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 enlarge | Brand: Nikon
Category: Photography
List Price: $420.99
Buy New: $329.99
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New (10) Used (2) from $319.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  110 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 5 x 3.6 x 2.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 4801
Model: 4801
UPC: 018208048014
EAN: 4960759024152
ASIN: B00015GYU4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Impressive Unit September 11, 2006
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
I purchased this Speedlight for my D70s. It is easy to take out of the box and fire up. But it's capable of a lot more than your standard portraiture and vacation shots.
I have been using this unit for in-store photography and it's worked wonders. The included filters help balance out the horrific fluorescent lighting found in most stores. While it's highly intuitive, I can also control it's output.
This is an essential part of any Nikon package.
A must have for any Nikon DSLR user September 9, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I would not be able to imagine shooting without the SB-800, it's just so integral to my photography. My only gripe is the TTL preflashes which can cause some people to blink of half-blink by the time the main flash goes off. But you can easily get around this by using FV lock.
Fill flash is perhaps the most excellent function of the SB-800. I usually stop it down about by -1.3EV to -1.7EV to get imperceptable results.
Preliminary review: just about every feature possible July 25, 2006
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Nikon designed this unit to exploit the possibilities of their latest digital SLRs while still being compatble with their oldest F-series cameras. The SB-800 is more expensive than the SB-600, but it gives you more control and more light. You may find more light to be critical if you want to use bounce flash to soften shadows.
I would have given the SB-800 five stars if the user manual had been a little better. Nikon obviously tried very hard to provide good documentation, and to make the user interface as intuitive as possible. But, a unit with so many features and modes inevitably will require effort to learn, and will present cases where you are working against the built in automation. Expect to make a large number of experimental shots if you really want to learn how to use this unit.
My chief plea to Nikon would be for a more straight forward explanation that cameras like the D50 DO NOT HAVE TTL FLASH. The so called i-TTL uses pre flashes and computation to set up a calculated flash rather than a real time measurement during the exposure to quench the flash. One would normally expect the same result, but not if a slave flash is used.
One of the beauties of the SB-800, however, is that it can be used as a slave unit using its own sensor to determine when the master unit is firing, even if (as in the case of a D50 using its built in flash) the camera and the SB-800 are not communicating i-TTL info via IR pulses.
Why is it a good idea to buy SB-800 June 23, 2006
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
Here is my point. When you buy a digital SLR, most likely in a couple years there will a newer model available with some better features for the same price. But lenses as well as flashes a not changing that fast and keep value much longer. So from a purely financial prospective, it's always better to invest more in the long lasting lenses and flashes and less in the DSLR body.
Another point. Most people don't need all advanced feature of the modern flashes and can probably easily survive without them. But also almost everyone sooner or later finds him/herself in a situation, when the place is just too dark and too big. So it's more likely you'll need just more raw power then any of the advanced features.
So the bottom line, since a general purpose flash is usually a long term investment, if you have a choice, try to get the most powerful one.
the way to go! June 4, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Bought it together with the D50, 6 month ago.
Simply the best choice for digital Nikon SLR, superior compared to the high-end flashes for the analog Nikon cameras.
Within a range of up to 60feet this flash will brighten very smooth, no red eyes, the press will focus perfectly.
But you need the 5th battery, and you better spent the money for high-end batteries, don't use "consumer-type" rechargeable ones. They will last for a very short time only, not enough to fill a 1GB card!
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