SB800 compatibility q

garou12 · 6th January 2008

I had a q for nikon users. my friend's a nikon user and he was telling me that the SB800 is the best flash unit around and that even canon users use it. So i was wondering how compatible with canon is it? How much control do you lose if you use it on a canon sys?

madmacs · 6th January 2008

Originally Posted by garou12

I had a q for nikon users. my friend's a nikon user and he was telling me that the SB800 is the best flash unit around and that even canon users use it. So i was wondering how compatible with canon is it? How much control do you lose if you use it on a canon sys?

i have used the sb800 on my 10d before. the output is more consistent than my 550ex - presumably because the sb800 functions as an auto flash with flash aperture control. you will lose the e-ttl or e-ttl2 functionality but i think its no big loss.

ortega · 6th January 2008

best to ask this question in the canon forum

chanxj · 6th January 2008

Hmm maybe try a metz. It should work better with a canon.

calebk · 7th January 2008

Originally Posted by chanxj

Hmm maybe try a metz. It should work better with a canon.

The question here is usage of a SB800 with a Canon body. Why bring metz into the picture?

zac08 · 7th January 2008

Originally Posted by garou12

I had a q for nikon users. my friend's a nikon user and he was telling me that the SB800 is the best flash unit around and that even canon users use it. So i was wondering how compatible with canon is it? How much control do you lose if you use it on a canon sys?

Probably only a single pin trigger. The center pin only. Thus they must dial it in manually, IIRC.

Yatlapball · 7th January 2008

Not much advantage in using the nikon speedlight on a canon body if you ask me. The big plus for Nikon's speedlights is the excellent TTL which is consistent...

Having only used the 580 EXII, I find Canon's a little erratic. Preferring to dial in the output manually... Maybe I'm not too used to it after being pampered by Nikon.

garou12 · 7th January 2008

Originally Posted by ortega

best to ask this question in the canon forum

wasn't sure which side would have been better to post this in. feel free to move the thread if you see the need to

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Yatlapball Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: In God's Top Ten Posts: 2,249	Re: SB800 compatibility q Not much advantage in using the nikon speedlight on a canon body if you ask me. The big plus for Nikon's speedlights is the excellent TTL which is consistent... Having only used the 580 EXII, I find Canon's a little erratic. Preferring to dial in the output manually... Maybe I'm not too used to it after being pampered by Nikon. __________________ my PBase(new)