Single 28-300mm when travelling for me.

Oh noess!!! Sorry for your loss... but...

1.) buy a metal mount flash. That means no 3rd party crap. I've dropped my camera and heavy lens and flash so many times, bumped here and there. Still working as though they're new, even though they don't look new. Metal body + metal lens + metal hotshoe = WIN.

2.) buy a proper bag, don't use that sorry excuse of a bag nikon/canon gives. Again, I bought one thinktank bag... used it for 3+ years already. The zippers still feel new, the straps and buckles are still solid as ever, though inside the bag is all yellowed and worn out, and the foam and velcro all busted.

A little investment up front is usually more worthwhile.

Sad to say, but crumpler is a fashion toy bag... Its not a workhorse bag...

SC for the hotshoe? I dunno... But I know people with experience with Nissin is that its not replaceable, even if you're willing to pay. So... new speedlight! Might I suggest the nice, new SB700?

I stand by my Thinktank(UD35v1) and my old Lowepro(Off Trail 1). Trashed, travelled round the world. On a river whitewater rafting, into the sea (yes, dropped into the sea, but luckily not much water went inside and everything survived), mud, desert sandstorm, savannah safari, arctic snowstorm, into caves, up to the mountaintops and they're still working fine.

A more friendly, casual photo encounter.


Hello Kitty!!!

600/4 and a TC-20EIII on D300s will give you 1800mm

In any other country, you'd bring the bag back to nikon, they'd replace it, your camera and flash, and then issue a product recall because obviously its a product failure. In our beloved country... you suffer and buy a new flash... And many other people will suffer the same fate. Sad isn't it?

I don't think so... Its lighter and more powerful. You do however get commander mode, and easier to use controls. I'd say a true upgrade will be to SB900 and SB700 more of a side-grade since you win some but lose some as well.

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Added on December 27, 2010, 12:20 amI pick up my setup by the lenses and flash as well. Thats why... metal metal metal!!! Can't stress enough on the need for metal stuff.

This post has been edited by adriancs: Dec 27 2010, 12:20 AM

@eddy your body no commander mode? Uh... if not... then yes the SB700 would make for a nice upgrade. But get an extra unit, don't sell your SB600. The SB600 can be used in CLS as a slave unit.

Uh... the plastic mount alone makes it not "worth it". All the other specs are irrelevant if you can't mount your flash on your camera.

I've personally seen more broken mounts than I'd like to.

IMHO SB800 was the "perfect" flash from Nikon. Even the SB900 is a downgrade if you ask me. Heavier, more expensive and less power.

Yea, you'd use the pop up flash to "trigger" the rest of your setup. You can set your pop up flash to be trigger only and not have any effects on the subject.

I bought eneloops RM45 for 4 in Pg. And I use Sanyo's 2hr fast charger. Even if the batts die after 6mths or a year so what? Just buy a new set la. I've no time to babysit them overnight.

Sanyo's eneloop charger doesnt come with reconditioner?? My Sanyo non eneloop charger does...

It could be that your batts are old and high internal resistance, hence the heat, and if your charger doesnt have a temperature controlled auto cutoff, they'll overheat. After charging does your batts run flat very fast, like they cant hold charge? If so, its time to get a new set of fresh batteries.

Be careful they might on fire if no cutoff...

NiMH cells hv memory effect. If you dont run down your cells everytime before you charge, eventually they lose the ability to hold charge. A reconditioning charger first drains all the charge from the cell, usually done overnight, before slow charging it back to full.

I usually do that once every month or two when I charge my cells.

@KTCY is there a button on the side that says refresh?? Press and hold it for 3-5secs with your batts loaded and it will go into refresh cycle.

What do you mean by creeping? If its zoom creeping as in your lens gets an erection all by itself, then yes its normal.

If you're seeing camera shake while mounted on tripod, then no, thats bad. You have a crap tripod.

To check, extend your zoom to max zoom, then look thru the viewfinder. Then tap on the end of your lens or lens hood. If you see movement thru the viewfinder, then that means that shaking will come up in your photos. Get a better tripod and head.

Means ur ball head cant really take d weight...