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<blockquote data-quote="Snap Happy" data-source="post: 2522" data-attributes="member: 594"><p>Something else to consider, the SB 900 and the Nikon camera it is attached to, in my case the D3, they "talk" to each other and work together to take as near as possible to the perfect picture. For example, shooting under a pergola where there is lots of shadow, but outside in the background is daylight. You can spend time taking light readings, adjust your flash for manual output etc...... Or you can let the camera talk to the flash, and the flash talk to the camera. To end up with a result of having the background look good, the fill flash look good and not having anything washed out, overexposed or underexposed. </p><p></p><p>Yes, I have light meters, 2 Gossen ones, they are great. Light is VERY important! I have found the SB 900 to know what it is doing and fill in enough for the picture it is taking. Also... It seems to pick up very well on what the white balance is set at. I mean, the difference between a sunny day, a cloudy day and indoor lighting is different. This unit picks up on that (again it talks with the camera) </p><p></p><p>Last but not least..... </p><p></p><p>Designed for today’s high speed digital image capture, the SB-900 handles repeated firing at high power with an improved booster circuit for high-speed recycling and includes a built-in thermal sensing system that protects the unit against overheating.</p><p></p><p>- Very accurate and stable on light, even on many pictures</p><p>- Multi-step auto zoom covers wide 17-200mm zoom range,</p><p>- Automatically detects Nikon FX and Nikon DX formats and selects suitable light distribution,</p><p>- Improved booster circuit for high-speed recycle time: Recycle time using four AA-size batteries is almost equal to the SB-800 with five AA-size batteries,</p><p>- Firmware update via Nikon D300, D700 and D3,</p><p>- Improved switch panel for enhanced usability,</p><p>- Advanced Wireless Lighting and versatile functions for up to three remote SB-900s or other compatible Speedlight groups controlled through the master SB-900.</p><p></p><p>I have used the SB 900 as my main light, and used the SB 28 as my fill. This has worked wonderfully for me. Yes I know it is pricy, I hesitated getting it, but I do not regret it now. The only minus I can see is that the hot shoe connection is made of plastic, so you have to be careful putting the flash on. But it is big enough and already heavy enough, so if it was metal it would weigh more, the D3 is a heavy sucker on it's own. I suppose it is made of durable plastic (I should hope so!) as getting something like this fixed would cost an arm and a leg! That is my only.... Gripe?!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snap Happy, post: 2522, member: 594"] Something else to consider, the SB 900 and the Nikon camera it is attached to, in my case the D3, they "talk" to each other and work together to take as near as possible to the perfect picture. For example, shooting under a pergola where there is lots of shadow, but outside in the background is daylight. You can spend time taking light readings, adjust your flash for manual output etc...... Or you can let the camera talk to the flash, and the flash talk to the camera. To end up with a result of having the background look good, the fill flash look good and not having anything washed out, overexposed or underexposed. Yes, I have light meters, 2 Gossen ones, they are great. Light is VERY important! I have found the SB 900 to know what it is doing and fill in enough for the picture it is taking. Also... It seems to pick up very well on what the white balance is set at. I mean, the difference between a sunny day, a cloudy day and indoor lighting is different. This unit picks up on that (again it talks with the camera) Last but not least..... Designed for today’s high speed digital image capture, the SB-900 handles repeated firing at high power with an improved booster circuit for high-speed recycling and includes a built-in thermal sensing system that protects the unit against overheating. - Very accurate and stable on light, even on many pictures - Multi-step auto zoom covers wide 17-200mm zoom range, - Automatically detects Nikon FX and Nikon DX formats and selects suitable light distribution, - Improved booster circuit for high-speed recycle time: Recycle time using four AA-size batteries is almost equal to the SB-800 with five AA-size batteries, - Firmware update via Nikon D300, D700 and D3, - Improved switch panel for enhanced usability, - Advanced Wireless Lighting and versatile functions for up to three remote SB-900s or other compatible Speedlight groups controlled through the master SB-900. I have used the SB 900 as my main light, and used the SB 28 as my fill. This has worked wonderfully for me. Yes I know it is pricy, I hesitated getting it, but I do not regret it now. The only minus I can see is that the hot shoe connection is made of plastic, so you have to be careful putting the flash on. But it is big enough and already heavy enough, so if it was metal it would weigh more, the D3 is a heavy sucker on it's own. I suppose it is made of durable plastic (I should hope so!) as getting something like this fixed would cost an arm and a leg! That is my only.... Gripe?! [/QUOTE]
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