Can anyone recommend a good flash for a nikon d80?

gameover · 16 Nov 2012 at 04:14

Can anyone recommend a good flash for a nikon d80? I need to shoot a few promotional things with models - anything you recommend for this?
is it worth having actual external lights? The shoot will be indoors.
thanks

D.P. · 16 Nov 2012 at 04:20

Sb-700, or look for Sb-600 and sb-800 for budget options.

gameover · 16 Nov 2012 at 04:28

D.P. said:
Sb-700, or look for Sb-600 and sb-800 for budget options.

thanks. These will just clip straight into a d80 on
the top yeah?

D.P. · 16 Nov 2012 at 05:19

Yep, clip straight on, are fully compatible and are relatively easy to use.

JRJ · 16 Nov 2012 at 05:56

Take a look at the youngnuo range especially the 568, a touch over £100.

George Hincapie · 16 Nov 2012 at 20:10

You can get an SB-24 or SB-25 fairly cheaply off eBay. No good?

D.P. · 16 Nov 2012 at 21:33

George Hincapie said:
You can get an SB-24 or SB-25 fairly cheaply off eBay. No good?

not compatible with TTL on Nikon DSLRs. You cna fire them manually but there is no point, the SB-600/700/800/900 were design from the ground up for Nikon DSLRs.

gameover · 18 Nov 2012 at 17:31

D.P. said:
not compatible with TTL on Nikon DSLRs. You cna fire them manually but there is no point, the SB-600/700/800/900 were design from the ground up for Nikon DSLRs.

What is TTL?

Does a proper speed flash actually make a big difference? They seem quite expensive for what is essentially just a light!

Would external lights (not connected to camera at all, just to light up the room) be good too?

ShakenNstirred · 18 Nov 2012 at 17:41

SB-700

K.C. Leblanc · 18 Nov 2012 at 17:52

gameover said:
What is TTL??

TTL means that the flash can automatically adjust it's power.

Just bare mind this works when the flash is on the top of the camera, if you want to use the flash off camera it might not. It depends what method you're using to trigger it.

gameover · 19 Nov 2012 at 11:05

JRJ said:
Take a look at the youngnuo range especially the 568, a touch over £100.

does that 568 model fully work with a nikon d80?

ive found it listed as
" YN568EX Wireless Slave TTL Flash Speedlite Speedlight with HSS 1/8000 for Canon 550D 600D 5DII 5DIII 650D (ETTL / i-TTL, M, Multi Mode)"

but in the description it says

Flash Modes: ETTL / i-TTL, M, Multi Mode. Wireless TTL Slave for Canon and Nikon, Hot Shoe TTL for Canon

What exactly does that mean? I don't fully understand it tbh. I only plan on using the flash on top of the camera - will the 568 work automatically in this case?