I just ordered a SB-700 for Christmas. Anything I should know?

Looked at the cheaper ones like a sb400 and Yongnuo too but decided I wanted the "nikon" on the front. I have bought third party stuff before and always seem to be buying again to replace it.
Paid $320 for a new SB700 and am excited. It will last for years and years which is why I went for it.
Adam

Congrats, enjoy that new flash. I agree with your 3rd party assesment. I have dropped both my SB800 and SB910 on concrete floors, nothing happened to the SB800 and the SB910 I had to buy a new defuser, both units continue to work great. I have the Yongnuo wireless triggers, they work fine but are a little flimsy in construction, makes me a little worried when I have a $500 flash mounted on them. I was using my SB800 on an external bracket at a wedding when it fell off (forgot to lock it), batteries flew out of it when it hit the floor but worked great after I put it together and that was several years ago (I double and triple check the lock now). My SB910 was mounted on a Yongnuo receiver in an umbrella and fell off and hit cement. My 2 cents on build quality.

Congrats! That's on my short list, but with budgeting, sometimes the short list gets a little long... LOL

adamandbean said:

I have bought third party stuff before and always seem to be buying again to replace it.

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Since you mentioned replacing things, i'd advise grabbing some rechargeable batteries for it (and a spare set) if you haven't already!

Congrats on the flash i'm sure you will love it.

Nice choice

Wise choice on the SB-700. I've said it before and I'll keep saying it...the SB-700 is "Idiot Proof". It works, and it works very well. This is a flash you will NEVER regret buying! As for batteries; see if you can get your hands on Eneloop AA's for your flash. They're the last batteries you'll ever want to buy, they're that good!

fotojack said:

... see if you can get your hands on Eneloop AA's for your flash. They're the last batteries you'll ever want to buy, they're that good!

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Agreed. Just suck it up and pay whatever they're getting for Eneloops. They *really* are just that good.

I got my SB-700 and Eneloops with charger for $318 shipped off of Amazon....Congrats..

I got the SB-700 several months ago. Great flash for the price.

Thanks so much, now I know I made the right choice. Actually, I do not have batteries so will buy the eneloops.
Thanks again,
Adam

Check Amazon.. They have a great deal on a four pack with charger..$18

I recently got the SB 700 replacing my Nissin Di866 which was a good flash but the main reason was the recycle time which was a little bit long on the Nissin.

Saying that I have also noticed that with the SB700 the exposure I am getting is much better than the Nissin - very happy