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longn614 wrote:
Is there a significant difference in flash power between the sb600 and the sb800? I'm contemplating whether or not I should get the sb800 instead of the sb600 now..
The power difference is marginal, particularly when you compare the difference between, say, a 200w-s and 400 w-s strobe. However, if you're using light modifiers with these little hotshoe flashes, like umbrellas or small softboxes, then you want every ounce of power that you can get.
For me, the more substantive advantages of the SB-800 are, as Avi noted, the ability to command remote flashes and the SU-4 mode (allows me to slave the SB-800 with one of my Elinchrom strobes). The PC sync port is great too. Gels and bounce domes are cheap, but getting a set with the SB-800 does add a little extra value.
~Ted
Edited on Jul 13, 2008 at 06:37 PM
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