Sb80dx

[Topngu]

Any one used sb80dx with S2 yet?is it 100% compatable?
i have "fee" message...:confused:
Also if some one out there has experience outdoor,cold...
with S2...? Canadian...guys...geese...:p

[kai]

am using the sb80dx and a sunpak pz4000 with no problems at all.. :)

[bigkid]

I also am using the Sb80dx it seems to be work fine with the S2.

Allen:) :)

[Tribal69]

Is it possible to flash at a higher shutter speed than 1/125s?
For me it is very important because I shoot lots of sports and action!

Take care,

Tribal69

[memobug]

Whenever you have a flash in the hotshoe the s2 will top out at 1/125 as a maximum shutter speed, even in Manual exposure mode. If you go to an off-camera flash, you can use a slightly faster shutter, but you lose ttl, and the flash will vignette by 1/200 as you catch the curtains in motion.

If you want to stop motion, you could try a smaller aperture, where the higher intensity and short duration of the flash will outweigh the ambient exposure (if you have enough power!)

Metz has a couple new flashes that fire multiple times during the exposure to allow faster shutter sync, but I've never tried them, and I don't know if S2 will support their use. You can read more on the metz website.

Regards,

Matt

[ali]

I shoot a lot of events where people move around. I find myself playing with the flash levels all the time. I have a problem keeping close subjects from getting overexposed when using my 80DX with large aperture wide lenses eventhough each subject was metered by the camera and flash. This is even more serious when my subjects are lighted by video camera lighting.

[Joe Peoples]

<<I shoot a lot of events where people move around. I find myself playing with the flash levels all the time. I have a problem keeping close subjects from getting overexposed when using my 80DX with large aperture wide lenses eventhough each subject was metered by the camera and flash. This is even more serious when my subjects are lighted by video camera lighting.>>

As I said in another thread, I've just about given up on TTL on the S2, opting for flash on Auto/Slow, Camera on Manual and dialing in flavor via aperture and shutter speed. I shot 800 photos at an event last weekend and the exposures were very consistent. I tried my newly-acquired Sb-80 on TTL, thinking it would outperform the sb-28, and switched to Auto after the first (overexposed) trip of the shutter.

[memobug]

I wonder sometimes if the camera is simply unable to quench the flash soon enough, because the overexposure problem seems worse as ISO increases. If you get a light modifier on there (just to burn off 1.5-2 stops of light, and or use ISO 100, the results seem qualitatively better, but it needs some controlled testing.

Regards,

Matt

[teski]

Flash is not recommended from 400 on up on the S2 as the TTL doesn't do the job at that point. You'd have to do manual work from there.

Teski

[memobug]

Whose recommendations are these? They seem inconsistent with the S2Pro manual (http://www.s2pro.com/downloads/file1_348.pdf), which talks using TTL mode over the range of ISO 100 to 400 (page 68 Notes on TTL, Flash usage with ISO Sensitivity Linked Settings).

Regards,

Matt

Originally posted by teski
Flash is not recommended from 400 on up on the S2 as the TTL doesn't do the job at that point. You'd have to do manual work from there.

Teski

[teski]

Should have said above 400.

Teski

[DaveNJ]

Can Canon ST-E2 be used with the SB flash or do you need Nikon IR wireless ?

[ali]

ftp://ftp.nikon-euro.com/download/SB80DX/SB-80DX_en-01.pdf

[Topngu]

Davenj
you can use any flash for wireless slave...you may have to set
in Man mode on flash to be slaved then SB on top hot shoe S2
with A or TTL mode....try out let us know...

[Polarpics]

I use this combo often indoors and out. As for cold weather shooting its fine. Just keep feeding it warm batteries. I shoot in the Northwest Territories and have used it (SB80DX)for fill flash in temps as low as 15. I have not used it in the really cold stuff like the last two weeks. Today it's warmed up to -31 and the wind chill is only equivalent to -37.

I just re-read your question. The S2 works well in the extreme cold. At or around -35 I get about 20 minutes out of a tray of fresh 1800/2000 mah Nimh and keep swapping battery trays. 1 set stays under my parka and gets rotated as required. I use a MB-16 grip. There are not as many moving parts in a digital SLR to freeze up. This picture was taken with a tripod mounted, S2, Nikon 20mm/f2.8 lens and the temp was about -37 with a wind chill of about -46 degrees.

Have fun and freeze your butt. 8-))