I am getting close to buying a D50 after selling all my darkroom equipment
and trying to sell my nikon film bodies.
I used the Nikon N70 with a sb28 and loved it.
Is the buit in flash sufficient or should I be looking at the sb600 or
sb800; or are there some knockoff flash units that will give the functions
of the sb800?
thank you.
DD - 12 Dec 2005 09:45 GMT
> I am getting close to buying a D50 after selling all my darkroom equipment
> and trying to sell my nikon film bodies.
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> sb800; or are there some knockoff flash units that will give the functions
> of the sb800?
Just get the SB-800. You will not be disappointed. Oh, and I would hang
onto my film SLRS if I was you.

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steve smith - 12 Dec 2005 18:12 GMT
Why should I hang onto the film slrs?
The problem is I might as well keep one of them as they are not worth much
steve
>> I am getting close to buying a D50 after selling all my darkroom
>> equipment
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> Just get the SB-800. You will not be disappointed. Oh, and I would hang
> onto my film SLRS if I was you.
DD - 13 Dec 2005 05:14 GMT
> Why should I hang onto the film slrs?
> The problem is I might as well keep one of them as they are not worth much
> steve
That's one reason to keep them, but the other, more important reason is
that you may find yourself disliking digital photography after a while
(as I have come to find after 4 years of doing it).

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steve smith - 13 Dec 2005 22:34 GMT
If you don't mind if I ask, what do you dislike about digital photography?
steve
>> Why should I hang onto the film slrs?
>> The problem is I might as well keep one of them as they are not worth
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> that you may find yourself disliking digital photography after a while
> (as I have come to find after 4 years of doing it).
DD - 14 Dec 2005 07:16 GMT
> If you don't mind if I ask, what do you dislike about digital photography?
> steve
Have you got all day? :-)
Nah, look, digital has its place in photography and the market is all
for it. My main gripes with it are that it requires a regimented
approach to workflow and archiving that is very labour intensive. In
other words, if you don't mind spending a lot of time in front of the
PC/Mac sorting through your images you will enjoy it.
Personally I prefer to drop off a roll of film for processing and look
at it on a light table later on. If there is a shot that I really like I
will spend the time scanning in and working with it in PS before having
a print made.
With digital you tend to shoot a lot and the more you shoot, the more
work you give yourself to do. With film I find that because of the
financial overhead I am a lot more careful with what I shoot. I take the
time to think about what I am doing and then I take the shot. Invariably
this approach delivers better results (for me anyway).

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Nigel Cummings - 12 Dec 2005 10:17 GMT
SB600 has the best form factor for a camera the size of a D50. The SB800 is
a very bulky flash in comparison and not a great deal more powerful.
>I am getting close to buying a D50 after selling all my darkroom equipment
>and trying to sell my nikon film bodies.
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>
> thank you.
DD - 12 Dec 2005 13:01 GMT
> SB600 has the best form factor for a camera the size of a D50. The SB800 is
> a very bulky flash in comparison and not a great deal more powerful.
They look similar in size to me.

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steve smith - 12 Dec 2005 18:10 GMT
Is there any function difference between the two?
steve
> SB600 has the best form factor for a camera the size of a D50. The SB800
> is a very bulky flash in comparison and not a great deal more powerful.
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>>
>> thank you.
Patco - 14 Dec 2005 02:21 GMT
For the best answer to that, you can download the manuals for each at
www.nikonusa.com
In a nutshell, the 800 has more wireless and slave capabilities.
> Is there any function difference between the two?
> steve
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>>>
>>> thank you.
David Dyer-Bennet - 13 Dec 2005 23:14 GMT
> I am getting close to buying a D50 after selling all my darkroom equipment
> and trying to sell my nikon film bodies.
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> sb800; or are there some knockoff flash units that will give the functions
> of the sb800?
The builtin flashes are horribly anemic, far too close to the lens,
and will only shoot straight forwards. For the things I do with
flash, this makes them essentially useless (they're too anemic to make
good fill flashes, even).
Depending on what you do (how much bounce off walls and ceiling, what
distances, how much you enjoy fixing redeye) you might well want to
buy one of the add-on flashes.

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