Nikon Speedlight SB-900
The SB-900 is set to replace my SB-600. SB-600 will be used as a remote wireless flash.
SB-900 is much larger in size, but has alot more features:
Better Interface, Better Zoom range … Continue reading
Godox V860 Review – Is it better than Nikon and Canon’s Flashes
Lithium battery flashes are making their way to the market and could change how Nikon and Canon build their flashes. Ever since Godox (also branded as Neewer or Cheetah) introduced its first lithium battery flash Godox V850 back in 2013, users have been praising about them. Godox’s second … Continue reading
Shooting under the sun with speedlight and high speed sync
Shooting under the sun is always a challenge, but when you get it right, you will be rewarded with awesome images. There are some key points to help shooting under the sun; 1)Know where the sun will be, there are apps that will tell you the path of … Continue reading
Overpowering the sun with speedlight
When you are shooting on a bright sunny day, the sun can work to your advantage or completely destroy your shoot. If the sun is positioned behind your model, though it acts as a beautiful rim light, the subject will be in shadow. This is when you need a powerful … Continue reading
How powerful is the Nikon SB-900/SB-910?
The new release Nikon SB-910 hasn’t change much from its predecessor SB-900. You can read more about it here. The Guide Number(GN) remained at 111ft (ISO100) and 157ft (ISO200). The recycle time is 2.3s with Ni-MH batteries which is identical to the SB-900. The … Continue reading
Nikon announces the new flagship speedlight SB-910
Nikon announces the addition of a new flagship speedlight SB-910. The name suggested that we can expect some minor changes to its predecessor SB-900. You can check out the full details here. To cut the story short. what are the new features?
- new thermal … Continue reading
Nikon SB-700 off Camera Flash
First my apology for the slow blog updates, I am currently still travelling. Recently I had a shoot using a simple setup with the Nikon SB-700s; One SB-700 as the main off camera flash triggered by another SB-700 on camera. It was a simple setup, there were no softboxes, … Continue reading
Nikon SB-700 First Impression
About half a year ago (Sept, 2010) Nikon introduced the Nikon SB-700 to replace the 6 year old SB-600 which was introduced back in 2004. The SB-700 has been very well received with many welcoming new features and … Continue reading
Off Camera Flash with 2 x Nikon SB-900
A few months back, I wrote about off camera flash technique which is much more preferred than having your flash fixed on to your hot shoe. You are most certain to achieve better lighting result if you have your flash off the camera. The new Nikon … Continue reading
Nikon FP High Speed Sync with SB-900
Nikon and Canon’s flash sync is typically 1/250s. This number defines the shortest time that the shutter curtain can maintain fully open. Any use of faster shutter speed will enable the 2nd curtain to close while the 1st curtain is still being opened. This effectively … Continue reading