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Hi all,

Is it really worth the cost to replace my as new SB80 with an SB800 ?

I mainly use the flash for daylight fill, should i learn how to properly use the SB80 in manual mode with my D70 or sell it and trade up to the SB800.

Thanks,
Sam

samester wrote:Hi all,

Is it really worth the cost to replace my as new SB80 with an SB800 ?

I mainly use the flash for daylight fill, should i learn how to properly use the SB80 in manual mode with my D70 or sell it and trade up to the SB800.

Thanks,
Sam

SB-80Dx is a give away toy now, the SB800 is much needed for the D70.
How much do you think you can sell the SB-80Dx? $100.00 or $150.00?
Better get a SB800 for all your needs and you'll it dearly, much more thing the SB800 can do or intergration with your D70.

Yup!
I'd be trading it in or selling it and buying the SB800 ASAP.
I wondered about the need to do this for a while before buying - now I don't know how I managed.

cricketfan wrote:Yup!
I'd be trading it in or selling it and buying the SB800 ASAP.
I wondered about the need to do this for a while before buying - now I don't know how I managed.

hi cricket fan,

can you elaborate on the differences please mate - were they that profound ?

thanks,
sam

The major difference.....
SB-80Dx does not support the i-TTL - it is meant to be far superior to D-TTL. The first "real" through the lens metering for DSLR flash.

If you are using a d70 you will get better fill flash and better "smarts"
if you are using a D100 or other SLR that does no support I-TTL you won't see much diference.

I don't know much about Sb800 so other can answer better.

ipv6ready wrote:The major difference.....
SB-80Dx does not support the i-TTL - it is meant to be far superior to D-TTL. The first "real" through the lens metering for DSLR flash.

If you are using a d70 you will get better fill flash and better "smarts"
if you are using a D100 or other SLR that does no support I-TTL you won't see much diference.

I don't know much about Sb800 so other can answer better.

Even the D100 is not support the I-TTL, but in D-TTL the SB-800 does more good job for the D100 than the SB-80DX