Ste_S
Well-known
I'm possibly looking for another Nikon speedlight to use on the street for low light/night time to take street portraits. For use with Nikon af cameras.
I'll probably be using on camera to start with as I like to hold the camera with both hands. Current options are pop up for those cameras that have it and I have a SB30.
I also have a SB800, which is a great flash. However it overbalances some of the smaller SLRs I have, and I don't need to bounce so much on the street.
I have seen the SB23 which seems compact enough and has more power and (non annoying) af assist over a pop-up flash and also the SB30.
Thoughts ?
I'll probably be using on camera to start with as I like to hold the camera with both hands. Current options are pop up for those cameras that have it and I have a SB30.
I also have a SB800, which is a great flash. However it overbalances some of the smaller SLRs I have, and I don't need to bounce so much on the street.
I have seen the SB23 which seems compact enough and has more power and (non annoying) af assist over a pop-up flash and also the SB30.
Thoughts ?
narsuitus
Well-known
Have you considered the Nikon SB-400 or SB-300?
Ste_S
Well-known
Should of probably stated this is for film (F65, F80, F4). I don't think the 300 and 400 work with film cameras.
narsuitus
Well-known
You are correct.
My SB-400 worked very well with my Nikon digital cameras; however, it did not work on my Nikon 35mm SLR cameras (F2, F4, N70), my 35mm film rangefinder cameras, or my medium format film cameras.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
The SB-27 is funky but lightweight and has a decent guide number. Perfect for the program of the F4 and it's contemporaries.
Phil Forrest
Phil Forrest
webOSUser
Well-known
I have a Nikon SB-28, and it has worked well enough on both a Nikon D750 digital, and any film camera that I have connected it to.
Steve W
Steve W
shimokita
白黒
I have two x Nikon SB-28 that I use in auto/manual mode and/or with Flash Wave III TX/RX as an inexpensive manual off camera solution. Maybe hard to find these flash units, but IMHO worth the effort... With the aforementioned trigger/receiver they work on many different cameras. I am using them with my F3P (hot shoe or wireless) and MP (wireless).
JoeLopez
Well-known
Are you sure? Those flash units are not backward compatible with a film SLR hotshoe?
pixelated
Established
They are probably compatible in manual mode (if they have such), but based on the reading I've been doing lately, of newer flashes, only the SB-600 and SB-800 are fully compatible with film camera TTL metering.
Something from Metz or Sunpack might be a possibility too. I've been working a lot with my SB-16 lately, it works well, and it has a fill flash tube which is a nice feature, but it's similar in size to an SB-800.
iphoenix
Well-known
As these are all fairly early AF cameras, any flash from the SB24 up should be fully compatible with the lot.