Anyone got one they want to sell?
Wanted.....Nikon SB28
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Posted 3 years ago #
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Err, I wouldn't post your email on the thread. Just wait till somebody responds and you can PM them your address.
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How much are you offering?
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There are always plenty of them on eBay. These used to be a lot cheaper until strobist started recommending them.
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Can't you get an SB-600 for around that price? What advantage does the SB-28 have?
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alphanikonrex said:
Can't you get an SB-600 for around that price? What advantage does the SB-28 have?A significantly higher guide number, a PC sync port, a Nikon three-pin (trigger, ground, quench) sync port, a high-voltage feed plug (f*#k batteries and their slow recycle time), 7 degree head down tilt (nice for brollys and boxes), and that's about it.
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It's also the first of the "compact" powerhouses. The SB-26 before it was significantly larger and more power hungry despite having the same guide number.
That said, I like the UI of the 26 better - more dedicated buttons/switches and less menu structure to navigate. 26 also has an optical slave.Posted 3 years ago # -
soap said:
A significantly higher guide number, a PC sync port, a Nikon three-pin (trigger, ground, quench) sync port, a high-voltage feed plug (f*#k batteries and their slow recycle time), 7 degree head down tilt (nice for brollys and boxes), and that's about it.And significantly better resistance to breaking. I dropped my SB 28 so many times and it'sstill kicking, in comparison to my crummy Sb600.
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Hmmm, maybe I should change the 600 on my wish list to the 28. What are the disadvantages?
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Then again, maybe not. That's like all the useful stuff! But I didn't know the SB-600 was missing so much useful stuff too! Argh. Nikon, where's that SB-700 with its vast improvement over both the 600 and the 28, eh? ;^)
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alphanikonrex said:
Then again, maybe not. That's like all the useful stuff! But I didn't know the SB-600 was missing so much useful stuff too! Argh. Nikon, where's that SB-700 with its vast improvement over both the 600 and the 28, eh? ;^)It's called the SB-900. ;)
I'll eat my shoe if the 700 has /any/ of those features. It likely won't have film or d-TTL support (stripped away just like the 400 and 900) and still likely won't have an optical slave mode even though the hardware is present (can't do CLS without a flash-sensitive eye).EDIT:
In fact, I'll eat my shoe if they let you upgrade the firmware on the 700. (Though I suspect it will have the same processor as the 900 internally to save costs. Also bet there are obscured JTAG pads on the board.)Posted 3 years ago # -
Nikon's always been good about lens compatibility, I think, but they're lagging in flash compatibility. Blast it all.
I haven't really used Nikon's flashes, so I don't know much about all the TTL's and the CLS's and whatnot. Still can't believe I wanted an SB-400 instead of an SB-600 back when I was looking for a flash. Ah well :^(
Yeah, Nikon's gonna keep the SB-700 pretty bad (that is if it comes out) so we all get the SB-900 like we should have in the first place ;^)
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i-TTL is the current standard. d-TTL is what the D100 (and its brothers) used - an interim standard. "Film" TTL is the original TTL flash metering standard of Nikon's, used (duh!) on film bodies. ;)
CLS is Nikon's Creative Lighting System. Commonly used to describe the IR / strobe preflashing communication between a commander (either on or in your camera body) and the slave speedlights. (Communication preflashes (the "now listen up, here's what your job is" flashes) not to be confused with the metering preflashes (the "If I do THIS, what do you see" pre-flash.))
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Oh, and add to the SB-600's advantages over the SB-28:
The 600 has the awesome modern lever-lock foot.EDIT2:
On the subject of "compatibility", it wasn't until the 400 and 900 that backwards compatibility was ever lost. When the 28DX and 80DX came out (adding d-TTL support) they maintained the older film TTL compatibility, and when the 600 and 800 came out they maintained both d-TTL and film-TTL.
I, personally, didn't bat an eye when the 400 was i-TTL only because it's a little speedlight with simplistic goals and a simplistic price. The 900, on the other hand, is a disappointment in my book. I fear that the flagship dropping backwards-compatibility is a bad sign. If the 700 does the same Nikon will no longer sell a flash usable on film camerasPosted 3 years ago # -
Yeah, I know what i-TTL and CLS are, and I know how to use them on the technical side, the thing is I haven't actually used them yet.
And did you mention somewhere the F6 has i-TTL? According to Nikon's specs it does.
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