kris_m. Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 <p>I currently shoot weddings and need a reliable speedlight. Both my SB800 and my DHs SB800 died on us. Becoming seriously unreliable at the time we needed it the most.<br> My DH replaced his SB800 with the 900 and he hates it. Not only being extremely noisy compared to the 800 but the overheating issue is too much to deal with. There has been many times his flash has overheated at the worst possible moments during the event. <br> Luckily we still have our SB600 to fall back on! I was looking at replacing my speedlight with a third party flash like the Sigma or anything that might be more reliable than the SB900. The slave feature is not so important to me. <br> I would love some feedback like does anyone use a speedlight other than the SB-900 and what are the pros and cons regarding it. Unfortunately I do not have much time on this...my flash just quit and I have a New Year's Eve wedding to photograph! Thanks so much for your input. <br> Kris</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 <p>Have you upgaded the firmware on that SB-900, to deal with the overly protective thermal protection situation?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris_m. Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 <p>Not yet, however I did read on many blogs from people who did the firmware update and it didn't help their situation, it was still overheating. <br> I guess that is why I am so unsure as to what I should buy.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris_m. Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 <p>Sorry...posted it twice</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 <p>Metz System Flash units might be an alternative - this is the most powerful one (there are two smaller units available too); each should be "fully compatible" with Nikon i-TTL http://www.metz.de/en/photo-electronics/mecablitz-models/system-flash-units/mecablitz-58-af-1-digital/product-information.html<br> Then there is of course the Quantum Trio - or similar flashes http://www.qtm.com/?page=3210&qmode=c</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_k. Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 <p>On Nikon SB-900 you can cancel automatic overheat shut-off. This is what I did and there is still an overheat icon on lcd to warn me about the temperature. No problems since.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris_m. Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 <p>Thanks for the input! </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_smith2 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 <p>FWIW, I have read that using an external battery pack with the SB-900 alleviates the overheating issue. I have the SD-8A that I use with my SB-800, works like a champ. I will probably be getting the SB-900 this spring and I am ready with the pack.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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