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03/27/2007 06:43:05 PM · #1
Heres a question im hoping you guys can help with.
What Flashguns will work with Nikon D80 excluding the obvious SB800 and SB600.
Im looking more at a list of third party ones. Also hoping the list might contain what features will and wont work.
Thanks
03/27/2007 07:18:18 PM · #2
If you are referring to speedlights, then you can see in your manual that most older Nikon speedlights (which you can find used on eBay and elsewhere) will work.* Looking at my SB-600 manual there are many speedights that work across the whole range.

My first speedlight was a used SB28. Worked nicely, but it doesn't do TTL with the D50. That's why I asked for the SB-600 for Christmas.

The thing to know is that you need to be careful with voltages. The wrong speedlight could fry the camera.

* The manual for the D50 states "Use Only Nikon Brand Accessories. BLAH, blah, blah." Read into it what you may.
03/27/2007 08:25:44 PM · #3
Really looking for a list of third party ones that will use TTL.
Hope that helps.
03/27/2007 08:31:39 PM · #4
I know there are a few out there like this sigma Sigma @ b&h. But just curious why are you so sold on 3 party? Nikon SB-600 and 800 can't be beat. The sigma is $149 the SB-600 is $185. For the extra 35 bucks I will take the Nikon all day everyday.
03/27/2007 08:48:02 PM · #5
If you plan to use Continous Drive with Flash the SB-800 will strobe.

Alot of people are like what, why would you want that.. well i guess no ones done a 3 shot burst indoors on somethign with a minor amount of action @ only iso 400.

Oh well ISO 800 @ Full res with Flash -2 on my new point and shoot and the flash will strobe and the camera gets 1.5 FPS.... sucky but not bad considering without flash the camera gets 1.9. I was suprised that power down or not the flash strobes. And with the power down it flashes fast enough to be considered "Strobing".
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