sb 400 vs other flash units

[big_lan]

Been hearing good reviews about this.


anyone got any opinions on it?

[jnet6]

Good for travel, compact in size to keep.
Looks fitting on small body and sufficient for pro body with iTTL.

[big_lan]

Originally Posted by jnet6 Good for travel, compact in size to keep. Looks fitting on small body and sufficient for pro body with iTTL.

would you recommend it for a beginner in Dslr?

[jnet6]

Originally Posted by big_lan would you recommend it for a beginner in Dslr?

What DSLR you using now?

got pop up flash?

[zac08]

Originally Posted by jnet6 What DSLR you using now? got pop up flash?

I tot ONLY pro cam bodies DUN have pop-up flashes...??

[obewan]

I own one of this.
Look simple, lightweight, but the built quality is quite good.
Still don't really have the time to fully play with it.
Only used it once for CNY for family shooting.
It can only tilt upwards for bounce.
But with some creativity, I believe you can do more with the flash.
A good flash for travelling and indoors, when your distance to subject is not too far.

[calebk]

Originally Posted by obewan I own one of this. Look simple, lightweight, but the built quality is quite good. Still don't really have the time to fully play with it. Only used it once for CNY for family shooting. It can only tilt upwards for bounce. But with some creativity, I believe you can do more with the flash. A good flash for travelling and indoors, when your distance to subject is not too far.

What do you do when placed in a situation where you have to shoot with portrait orientation? Curious...

[big_lan]

Originally Posted by jnet6 What DSLR you using now? got pop up flash?

yeap. using a b50 at the moment..



hmm.. how is the performance in portrait orientation?

[ortega]

Originally Posted by calebk What do you do when placed in a situation where you have to shoot with portrait orientation? Curious...

bounce off a wall lor
for nice side lighting

[scandisk]

shots taken with SB400....its small but quite a powerful flash though....

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=256685

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=259356

[nightwolf75]

Originally Posted by big_lan yeap. using a b50 at the moment.. hmm.. how is the performance in portrait orientation?

as long as you bounce off something, it's quite good. shooting head-on will give u hard shadows, i found.

oh yes, becos of the guide numbers, if u are shooting something far, u will find ur batts draining pretty fast. if u keep ur subjects within 2-3 meters, u shld do just fine with this small flash.

[scandisk]

one more thing i forgot to mention......can do burst shots with sb400... ...3 burst/fps no prob...not sure it'll work with higher burst rate though...

[lsisaxon]

Originally Posted by scandisk one more thing i forgot to mention......can do burst shots with sb400... ...3 burst/fps no prob...not sure it'll work with higher burst rate though...

That is if you don't go full power all the time.

[hellrock]

just got this flash from fellow clubsnapper. use it immediately on the day itself to cover an event. surprise me! only used my sb600 towards the last 30 min of the event because the batt on the sb400 going flat. use it again last wk for an event. luv it!

[snowman]

wow such much good review, maybe should buy one to use on d200, since my sb800 have so much problems with d200. pls advise .....

[calebk]

Originally Posted by snowman wow such much good review, maybe should buy one to use on d200, since my sb800 have so much problems with d200. pls advise .....

You may feel restricted as the SB400 has no swivel, only tilt.

[zac08]

Originally Posted by snowman wow such much good review, maybe should buy one to use on d200, since my sb800 have so much problems with d200. pls advise .....

Go fix the hotshoe... it's the camera hot shoe problem.

[monkster]

I heard from from a shop that one can buy a bounce card that can fit the SB600. Is there an equivalent for the SB400?