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<blockquote data-quote="spb_stan" data-source="post: 627113" data-attributes="member: 43545"><p>I have 3 SB-900s and 3 Yongnuo 568ex. The SB-900 has the main advantage of a tighter beam focus to 200mm while most flash for Nikon go to 105mm eqv field of view. Both are very good in every function I have used them in, and if anything the plastic casing of the Nikon, that cost me $600+ each, is thinner and more flexible. The case on the 568s feels tough and rigid. For $99 is is a no brainer</p><p>I suggest using the savings to get a few light modifiers, like shoot-through umbrella, and cheap light stand($40-50 for the pair) and a set of Yn-622 transceivers or one transceiver and a YN-622 TX transmitter. Those allow some real flexibility in off camera flash. They are very versatile radio link flash controllers, the transmitter replaces the flash on the camera hotshoe and a transceiver has a shoe to mount the flash. Get the flash where it needs to be for the lighting you need and control everything from the camera mounted controller/transmitter. It duplicates the CLS system plus adds very high speed sync, and works much further and in brighter conditions than the CLS system. </p><p>For the price of the used SB-800(which most prefer over the SB700, it was the top of the line pro flash for a long time and still in demand by wedding photographers who complained of overheating in the SB-900 that replaced the SB-800</p><p>With augmented lighting, even if most light might be ambient, your whole world of creative expression becomes available, instead of just waiting for conditions to improve, you have the option of making the scene work. If you get into it and become comfortable with making on the fly creative changes, you will carry the flash(and a couple more) everywhere, and even in scenes that had good ambient light or outdoors in mid day when you are limited to searching out highly diffused shade or forget shooting for 5-6 hours mid-day. </p><p>A lot of people refuse to use flash as if it is cheating and say they do not like the "flash look". but using that term shows that they only have seen abused flash images. Any commercial image worth its weight had carefully control augmented light. Take a look at any magazine cover, commercial ad or fine art images for sure creative use of augmented light was a key as to why it looked "natural" and worth the high fee paid to the photographer. Even those fashion shots at the beach in bright sun almost guaranteed they used flash, strobe or continuous light sources. Your next step will be another flash:>)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spb_stan, post: 627113, member: 43545"] I have 3 SB-900s and 3 Yongnuo 568ex. The SB-900 has the main advantage of a tighter beam focus to 200mm while most flash for Nikon go to 105mm eqv field of view. Both are very good in every function I have used them in, and if anything the plastic casing of the Nikon, that cost me $600+ each, is thinner and more flexible. The case on the 568s feels tough and rigid. For $99 is is a no brainer I suggest using the savings to get a few light modifiers, like shoot-through umbrella, and cheap light stand($40-50 for the pair) and a set of Yn-622 transceivers or one transceiver and a YN-622 TX transmitter. Those allow some real flexibility in off camera flash. They are very versatile radio link flash controllers, the transmitter replaces the flash on the camera hotshoe and a transceiver has a shoe to mount the flash. Get the flash where it needs to be for the lighting you need and control everything from the camera mounted controller/transmitter. It duplicates the CLS system plus adds very high speed sync, and works much further and in brighter conditions than the CLS system. For the price of the used SB-800(which most prefer over the SB700, it was the top of the line pro flash for a long time and still in demand by wedding photographers who complained of overheating in the SB-900 that replaced the SB-800 With augmented lighting, even if most light might be ambient, your whole world of creative expression becomes available, instead of just waiting for conditions to improve, you have the option of making the scene work. If you get into it and become comfortable with making on the fly creative changes, you will carry the flash(and a couple more) everywhere, and even in scenes that had good ambient light or outdoors in mid day when you are limited to searching out highly diffused shade or forget shooting for 5-6 hours mid-day. A lot of people refuse to use flash as if it is cheating and say they do not like the "flash look". but using that term shows that they only have seen abused flash images. Any commercial image worth its weight had carefully control augmented light. Take a look at any magazine cover, commercial ad or fine art images for sure creative use of augmented light was a key as to why it looked "natural" and worth the high fee paid to the photographer. Even those fashion shots at the beach in bright sun almost guaranteed they used flash, strobe or continuous light sources. Your next step will be another flash:>) [/QUOTE]
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