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<blockquote data-quote="phillymike" data-source="post: 176441" data-attributes="member: 15642">PROBLEM SOLVED!So I did a few more test shots this evening, this time varying the way that the camera metered (This was hinted to in the 'how light meters work' article - see above.As far as I can tell, the issue was with the 'matrix metering'.&nbsp; I changed it to both 'center' or 'center weighted' and now the exposure is much better!This change may be obvious to experienced flash users (strobists?), but to a flash newbie it is not.&nbsp; Maybe it is buried somewhere in an instruction manual.Now the question is why did the SB-600 work well, but the YN-468 did not (see first post)?&nbsp; Could it be that the Nikon flash communicates the metering mode to the camera?&nbsp; Could the 'splash' pattern be more uniform with the Nikon, and so the matrix metering works better?In any case, by changing to the center metering, the system (flash &amp; camera) works much better.&nbsp; I won't say 100%, but now I feel it is worth the money (~$80 street price).I did have a communication issue, that was fixed with a power cycle to the flash.&nbsp; I would suggest turning on the camera first, and then the flash.I hope that my documenting this experience is useful to someone else.&nbsp; Feel free to comment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="phillymike, post: 176441, member: 15642"] PROBLEM SOLVED! So I did a few more test shots this evening, this time varying the way that the camera metered (This was hinted to in the 'how light meters work' article - see above. As far as I can tell, the issue was with the 'matrix metering'. I changed it to both 'center' or 'center weighted' and now the exposure is much better! This change may be obvious to experienced flash users (strobists?), but to a flash newbie it is not. Maybe it is buried somewhere in an instruction manual. Now the question is why did the SB-600 work well, but the YN-468 did not (see first post)? Could it be that the Nikon flash communicates the metering mode to the camera? Could the 'splash' pattern be more uniform with the Nikon, and so the matrix metering works better? In any case, by changing to the center metering, the system (flash & camera) works much better. I won't say 100%, but now I feel it is worth the money (~$80 street price). I did have a communication issue, that was fixed with a power cycle to the flash. I would suggest turning on the camera first, and then the flash. I hope that my documenting this experience is useful to someone else. Feel free to comment. [/QUOTE]

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