Nikon SB-28: The Last Great Film Camera Flash?

[ic-racer]

F6 works great in TTL/Matrix with SB-28. In fact when my new F6 arrived in the mail a while back, it was dark and my first exposures were with the flash.

iTTL lets the F6 expose with flash up to 1/8000. In those cases, probably there is plenty of ambient light too, so the image can be over exposed (flash exposure plus ambient exposure) so, according to Nikon, the iTTL can 'balance' the exposure.

To do that 'balance' the flash needs to pre-fire. This, of course, will confound one's ability to use optical slaves. So the next 'feature' of iTTL is the requirement for radio triggering of remote flashes.

 

[darkroommike]

I have a SB-50DX that I use with my 8008s. Works a treat, smaller size. Downside is the goofy battery it uses. The SB-28 was very popular with the pros shooting the F4, F5 hard to find an example that is not beat to heck.

 

[ic-racer]

I have a SB-50DX that I use with my 8008s. Works a treat, smaller size. Downside is the goofy battery it uses. The SB-28 was very popular with the pros shooting the F4, F5 hard to find an example that is not beat to heck.

Yes! I was hoodwinked by my first SB-28 purchase. It was advertized with the original box and papers. However, they put a beat up unit in the box.

My second SB-28 was mint on the outside, but had a fault. The little pressure switch inside for the flip-out lens was installed crooked from the factory. I was able to un-dimple it and re-assemble so it works like new! It was tricky to hold it in place and get the screw in. Someone messed up a little at work that day.