Santa I Have Been A Good Boy This Year

I am not gonna brag about what i got for Christmas from my parents, but on the other hand what the hell, yes yes yes my parents bought me a SB-700 flash for Christmas, launched just a couple of days ago I thought that it would be priced humongously overpriced. 

But I was wrong, went to my usual joints in KL to check out some camera stuff and enquired about the flash, some shops don't even have the stock yet. Even the staff in Nikon center in Times Square were like "Ha SB-700? Haven't come out yet la". Arrived at Pudu Plaza at 545pm, was told by the staff in YL that he had only four units left as it was quickly being sold out quickly, enquired about the price and was told it was RM1000, so it is priced in between the SB-600 and the SB-800, hence the name SB-700, nice marketing ploy huh.

Came with a big case, which I find it problem now as my Crumpler 5 Million Dollar home now looks like this when loaded up with it. The straps are like forced to it's limits.

Mummy now can I have a 7 Million Dollar Home?Hehe.Oh ya the SB-700 comes with a diffuser and 2 coloured filters not gels though. Has a range from 24mm-120mm whereas the SB-600 has a range of 14mm-85mm. Oh well here are the specs, lazy wan type one by one:

Electronic construction	Automatic Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) and series circuitry
Guide number (35 mm zoom head position, FX format, Standard illumination pattern)	28/92 (ISO 100, m/ft.), 39/128 (ISO 200, m/ft.)
Illumination pattern	Three illumination patterns: standard, even and center-weighted The light distribution angle is automatically adjusted to the camera's image area in both FX and DX formats
Effective flash output distance range (in i-TTL mode)	0.6 m to 20 m (2 ft. to 66 ft.) (varies depending on camera image area setting, illumination pattern, ISO sensitivity, zoom head position and lens aperture in use)
Flash mode	i-TTL, manual flash, distance-priority manual flash
Other functions	Test firing, monitor pre-flashes, AF-assist illumination for multi-point AF, and modeling illumination
Multiple flash-unit photography operation	Advanced Wireless Lighting, SU-4 type wireless multiple flash-unit photography
Compatible cameras	All cameras compatible with Nikon Creative Lighting System (other cameras can be used but functionality is reduced)
Flash exposure control set on the camera	Camera sync modes: slow sync, red-eye reduction slow-sync, front-curtain sync, rear-curtain sync, rear-curtain slow-sync Photography functions: auto FP high-speed sync, FV lock, red-eye reduction
Bounce capability	Flash head tilts down to 7° or up to 90° with click-stops at -7°, 0°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 90° Flash head rotates horizontally 180° to the left and right with click-stops at 0°, 30°, 60°, 75°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180°
Power source	Four AA-type alkaline (1.5V), lithium (1.5V) or Ni-MH (1.2V) batteries
Flash-ready indicator	Fully recycled: lights up Insufficient flash output for correct exposure (in i-TTL or distance-priority manual flash mode): blinks
Flash duration	Approx. 1/1042 sec. at full output
Mounting foot lock lever	Provides secure attachment of SB-700 to camera's accessory shoe using locking plate and locking pin to prevent unintentional detachment.
Dimensions (W x H x D)	Approx. 71 x 126 x 104.5 mm (2.8 x 5.0 x 4.1 in.)
Weight (without batteries)	Approx. 360 g (12.7 oz.)
Included accessories	Speedlight Stand AS-22, Nikon Diffusion Dome SW-14H, Incandescent Filter SZ-3TN, Fluorescent Filter SZ-3FL, Soft Case SS-700

Haven't really tried it out yet but the buttons and dials do look more organized than the SB-600.

So ya, thanks mummy and daddy and Santa. Will upload pics on my latest shoot soon, stick around.