older off-camera flash? (sb-24, sb-26)

[thebeing]

hey, guys!
i really gotta get an off-camera flash...and i can't afford not even the sb-600 now. So, my question is to you, nikon users...would you use an older speedlight? like the sb-24, sb-26? anyone has any experience with these on digital SLRs?
I own a d70...and i am curios if the commander function for the pop-up flash will work with these older speedlights.

thanx in advance!

[Eero Makela]

The cheapest way would be to get a sync cord. Not sure if D70 has a flash sync connection. if no sync connector on D70 You can get and optical slave for the external flash and then have the D70 flash trigger it.

[cyclohexane]

I own a d70...and i am curios if the commander function for the pop-up flash will work with these older speedlights.

Nope.

But, if you get a peanut slave and set the pop-up flash to manual, you can trigger it that way.

[thebeing]

Originally Posted by cyclohexane

Nope.

But, if you get a peanut slave and set the pop-up flash to manual, you can trigger it that way.

...and how much would that cost?

[cyclohexane]

Originally Posted by thebeing

...and how much would that cost?

$25-110 USD, depending on quality, range, features. A typical one is $25-35.

[thebeing]

hm...i saw some sb-24 on ebay (of course, SH) at about 120-130$ (shipping included). A "peanut slave" - 30 + about 20-30 shipping charge = almost 200$... if i'd get a brand new sb-600 it'll be around 240$... that shouldn't be a difficult choice. sb-600, new.

...other opinions?

[Eero Makela]

Originally Posted by thebeing

hm...i saw some sb-24 on ebay (of course, SH) at about 120-130$ (shipping included). A "peanut slave" - 30 + about 20-30 shipping charge = almost 200$... if i'd get a brand new sb-600 it'll be around 240$... that shouldn't be a difficult choice. sb-600, new.

...other opinions?

I would for sure pick the SB600 as it has other features that the SB24 never had.

Nikon SB-600 SB600

Also you can then build from there...

http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/...hts/SB-600.pdf

[thekorn]

Originally Posted by thebeing

i really gotta get an off-camera flash...and i can't afford not even the sb-600 now. So, my question is to you, nikon users...would you use an older speedlight? like the sb-24, sb-26? anyone has any experience with these on digital SLRs?

I have both an SB-800 and an SB-28. (Wow, talk about opposite ends of the spectrum!) As far as you're concerned, you should think of anything less than an sb-600 as more-or-less a completely manual flash. You can set the flash so that it'll guess how much light based on what the flash 'sees', but that's hit or miss IMHO. i-TTL is not an option on the pre-600 flashes.

How I use mine is I have an off camera cord hooked to the sb-800 for the front light, then I manually set the sb-28 for either fill or background illumination and hook it via a cord to the sb-800. Works pretty well, though it's obviously a corded solution. (But it's cheap! )