A short video showing the similarities and differences between the various Lencarta mains powered flash heads
Blog dombowerphoto.blogspot.com In this video i give my review of the flagship nikon portable flash head the sb900 speedlight(SB-900). I have had this flash for over 3 months now and think i have had enough experience to give a good balanced review hope this helps regards dom bower www.dombower.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5
sound like a snooker commentator……..
Hey buddy!!
Your videos help me so much, thank you for posting them!!!
You’re the best =)
Have you done a comparison between the SB 900 and SB 700 flashes?
My dear hubby bought me a lovely Nikon D-7000, and the Nikon-SB-900 Speedlight…. I have been using my old faithful Nikon D-70 for years …. but now … HOLY COW … I read, re-read, the instruction manuals … I have no clue what I am doing most of the time…. at a recent family wedding I bought both cameras & a professional photographer suggested that I watch You Tube Tutorial Videos .. Thanks for helping with your Video!! I figure that I shall learn this camera in 10 yrs if I am lucky!!
The problem is using rechargeable batteries….they heat up very fast. Shooting outdoor on the seychelles the sb-900 really got me mad….I almost threw it in the ocean. It turns off after 10-12 flashes in the sun. Glad to have the sb-800 along which fired over 200 at M 1/1 in the full sun. Besides the overheating and the plastic (!!!!) screw mount the sb-900 is brilliant…Nikon should start working together with PROs like me….
Hi – thanks for the vid. I recently purchased the SB-900. Is there an “easy” way to adjust the flash output? If I’m shooting outdoors and want to “zoom” in and out, what would be the best mode to have it in? TTL?
@MrCUBALIBRE5 sounds confusing. best take them both into a shop and show them and see what they think is the issue
HI, TKS 4 THE VIDS, VERY INSTRUCTIVE, I`VE AN SB900 WORKING AS MASTER AND AN SB600 AS REMOTE, WITH MY D90, I`VE NOTICED THAT AFTER SEVERAL STEADY (BUT NOT TOO FAST ) SHOTS THE FLASH DROPS OUT ALL THE CHARGE AND THE PICS BECOMES VERY OVEREXPOSED (LIKE A GHOST) THIS ALSO HAPPENS WITH MY D40 BUT NO SO WITH MY D200, IVE UPDATED THE SB900 TO THE LAST FIRMWARE CONCERNING TO THIS MATTER BUT STILL HAPPENS, ILL APPRECIATE UR COMMENTS,REGARDS
I could get it NEW for 251 GBP (converter from swiss franks)
but I never used a falsh before, should i get it?
Because if it gets to hot on the automatic modes I’d simply buy a manual flash (YN-460 or something) they’re buch cheaper
I could get it NEW for 251 GBP (converter from swiss franks)
but I never used a falsh before, should i get it?
Hi Dom, if I get up close (say about a meter) to my subject,can I use wide angle diffuser plus cap diffuser on my 900 to stop over exposed/flashed out effect on face?’oh by the way well done on getting a few snaps of Sir Sean !!
@Quazat depends on how hard you are using it, how many flashes, how poweful, how often, also depends on the battery type, rechargeable vs single use…. i havea load of videos on it check them out
Great review. I have a question. How many shots would it take before the flash heats up?
@dombower WOW! Wedding photography isn’t a breeze (im a professional photographer and I dont feel comfortable walking into those jobs), why the hell did he accept to do that eeek, i hope it turned out alright for the lucky couple.
Hi Guys I’m a pro-photographer, I purchased The SB-900 about six months ago. I just feel obligated to let everyone know this flash is a total waste of money. I cannot begin to explain how many shots that I missed we’ve the ongoing overheating problem . Unless you live in Alaska, or maybe Iceland, or some other cold climate it might be usable but elsewhere it’s a big problem, this time Nikon, got it wrong.
HI Dom.. byyy ill tell ye, your a wealth of information and good on you for helping others as ( im still needing help and always look for MORE information sometimes clarifying what I suspected) and help seems to be a secretive thing with some ‘photographers’ now to the crunch, I have the flashes wee brother and will be buying the 900, at present have the D90 and funds only allow me to look at the 300s as i need another, tell me please, im assuming that the 900 might not work fully with d90?
would this be good because i have an 18-200?
@dombower I use SB900 in TLL-BL mode, and sometimes it still burns pics almost white. My camera is D60, would that be a reason that it can’t meter so well. I bet D300s + Sb900 would work better due the size of metering. I use D60 area and spot metering mode. D60 focus spots are….too big… way too big in wildlife. I can send you few example pics if you want
@FinlandApollo thats a lot of questions. prt is taking lots of photos in a single exposure, you will only notice it if you have an exposrue for around a second or longer and you get yoru flash to go off during that. it will fire 2-10 tims depending on what hrtz you request. it has very few real world benefits. if your flash is burning out the image then you cant be using ttl.
How do I use SB-900 as a fill flash when I photograph birds? Flash often burns pics almost white. I use 400mm and SB900. Do you have recommendations how to use flash to get more light when shooting wildlife or just using it as a fill. And how does RPT mode difference from others? I see no difference, but I know it would flash many times in desired time. I can’t see any change in my pics, does it just work on cameras where FPS is higher than 5 or 7. For example D3 on DX crop mode 11 frames?
um. what is the song in the beginning. haha
lol at 3:36 a 32th of power haha
@stinkyhound @stinkyhound always shoot at f2.8 iso 6400, 1/8000th of a second flash on 1/245th of a power. gives brilliant pictures every time, inside our outside!
if you dont realise i am joking, then dont be taking photos at the wedding.