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14 April 2011
Professional-grade camera at a great price!
1 of 1 found this helpful I recently purchased one of these cameras with the MB-10 grip and MF-26 data back, and so far I am very pleased! Though I have yet to develop any film shot with my perticular camera I doubt I will have any issues. The MB-10 gives the camera a nice, solid feel and makes vertical shooting much easier. The command wheel system takes a little getting used to, but overall is easier to use than the menu systems on today's (consumer) digital cameras.
Be aware that the rubber backing on both the MB-26 and the standard film plane back are prone to peeling (this is a design flaw/manufacturing issue on Nikon's part) and can't be used to visually judge the condition of the rest of the camera.
Overall this camera has the "look and feel" of a professional unit (though it's not built for the rigors of day in/day out professional use). It has by far and away most of the features of a true pro model. Unlike the true pro models most of the camera body is plastic (likely PC/ABS alloy); nevertheless the critical components are metal: The front film plane/camera frame are solid aluminum or magnesium, and the lens mount is stainless steel.
Overall this is a very solid camera; and more than suitable for an amateur wanting a professional camera, but without the professional price.
30 May 2011
It's a real Nikon speedlight for a great price, with very few "gotchas."
1 of 1 found this helpful I purchased this flash unit mainly to use as a TTL flash to go with my Nikon N90s film camera, but also as a non-TTL auto flash for use on my Lumix DMC-FZ30.
The double flash head is a very clever idea, allowing one to bounce the main flash and still have some on-axis fill. Also good is the PC jack built into the AS-9 control foot. It's purpose is for using the flash off-camera, but can also be used to daisy-chain a second flash or a radio transmitter while the flash is on-camera!
About the only "Gotcha" in my opinion is the lack of manual power ratio control. There are only two settings: Full-blast and 1/16 in the "Motor Drive" mode. Really this doesn't come as a surprise to me, as it's my understanding that when this flash was made only Sunpak flashes had manual power-ratio control out of the box.
Of course the flip-side of that "gotcha" is that since the lack of power ratio control makes this flash less useful for "Strobist" style photography there may well be less competition for these flashes, keeping the prices lower.
Adding it all up: Sure it's missing some of the fancy features of newer Nikon flashes. The exact details here are very dependent on your camera/flash/lens combo; the main feature missing is the ability to fire a pre-flash. Read your camera manual for the exact details...
For on-camera TTL flash (or off-camera TTL with an appropriate TTL cord) it's great, and will work with pretty much any Nikon camera. Just don't get it confused with the SB-16A, which only fits a handful of older cameras...