SB 700 Filter Color

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Megharupa

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Hello,
Just bought a SB 700 to use with a D600 & 50 MM 1.4 lens.
I did notice in the Menu options of the SB 700 there are different color filters Red, Blue ,yellow ,amber.other


What is the color setting for white I would think other??

Sorry for the silly question

Regards
 
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Megharupa

Senior Member
Thank you,
So the filter selections are for the lighting of my subject.

Not the color filters I place upon the flash unit correct?
 
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fotojack

Senior Member
Megharupa said:
Thank you,
So the filter selections are for the lighting of my subject. <-------- Correct.

Not the color filters I place upon the flash unit correct? <----------Don't quite make sense of this sentence. Could you clarify, please?
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The coloured filters snap onto the front of the flash. They are used for artistic effect. The white one is used for diffusion, for a softer light all over the subject.
 
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Megharupa

Senior Member
Thank you for your reply,

It's me in the way I am asking this question.

Question:

I the Menu of the SB 700 there is something called Filters. The options are Red, Blue,Yellow,Amber, Other.

What is this used for???
 
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Cowboybillybob1

Senior Member
Megharupa said:
Thank you for your reply,

It's me in the way I am asking this question.

Question:

I the Menu of the SB 700 there is something called Filters. The options are Red, Blue,Yellow,Amber, Other.

What is this used for???
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Nikon sells color filter gels and a seperate holder. This set is called SJ-4. If you are using one of these colored gels than you should tell the SB-700 you are doing so.
Here is a link:
Nikon SJ-4 Color Filter Set for SB-700 Flash 4967 B&H Photo

Here is the SZ-3 holder.
Nikon SZ-3 Color Filter Holder for SB-700 Flash 4974 B&H Photo

The reviews of the gels state that the holder comes with it and that the text is wrong.

I am not sure if there are other colours than these.
 
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87mstng

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? I just got a SB-700 and was wondering what this setting should be at if I'm NOT using a filter.
Does it matter?

Default is "red". Just leave it there?
 
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WayneF

Senior Member
87mstng said:
? I just got a SB-700 and was wondering what this setting should be at if I'm NOT using a filter.
Does it matter?
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I cannot believe this menu matters at all when no filter is used, and no filter type is displayed on the LCD - or if camera is set to something other than Auto WB.

In the same way for example, the camera has a menu for the internal flash settings. It could not matter less what that menu says if the internal flash door is shut (and no SB-400 model flash is present - it uses same menu).
 
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