Nikon SB-900 Vs SB-800 (Flash comparison)

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Quick video showing the difference in power and recycling performance of the nikon sb-900 and sb-800 flashes.
Photos taken with the nikon D300 and Nikon 10.5mm f2.8 fish eye lens

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[Lov3fm]

why is there no tutorials on youtube on how to setup the sb900 ??

[dombower]

@Lov3fm head to my blog i have a lot of videos there, but what do you require in regarding setting up?

[matsas16193]

Does the sb 800 also works on the commander mode?

[dombower]

@matsas16193 yes it does

[Lumixster]

Hi, just wanted to, you seem very experienced with SB-800, I have just bought one and first time i used it with D300s, flash goes off lightly 3 times n real flash burst happens aftet that...I hope I have i explained myself, flash goes off 1 2 3....in a quick mode n real flash burst happens...how can i stop that 1 2 3 n just have 1 flash happen? what am I doing wrong?

[dombower]

@Lumixster have you got red eye reduction on???

read your instruction manual for help

[roadshowautosports]

@dombower Hi, thanks for the video. Basically, the other gentleman's question is the same as mine. I'd like to see real world use and application set up all the auto/manual and wireless of these flashes. SB600 cannot be master, right? Could the SB800 or 900? How to use them altogether? Examples? I'm selling a 580EX II canon flash to buy a SB800 or 900, should I? what do you suggest? selling it because don't know how to manually use it. I own a SB600/D5000. tnx

[keon001]

SB900 GN is small then SB800.

[geati6783]

i can flash about 10 times in a row without getting that refresh-beep O_o

[lvspaul]

if you put the sb 800 external battery pack it will load faster than SB 900

[Yoyome52]

Great job !!

[Ozkar1337]

im really sorry but im a totall noob but i was wondering if u could use the flash when filming? if u cant what is it that i should use? so i can light up the face or the body when shooting at night

[Zacherius8]

Very interesting. Thanks, I am looking for a flash for my D7000 and vids like this make my choice a fair bit easier. Thanks again...

[butoias20072007]

Nice, thanks for the video :). Did the SB-900 starts to warm up after several burst? because I heart about overtheating problem and termic protection ? Is a Sb800 better on this overheating ?

[photobytim]

@SwoosS What I am doing is using the SB-900 as a fill light and using my SB-800 with the Stofen

Omnibounce as a main light -- you can shoot with the SB-800 all day long without overheating on rechargeables without any issues. SB-900 has better specs, but SB-800 is rugged and reliable. I will

buy come Duracell 1.5v's next time and see how it goes.

[SwoosS]

@photobytim the overheating is related to iTTL full power and/or type of batteries. I would suggest using Duracell coppertop 1.5v rather than rechargeable 1.2v batteries. you will find this resolves your issue. "SB-900 Rules"