Flashgun for D70

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Hi all,

I need to buy a flashgun for my Nikon D70 with a wedding in mind. I don't want to be spending a boat load of money, but then again I don't want to buy a limiting flashgun.

With the D70's abilities in mind, what do you suggest?

Thanks :)
 
I had this dilema a while back.
I'd say spend the money and get the Nikon SB600.
Its got so much going for it, and you'd end up spending such a serious wodge on a decent cheap one that its worth paying the extra. You don't want to buy one now and then another. (IMO)
 
Actually a bit of digging and I've realised I can get the SB600 for £150.

Either of you two have a comprehensive review/guide?

Cheers :)
 
SB-600 here, loving it, inbuilt wireless with D70 is handy/fun aswell :)

Easy to just use aswell, works pretty well fully auto.
 
Hmmm. SB-600's cost less than I thought.

I need to pick up a flash at some point, for the same reasons stated above - I was just gonna get a cheapy old skool SB-24, but I may as well go the whole hog.

Think I'll wait till about a month before the event though - they may be even cheaper then ¬_¬
 
Just wireless. You can use the flash off the camera - great for creative lighting with very little kit. As far as I know it uses RFID, it certainly doesn't need line of sight to work, but i'm unsure of the range.
 
Ive used mine upto and including 20ft so far, It only does this natively with the D70 (And D2H iirc) so its of no concern to people with a D50 etc.

The D70 has the commander unit built in, which not all of them do, others need the SB-800 on cam to do it normally.

4 Duracell AAs (plain ones, nothing fancy) have lasted me around 250 shots so far, including extensive wireless use which is meant to eat the batteries.
 
As far as I know it uses RFID, it certainly doesn't need line of sight to work, but i'm unsure of the range.
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I'm pretty sure it uses IR, not RF. It's just that IR can be detected even when bounced on another surface, so you often don't need a straight line of sight - similar to the way telly remotes often work when bounced on another surface, I guess.

RF (not RFID, mind :) ) is mostly used in studios IIRC, for setting off studio strobes.
4 Duracell AAs (plain ones, nothing fancy) have lasted me around 250 shots so far
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I can't remember where exactly, but I heard from one of the photography forums that you should use Ni-MH for flash guns, not Alkaline. Has anyone else heard similar?
 
jhmaeng said:
I can't remember where exactly, but I heard from one of the photography forums that you should use Ni-MH for flash guns, not Alkaline. Has anyone else heard similar?
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NiMH rechargeables have a lower resistance than alkaline batteries, hence the flash unit can recycle faster.
 
Reidy said:
Nikon SB-800 is quality...

metz 145 is good too but a bit heavy... id stick with the SB-800
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Not a lot of point in getting the SB-800 over the SB-600 when used with a D70 though



As for alkaline vs NiMH, I might grab some NiMH batteries at some point, but the Alkalines aren't proving restrictive.
 
I own an SB-800, it rules, and best of all its TTL mode metering is top notch, one less thing to worry about, VERY valuable at weddings, I'd bet the SB-600 is just as good.

The wireless thing IS cool, and can be used for ultra-portable studio flash (but its a bit harsh direct) but when I use the wireless to trigger my studio flash, the studio strobes with the commander preflashes, and fires before the shutter opens. This may be fixable (would be AWESOME if it was) any ideas?
 
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