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Nikon SB-900 thermal cut-out

November 28, 2008 Neil vN 35 Comments

Nikon B-900 Overheat Protection / thermal cut-out

One of the features of the new Nikon SB-900 speedlight is the thermal cut-out.  This feature allows the speedlight to stop firing (ie, stop working), when there is danger of it over-heating from shooting too fast. The temperature gauge can clearly be seen on the right-hand side of the SB-900 LCD display.  Read more inside...

review: Nikon SB-900 speedlight

August 21, 2008 Neil vN 8 Comments

review: Nikon SB-900 speedlight

With the SB-900 Speedlight (B&H), Nikon's flagship flashgun, it is clear that they did their homework.  The SB-800 was a great flashgun, but there were certain things about it that were very frustrating, but the Nikon SB-900 gets all of this right. A huge improvement is that the SB-900 rotates 180' to either side!   Right there in this image is the main reason to get the SB-900 ... it now rotates 180' to the right, instead of stopping short at the 90' mark like the SB-800. This is a huge benefit in bouncing flash with specific effect  Read more inside...

Nikon D300 custom settings

April 4, 2008 Neil vN 83 Comments

Nikon D300 custom settings

The Nikon D300 (which superseded the highly-regarded D200), offers great image quality and offering many of the same features of the Nikon D3, but at a more affordable price - all of which will make the D300 a camera that many professional photographers will chose as their main camera. Many of the custom settings of the D300 are the same as for the D200, but there are a few differences.  (eg, Auto ISO is now set in the Shooting Menu.) Here are my preferences for the Custom Settings .. and why.  Read more inside...

Nikon D80 custom settings

January 23, 2007 Neil vN 23 Comments

Nikon D80 custom settings

The D80 has 32 custom settings which allows this little camera to be set to your own preferences and needs - and this makes it a very flexible little beast. This page details my preferences .. and why.  Read more inside...

Nikon D70 custom settings

December 23, 2006 Neil vN 23 Comments

Nikon D70 custom settings

The 25 custom settings on the Nikon D70 enable this great little camera to be adapted to the photographer's specific needs - which may change from situation to situation. This page details my preferences .. and why.  Read more inside...

Nikon D2x custom settings

June 23, 2006 Neil vN 26 Comments

Nikon D2x custom settings

If the Nikon D2H was an awesome camera, then the bigger brother, the Nikon D2x is simply stunning, offering amazing picture quality. The controls and functions between the two cameras are virtually the same, and the D2x offers the same myriad of options that the photographer can set according to their own style and needs. Here are my preferences for the D2x Custom Settings .. and why.  Read more inside...

Nikon D200 custom settings

June 23, 2006 Neil vN 12 Comments

Nikon D200 custom settings

The Nikon D200 has been described as the 'D2x Lite', because it has most of the best features of the awesome D2x and added a few new features into the mix. Therefore this page is similar to the page on the D2x custom settings. Here are my preferences for the Custom Settings .. and why.  Read more inside...

Nikon D100 custom settings

May 23, 2006 Neil vN 34 Comments

Nikon D100 custom settings

The various settings and custom settings on the Nikon D100 make it a very flexible and versatile little machine, with many photographers changing the Custom Settings to suit their own style and needs. Here are my preferences .. and why.  Read more inside...

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