d70 flash

mobien1234

hi all. just got a d70 and was thinking of buying a flashgun. will there be much of a difference between it and the one that's built into the camera.also looking online at the sb600 and sb800 .any advice would be very much apperciated.

Dazz

There will be a big difference between the pop up flash on the camera and the flashgun. I'd say go with the SB600, I use it myself on my D200 and i'm pretty happy with it. Costs about €300 which is about €150 less than the SB800, and i doubt you'll need the SB800 with your D70.

qwertz

It doesn't matter if you use a D70 or a D200 or a D2X, buy a flash gun according to your needs. The 800 is ~ twice as powerful as the 600 (guide numbers of 184 and 90 respectivly). Other than that, the 800 can be a master as well as a slave unit while the 600 can only be a slave. The 800 comes with a diffusion dome and an adapter that lets you use 5 AA batteries for faster recycle time. Sigma do a ITTL compatible flash gun aswell, Sigma EF-500DG Super Na-iTTL. I personally recommend the SB800 as the first one. Also, you cannot go wrong buying either since you can always buy the other model and use two (or more) flash guns. Go to the Nikon website and download the SB-800/SB600 Speedlight Techniques Guide:

http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin/nikonusa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=9585&p_created=1064395626&p_sid=2xdBeD*h&p_lva=61&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MjAmcF9wcm9kcz04OCwxNTImcF9jYXRzPTAmcF9wdj0yLjE1MiZwX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=&p_topview=1

mobien1234

thanks for tips. another thing. i have a trial version of nikon capture but cant find out where to buy licenced version.? also looking at photoshop, is there any major differences?.everything so expensive, dont want to make any major mistakes.working with raw files.

eas

mobien1234 wrote:

thanks for tips. another thing. i have a trial version of nikon capture but cant find out where to buy licenced version.? also looking at photoshop, is there any major differences?.everything so expensive, dont want to make any major mistakes.working with raw files.

unless you have need for full Photoshop (CS2) , I would recommend you get Photoshop Elements. You can get this online for less than €100 (afaik). http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/main.html

Adobe are also testing a new product called Lightroom. Will probably be sometime before it's on the shelves, will be targeted towards more advanced photographers. http://labs.macromedia.com/technologies/lightroom/

My opinion on Nikon Capture is that it's not worth anything. It should be free when buying a Nikon DSLR. The only thing it can do that others can't is install custom curves onto you camera, of no use to you if you shoot RAW.

cheers

eas

also - this is commonly regarded as the best RAW converter - free version is good enough for most , but unfortunately no MAC version =(

http://www.pixmantec.com/

mobien1234

yeah miserable of nikon not to give software as part of deal.downloaded the rawshooter essentials.works nicely.says free but when i ran it,it says trial. new to all this. trying to get hang of computer and digital camera as well. so many thanks for help