The Nikon SB-700 is now out in the marketplace! For the RadioPopper faithful who are looking to pick up a new SB-700, you may have some questions. First of all, let me say this flash is quite nice. Obviously it isn't an SB-900, nor is it meant to be. However, the design, interface and performance are worth the price tag.

Lets talk about how it integrates with the RadioPopper product line:

One nice thing about the SB-700 is it can be used as a master or remote flash. Therefore the PX system can be used with the SB-700 whether it is used on-camera or off. Unfortunately, Nikon relocated where the IR sensor is on the flash and the PX receiver bracket cannot be used. Attaching the PX receiver to the side of the flash is quite easy though. Feel free to experiment with the method that works best for securing your PX receiver to the flash. I used a strip of velcro and called it good.

One thing I noticed during my testing though is that the SB-700 has an aggressive default standby mode. Accessing the menu, you can modify the delay on which the flash goes into standby. I highly recommend changing it to a 40 second delay or disable the standby all together.

Now lets say you want to use your JrX receiver with the SB-700. Unfortunately, the SB-700 does not have a sync port, but adding an RPCube will give the flash the ability to be triggered by the JrX system. Although the RPCube can serve as a sync adapter, it cannot be used to control the power output of the SB-700. The SB-700 is similar to the SB-900 on the basis that it only uses iTTL data instructions.

By: Brent Van Dyken