streamlined operation. Whether
building a new lighting system or integrating with your existing system, the
SB-5000 AF Speedlight opens exciting new lighting possibilities.
Advanced Wireless Lighting
• With the SB-5000, wireless multiple flash-unit photography using optical control
(line-of-sight) or radio control is possible.
• With radio control, only D5 and D500 are compatible.
(See reference chart for complete compatibility).
• In optical (line of sight) wireless multiple flash-unit photography, the Speedlight
attached to a camera is the master flash unit. Other compatible Speedlights
function as remote flash units.
*As of July 31, 2016
SB-5000 is a high-performance Speedlight compatible with Nikon (FX/DX)
CLS (Creative Lighting System) cameras. For complete instructions to using the
SB-5000 Speedlight, please refer to the supplied User Manual.