David Busch's Nikon Z9/Z8 Guide to Digital Still Photography

4 Electronic Flash

The Nikon Z9 and Z8 are compatible with a long list of Nikon SB-series Speedlights, dating back to the company’s original professional-level flash unit, the SB-800, which was introduced in 2003. All Speedlights introduced since then use the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS), which allows efficient through-the-lens metering of flash exposures and wireless off-camera strobes for versatile multi-flash lighting. Although virtually everything else about the Z-series cameras were developed specifically for that platform—from sensor to lens mount—they all benefit from the availability of these mature, well-tested array of electronic flash options, including the latest SB-5000 unit, which can be triggered remotely through ...