Nikon SB-28 User manual

Photographic Accessories
Autofocus Speedlight
SB-28 • 28DX
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The ultimate in
flash photography
■3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash with
Monitor Pre-flashes (with F5, F100, F90X, F80
or F70 and D-/G-type AF Nikkor)
■Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash with Monitor
Pre-flashes (with F5, F100, F90X, F80 or F70
and CPU lens* except D-/G-type AF Nikkor
and IX-Nikkor)
■Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash (with F4 series, F65,
F60 or PRONEA 600i and CPU lens**)
■Slow Sync (with F5, F100, F90X, F80, F70, F65,
F60, F55, PRONEA 600i, D1 series or D100)
■Red-Eye Reduction (with F100, F90X, F80, F70,
F65, PRONEA 600i, D1 series or D100)
■FP High-Speed Sync (with F5, F100, F90X,
D1 series or D100)
■AF-Assist Illuminator (with any Nikon AF SLR)
■Repeating Flash
■TTL/Manual flash output level compensation
■Built-in bounce card
■Automatic power zoom coverage from 24mm
to 85mm (with F5, F4 series, F100, F90X, F80,
F70, F65, PRONEA 600i, D1 series or D100
and CPU lens)
■Built-in wide flash adapter to cover 18mm
■Tilting/rotating flash head
■LCD panel with illumination
* CPU lenses refer to those AF Nikkor,
AI-P Nikkor or IX-Nikkor lenses
which feature a built-in microcomput-
er and CPU contacts.
** With F4 series, AI-S or AI Nikkor lenses
are also usable.
SB-28DX
Nikon Speedlight designed specially for the Nikon D1 series
In addition to offering all the features of Nikon’s SB-28 Speedlight, this flash unit enables
TTL flash control capability for the D1 series Nikon professional digital SLR. The SB-28DX
provides most of the same advanced flash control features as the SB-28 Speedlight, and is
compatible with current Nikon SLR cameras. The SB-28DX features 3D Multi-Sensor
Balanced Fill-Flash, designed specifically for the D1 series and D100. It also equips the D1
series with AA (Auto Aperture) Flash capability.
SB-28DX can not be used with F55.
SB-28
Nikon D1 with
the SB-28DX

Photographic Accessories
Autofocus Speedlight
SB-28 • 28DX / Specifications
Electronic construction: Automatic Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT)
and series circuitry
Flash exposure control: TTL automatic control with Nikon F5, F4 series,
F100, F90X, F80, F70, F65, F60, PRONEA 600i,
FM3A, D1 series or D100 (SB-28DX only); Non-TTL
automatic control; Manual control: full, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8,
1/16, 1/32 and 1/64 output
Guide number
(ISO 100, m/ft) :36/118 (with zoom head set at 35mm)
Flash coverage: 85mm, 70mm, 50mm, 35mm, 28mm, 24mm;
20mm, 18mm (with built-in wide flash adapter)
Film speed range ISO 25 to 1000
in TTL auto flash mode:
Recycling time: Approx. 6.5 sec. (Manual at full)
Number of flashes: Approx. 150 (Manual at full)
AF-Assist Illuminator: Automatically fires LED beam toward subject when
performing autofocus with Nikon AF SLRs in low-
light conditions: cancelable
Power source: Four 1.5V LR6 (AA-type alkaline), 1.2V KR-AA (AA-
type NiCd) or 1.5V FR6 (AA-type lithium) batteries;
DC Unit SD-7*1*2; Battery Pack SD-8A*2
*1 SD-7 is not available in European countries.
*2 SD-7/8 cannot be used with the SB-28/SB-28DX sold
in European countries.
Dimensions (W ×H ×D): Approx. 69 ×128 ×90mm or 2.7 ×5.0 ×3.5 in.
(without mounting foot)
Weight (without batteries): Approx. 320g or 11.4 oz.
Other features: Ready-light, open-flash button, sync/multiple flash
terminal, LCD panel illumination
Specifications and designs are subject to change without
any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.
© 2001-2002 NIKON CORPORATION
Built-in bounce card
Built-in wide flash adapter
NIKON CORPORATION
FUJI BLDG., 2-3, MARUNOUCHI 3-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-8331, JAPAN
www.nikon-image.com/eng/
April 2002
SB-28/28DX Specifications