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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 2500" data-attributes="member: 1061">I'll save my flamethrower for another day!&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />Flash photography is new to me, so I can't speak from any areas of experience.&nbsp; You referred to &quot;muscle&quot; which I assume refers to power.&nbsp; In comparison, using the individual manufacturer's Guide Number (GN) specs:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nikon SB900:&nbsp; 157.5</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Metz 45-CT1: 147</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> LumoPro LP160:&nbsp; 140</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Nikon SB600:&nbsp; 138</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> SunPak 383:&nbsp; 120</li>
</ul>I'm trying to find a happy medium here, price vs. features.&nbsp; An SB900 isn't necessarily beyond what I'd be willing to spend for good quality kit, but at the same time, the end has to justify the means.&nbsp; In terms of muscle, we're only talking about a 13% difference from one end of the scale to the other...but the price is almost 5 times higher.&nbsp; In my mind at least, that's not a very good value.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 2500, member: 1061"] I'll save my flamethrower for another day! :p Flash photography is new to me, so I can't speak from any areas of experience. You referred to "muscle" which I assume refers to power. In comparison, using the individual manufacturer's Guide Number (GN) specs: [LIST] [*]Nikon SB900: 157.5 [*] Metz 45-CT1: 147 [*] LumoPro LP160: 140 [*] Nikon SB600: 138 [*] SunPak 383: 120 [/LIST] I'm trying to find a happy medium here, price vs. features. An SB900 isn't necessarily beyond what I'd be willing to spend for good quality kit, but at the same time, the end has to justify the means. In terms of muscle, we're only talking about a 13% difference from one end of the scale to the other...but the price is almost 5 times higher. In my mind at least, that's not a very good value. [/QUOTE]

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