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06-04-2008, 20:09
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off camera flash
Been wanting to have a go at using off camera flash for a while now.
The questiion, is it worth paying around £200 + for an sb800 when for about £230 ish I can get 2 sb600. Will be using the d300 as commander. |
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06-04-2008, 20:38
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Re: off camera flash
I guess it depends on how many times you would use the two flashes together. The more you would use two rather than one alone or one + a reflector, the more sense it is to go for the two.
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06-04-2008, 21:21
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Re: off camera flash
i have a sb800 fab flash, i was under the impressiuon you need a sb800 as a master, if you wanna slave the sb600 off it,
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06-04-2008, 21:28
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Re: off camera flash
The SB-800 is a more versatile unit with greater power output than the 600. As Dabhand said, one of the easiest ways to to supplement a single off-camera flash is by using a reflector.
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06-04-2008, 22:54
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Re: off camera flash
You can get an SB800 for under £200 at Onestop and they have SB600's for under £130
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06-04-2008, 23:08
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Re: off camera flash
I`m sure the built in flash on the d300 can be used as a commander for the sb600.
Haven`t thought about about using a reflector, I`ve got a lot to think about. Don`t want to buy the sb800 and find that I want a second, funds just won`t allow it. Thanks for the replies and the links |
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07-04-2008, 09:21
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Re: off camera flash
The D80 can be used as commander for SB-600 and 800, so I'd think the newer and "better" D300 should be able to, too...
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07-04-2008, 10:12
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07-04-2008, 11:29
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Re: off camera flash
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I did look in to using Nikon CLS system vs Strobes & went with the latter. For £200 you can buy a starter kit Interfit EX150 Kit |
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