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Hey Guys....

Juts picked up the SB900 today....and have a wedding to do this Saturday.

Anyone have any tips or advice they might like to hand out or help me with as i don't have time to digest the manual at this point in time?

Thanks guys

Dan

Cre8tivepixels wrote: i don't have time to digest the manual at this point in time?

Dan,

It'd probably give you indigestion anyway.

Given that you have a couple of days to play, that's exactly what I'd be doing.

Dan,
I've had a play with one, but don't own one, but unless you can spend the next few days messing around with it and learning it well, then I'd stick with the SB-800 for the wedding, assuming you still have it, in situations where you need the shot, and have little time, sticking a piece of unfamiliar hardware in the mix isn't necessarily a great idea. I personally wouldn't risk it.

Yeah thanks mate

Might do that

Dan

make sure you put batteries in it. It helps... apparently.

make sure you put batteries in it. It helps...apparently.

Nice one, a man with a sense of humour.

I too shot a wedding last weekend using a SB900 on a D3. First time out with both apart from 2 studio shoots the day before with the D3. I usually use 4 x SB800's off camera with a D300 & D200 for much of our outdoor work. Works great most of the time. What I have found when i introduced the SB900 into the mix was since it only has 4 batteries and no provision for the 5th battery after a rapid fire of flashes (say 8~12) the SB900 shuts down in overtemp mode while the SB800's keep going.

Frustrating but the extra power (light) has it's advantages. On Camera with the D3 at night with a IS0 of 1600 it worked a treat.

Mark

Hudo wrote:I too shot a wedding last weekend using a SB900 on a D3. First time out with both apart from 2 studio shoots the day before with the D3. I usually use 4 x SB800's off camera with a D300 & D200 for much of our outdoor work. Works great most of the time. What I have found when i introduced the SB900 into the mix was since it only has 4 batteries and no provision for the 5th battery after a rapid fire of flashes (say 8~12) the SB900 shuts down in overtemp mode while the SB800's keep going.

Frustrating but the extra power (light) has it's advantages. On Camera with the D3 at night with a IS0 of 1600 it worked a treat.

Mark

That is very valuable information, now to hope that Dan see's this.

Thanks Guys

This forum is invaluable

Dan