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On camera flash
systems, studio and location strobe systems
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Nikon - SB80 DX
Speedlight - (now discontinued but still a great flash)
Without light there is no photography. The SB80 DX is by far the best
on camera flash I have ever used, the next generation SB800 promises to
be even better.
I have fallen in love with Studio Flash systems before, but
this is the first time I have fallen in love with a camera mounted
flash. For me to say that this is the most essential accessory you can
buy for
the COOLPIX 5700 is an understatement. Let’s face it the flashes that
are
built into cameras (digital or film) really suck. Almost every
complaint
I hear from a pocket camera user has to do with the built-in flash.
I really want to stress this point because no-one wants to believe me.
I tell people that the problem is the built in flash, every time they
show me their awful family pictures, but they keep buying newer cameras
hoping that I am wrong. Sorry folks but you can not light a room with a
flash the size of a postage stamp, no technology will ever change this.
The SB-80DX Nikon Speedlight if properly used, will make every one of
your pictures look like they were taken by a professional. And
conversely a professional using the built in flash on a pocket camera
will produce pictures that look like they were taken by an amateur.
The meaning of the word photography is “painting with light”, the
SB-80DX Nikon Speedlight gives you plenty of light to paint with.
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Nikon Speedlight SB-800
Main Features
- Creative
Lighting System supports Advanced Wireless Lighting
- Monitor
Pre-flashes
- Repeating Flash
- Modeling Flash
function
- Tilting/rotating
flash head for bounce effect
- Dot Matrix LCD
panel
Specifications
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Guide
number (ISO 100, m/ft.)
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38/125 (with zoom
head set at 35mm) |
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Power
source
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Four
1.5V LR6 (AA-size alkaline), 1.2V KR-AA (AA-size NiCd), 1.5V R6/AA-size
Nickel, 1.2V (R6/AA-size Ni-MH) or 1.5V FR6/AA-size lithium batteries;
DC Unit SD-7, High-Performance Battery Pack SD-8A, Power Bracket Unit
SK-6 |
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Dimensions
(W x H x D)
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Approx. 70.5 x 129.5
x 93.0mm (2.8 x 5.1 x 3.7 in.) |
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Weight
(without batteries)
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Approx. 350g (12.3
oz.) |
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