Comments on: 11 – which flashgun? http://neilvn.com/tangents photography by Neil van Niekerk Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/which-flashgun/#comment-36883 Neil vN Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:15:42 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?page_id=1061#comment-36883 <blockquote>My biggest criticism of the SB-700 is that it doesn't take an external battery pack. That excludes it from heavy use. Neil vN</blockquote>

My biggest criticism of the SB-700 is that it doesn’t take an external battery pack. That excludes it from heavy use.

Neil vN

]]> By: naftoli http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/which-flashgun/#comment-36873 naftoli Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:34:59 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?page_id=1061#comment-36873 i would recomend the sb700 over the 900 and for sure over the 600 to a beginer i would recomend the sb700 over the 900 and for sure over the 600 to a beginer

]]> By: Maria http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/which-flashgun/#comment-25760 Maria Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:42:42 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?page_id=1061#comment-25760 This is a really great article! I've been looking into speedlights for a while now but I didn't know what kinds of questions I should have been asking. Thanks for all the great advice. This is a really great article! I’ve been looking into speedlights for a while now but I didn’t know what kinds of questions I should have been asking. Thanks for all the great advice.

]]> By: Levi Hanusch http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/which-flashgun/#comment-13293 Levi Hanusch Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:23:49 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?page_id=1061#comment-13293 We just bought an SB-700 for our D700 before reading this post, hope we don't regret it! We already had an SB-600 for our D90 and I did alot of bouncing with it, but I don't feel like I really knew how the getting the proper exposure with the TTL settings worked. It was like hit or miss. Now I feel like I understand it alot better and hope that I can put these flashes to good use! We just bought an SB-700 for our D700 before reading this post, hope we don’t regret it! We already had an SB-600 for our D90 and I did alot of bouncing with it, but I don’t feel like I really knew how the getting the proper exposure with the TTL settings worked. It was like hit or miss. Now I feel like I understand it alot better and hope that I can put these flashes to good use!

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/which-flashgun/#comment-12910 Neil vN Sat, 25 Dec 2010 21:29:32 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?page_id=1061#comment-12910 <blockquote>Hi there Jerry ... I have the <a href="http://neilvn.com/tangents/2008/11/28/nikon-sb-900-thermal-cut-out/">thermal protection disabled</a> on my SB-900 speedlights. I have burnt a few of them out with use, but so did I with <a href="http://neilvn.com/tangents/2008/01/11/this-is-going-to-hurt-you-more/">my SB-800 and 580EX ii speedlights</a>. I still think the Nikon SB-900 is the best speedlight ever made, just as I mentioned on my original <a href="http://neilvn.com/tangents/2008/08/21/sb-900-speedlight-review/">review of the Nikon SB-900</a>. Neil vN</blockquote>

Hi there Jerry …

I have the thermal protection disabled on my SB-900 speedlights. I have burnt a few of them out with use, but so did I with my SB-800 and 580EX ii speedlights.

I still think the Nikon SB-900 is the best speedlight ever made, just as I mentioned on my original review of the Nikon SB-900.

Neil vN

]]> By: jerry http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/which-flashgun/#comment-12896 jerry Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:46:01 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?page_id=1061#comment-12896 Neil, have you ever had your sb900 overheat. What type of batteries do you use and do you have a technique to us for overheating. Do you use other features such as center flash, even flash. Thanks Merry Christmas to you and your family. Neil, have you ever had your sb900 overheat. What type of batteries do you use and do you have a technique to us for overheating. Do you use other features such as center flash, even flash.

Thanks
Merry Christmas to you and your family.

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/which-flashgun/#comment-12911 Neil vN Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:31:35 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?page_id=1061#comment-12911 <blockquote>Vijaya ... I have no experience with the Metz flashguns, but I am sure you could use it at least in manual and auto modes. If you want, you can <a href="http://neilvn.com/forum/">post your question on the forum</a>, and see if anyone there with experience of the Metz can tell you more. Neil vN</blockquote>

Vijaya … I have no experience with the Metz flashguns, but I am sure you could use it at least in manual and auto modes. If you want, you can post your question on the forum, and see if anyone there with experience of the Metz can tell you more.

Neil vN

]]> By: vijayakumar http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/which-flashgun/#comment-11759 vijayakumar Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:55:36 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?page_id=1061#comment-11759 Sir i have a metz 45cl 1 speed light can i use this speed light with a nikon d60 i hope the circuit in the camera will not damage,what attachment should i have to use to operate the flash on the camera please guide me waiting for your reply thanking you vijaya kumar Sir i have a metz 45cl 1 speed light can i use this speed light with a nikon d60
i hope the circuit in the camera will not damage,what attachment should i have to use to operate the flash on the camera please guide me
waiting for your reply

thanking you
vijaya kumar

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/which-flashgun/#comment-9704 Neil vN Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:15:57 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?page_id=1061#comment-9704 <blockquote>Strider, my instinct is always to go for the proprietary name brand. They had insight in how they engineered everything to fit together. Third party equipment is reverse engineered to work with the chosen system. As such, you're never quite sure if they were able to match the electronic and mechanical design of the camera system. So for me the decision isn't $$ driven here, but rather by how well the equipment matches in the system, and how well it works together. Neil vN</blockquote>

Strider, my instinct is always to go for the proprietary name brand. They had insight in how they engineered everything to fit together. Third party equipment is reverse engineered to work with the chosen system. As such, you’re never quite sure if they were able to match the electronic and mechanical design of the camera system.

So for me the decision isn’t $$ driven here, but rather by how well the equipment matches in the system, and how well it works together.

Neil vN

]]> By: Strider http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/which-flashgun/#comment-9643 Strider Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:19:46 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?page_id=1061#comment-9643 As a newbie to DSLR, I bought a Sony Alpha which allowed me to use the lenses of my existing Minolta 35mm SLR for both cameras. I'm now looking to buy a flashgun/speedlight but the choice seems overwhelming. The main choices seem to be Metz, Nissim or Sony and the last seems to be the least value for money. Budget is tight, what would you recommend? As a newbie to DSLR, I bought a Sony Alpha which allowed me to use the lenses of my existing Minolta 35mm SLR for both cameras. I’m now looking to buy a flashgun/speedlight but the choice seems overwhelming. The main choices seem to be Metz, Nissim or Sony and the last seems to be the least value for money. Budget is tight, what would you recommend?

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