play2 with the white balance.. use manual.. trial-error, since u have plenty of time right?

nice.. nicer if u apply rules of third.. get closer with the subject.. just my opinion

Welcome but I'm not sifu.

adjust the white balance would be fine

what should i go for ?
lens first or flash gun first ?

SB-900

The standard answer will be buy flashgun first. I think this is true in the film days. During that time, most film cameras rarely have built in flash. Furthermore, once you decide on the film ISO, youre stuck with it for the whole roll ... unless you push. If you push, then its for the whole roll. Then if you push, the picture come back all grainy one.

With digital, you have a lot more flexibility. You can push to ISO 1600 for a single shot. The next shot can bring back down to 200. Most entry level DSLR also have built in flash. Then you can review on the spot how your flash pic turns out. Can try different camera/flash setting to get what you want.

In addition to this, now you can take several shots and post process i.e. vertorama, HDR etc etc.

So you have so many more options now. But given all these arguments, most people still end up buying the SB-900. Maybe Nikon put some nice smelling hallucinogenic chemical compound on the SB-900 box, I dunno.

depend on what he wants to shoot.. i dont know if he can bounce using built in flash..

built in flash cn bounce back ?
i am using D60,i mostly shoot for event and landscape

Ok then ... get the SB-900 and be done with it.

cannot go closer.... that the limit i think, if to close, it blur...and also hard to get it.... because need to hold and balanced my body.... anyway thanx

lol . any cheaper ? liek what 622 or sb600 ?
so mean i get flash then lens .

This post has been edited by tun: Sep 14 2009, 08:49 PM

set WB to flash, then your pic will turn out warm (usually la )

Nissin Di866 (can get at RM900 or less )

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Sep 14 2009, 09:11 PM

Nissin Di866 ar,is it form nikon 1 ?
it price almost same with sb600,got what different ?

as said, 'Nissin' Di866
the brand is Nissin, 3rd party brand la...
VERY big difference from SB600 lor
Di866 is as powerful and as good as SB900, some say better
but its low price is due to it is 3rd party brand
if u wan performance of SB900 but cant afford it, go for Di866
if u dun trust 3rd party brand, then go for SB600...

Di866 got any disadvantaGE ? or got any review form here ?

I'm still stuck between the SB-600 and the Di866... my budget is arround these speedlites. Any place with good Di866 pricing? I'd like to go try for myself before I decide

looking for ur 2nd flash?

i heard this from another forum
someone got Di866 at RM870 from leos.com @ Ampang Park (cheapest i heard so far)
u can get SB600 at RM700 from Foto Selangor @ Pertama Complex

his old SB-28DX cant work on new DSLRs i think?

add me as D40x user. thanks

for event shooting,i prefer using SB-900 with battery pack since its much faster than SB-600.
does Di866 can become slave flash for SB-900?

Owh i see... I was at Ampang Park the other day, I couldn't find leos.com... then I read online it was at 1st floor

Btw yeah despite being similar to the SB-800, the SB-80dx doesn't TTL with digital cameras, so looking for something dat's more compatible

Do the SB-600 and Di866 have battery packs too?