Posted in xn--kfs74mzzid01b.com edit by anonym on November 22nd, 2008
I am starting to do some research for my next purchase, which will be a flash. Does anyone have any advice as to what flash I should get.
I have a Nikon D80, and I am looking for a flash that would work in many different situations.
Thanks.
Yeah I was told to save up for the best you will possibly need in the future. That way you dont buy a small flash now , then in 6 months realize you really needed the better flash.
So, I just bought myself the sb-800 and a softbox attachment. A really nice flash.
-Puma-
.Thanks! That's definitely it. I think I am going to try and dig up some reviews. Does anyone have hands on experience with either the EF-500 or EF-530?There are a few of them like the 530 DG super and the 530 DG ST...i have the sb-400 and is upgrading to the sb-600. i love the sb-400. it did a very nice job for its price and size. there is no custom adjustment. its all plug and play and your camera will do the rest. sb-400 with nikon's i-TTL works very well. i am upgrading to the sb-600 because the sb-400 lacks rotation to bounce the flash when shooting portraits. i bounce my flash when ever possible. it make a world of a difference and i prefer the look of a bounce flash than direct. there was a lot of times it was impossible for me to bounce when i had to shoot portrait, reason being now i upgraded to the sb-600.
also with sb-600 and nikon d80 i think you can use the flash wireless. so thats another good feature.Thanks Mav, that is very helpful!SB400 or SB600. If budget is limited, SB400 will do 90% of what SB600 does.
With all due respect, no it doesn't... not even close.SB-600 or SB-800 are the best:)I believe you are talking about the Sigma EF 500...
heres a little something.
http://www.sigmaphoto.com/flashes/flashes_flashes_details.asp?id=3256SB400 or SB600. If budget is limited, SB400 will do 90% of what SB600 does.I have the SB600 myself and, am happy with it. Also remember the SB600 and, 800 work in Commander mode but, Im not sure about SB400 though.I have an SB-600 and an SB-400 and both are great.
I use the SB-400 outdoors where the main thing I'm trying to do is use fill-flash to get rid of harsh shadowing during mid-day sun on people's faces. It's super light and won't get in your way nearly as much as an SB-600 will there. I use my SB-600 for indoor shooting. It's much more flexible than the SB-400 is here since you can rotate the flash head in almost any direction you need to to get a nice wall bounce or light coming from the appropriate direction. The SB-400 only flips up which is a lot more limiting.
If you can only get one, just get the SB-600 since it's only like $50-60 more than the SB-400 and far more capable. After that you'll want to start looking at the MB-D80 grip since the D80 and lower all handle and balance like crap with an SB-600/800 lens on top of them. :mrgreen: The grip makes the handling sooooo much better if you're going to be shooting extensively with the flash.I'm not sure what "Many different situations" means but I just bought a SB-400 to play with and it's my first flash. It's a lot of fun to learn and play with and it's all the flash I need right now. I got it for around $110 on AmazonHi guys, I bought the SB400 and tested it against the pop up flash on the camera and well, didn;t see a difference. I can only say there are 2 posative things to say about it;
1 the SB400 flash head rotates up a bit
2 the SB400 flash head is higher up than the pop up flash so that you don;t get a shadow if you have an 18-200 VR lens for example..
I bought the SB800. I highly recommend that or the SB600
I highly do not recommend the SB400400 is plug & play - no adjustmentsDoes anyone know anything about a flash from Sigma? I saw one somewhere on the net and it looked very similar to the SB-600. I'll have to go dig up the name and come back.yep no problemmmThanks for all of the advice. Now I know I should save up a bit more and go for the SB-600 or 800.
