V1.02
Thom Hogan’s Complete Guide to the Nikon D300
Page 613
Flash Features Available using a D300 with Speedlights
Model
TTL
A
M
AF
Slow
Rear
RF
RE
FP
Internal Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
SB-R200 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
SB-400 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
SB-600 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
SB-800 Yes
Yes
1
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SB-80DX No Yes
1
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
SB-50DX No
No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
SB-30
No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No
SB-29/29s No No Yes Yes
3
Yes Yes No No No
SB-28DX No Yes
1
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
SB-28
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
SB-27 No
Yes
2
Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
SB-26
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
SB-25
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
SB-24
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
SB-23
No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
SB-22s No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
SB-22
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
SB-21B No
Yes
Yes
No
3
Yes Yes No No No
1
Auto Aperture supported
2
SB-27 needs to be set to “forced A” mode (see “Flash
Troubleshooting” on page <658> for details)
3
Realistically only usable with Micro-Nikkor lenses or with other
lenses focused at close distances
A = automatic flash mode
AF = autofocus assist
FP = high-speed sync mode
M = manual flash mode
RE = red-eye reduction
RF = repeating flash
Rear = rear (second-curtain) sync Slow = Slow sync
TTL = Through-the-lens metering
Note: Preferred Speedlights are highlighted in bold in the table.
Speedlights not listed are not recommended for use on the
D300.
Tip:
Flash is a very complex subject. It took me an entire book to
fully describe Nikon Speedlight operations (
Nikon Flash
Guide
, originally published by Silver Pixel Press; a new
edition will appear soon under byThom Press). If you’d like
