Comments on: Lighting Gear Week Q&A

By: marianne h

marianne h — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:23:20 +0000

NEED TO GET RAW FILES FROM A P6000 NIKON OPENED IN PE4—and worked on —PLEASE HELP—marianne h

By: marianne h

marianne h — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:20:04 +0000

got still PE 4 to work with—they say if one upgrades it will leave things out in the next edition—i really have enjoyed learning with it—please get me an answer to this—have been using canon products and now just thought i had to get something lighter- bought the P6000nikon—it will not let me open raw in PE4—-the canon raw are so easy to work on—ps got the PHOTOMIX and tried it even before i got-PRACTICAL HDRI BY JACK HOWARD—got the cool grunge-look—so – please fix my problem-marianne h–don’t own CS3—

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Nikon Flashes: SB-600 or SB-800? - MacTalk Forums — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:04:00 +0000

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By: david c. ayers

david c. ayers — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:56:52 +0000

Hi Scott,
I just bought your Digital Photography Book Vol. 2. It has some great tips.
I am trying to use a 580 EX and a 550 EX, to go wireless as you described.
The only thing I can’t figure out how to do is turn the 580EX off .I do not see an off selection above the word master when I turn the select dial. Is the procedure different with a 580EX?

Thanks, Dave

By: Shadowgolem

Shadowgolem — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:27:37 +0000

I use only SB-600s. I looked at the SB-800 and even borrowed one for a while but I just did not see the improvement to be worth 2x the $. With a D-300 and CLS from the on camera flash I have not missed having a SB-800. The extra features don’t really apply to the 2 light setups like I use. You can buy 2 SB-600s for the price of one SB-800. You get MUCH more light and flexibility for the $. I have been able, in every case, to simply move the flash and umbrella closer if I have needed more light so missing the extra stop of light from the SB-800 is not a problem for me. Finally it is extra weight to carry around and I don’t have an assistant to lug my bag for me so every extra ounce matters!

Anyway, now you know of at least one person who does not have a SB-800 or want one and does have a SB-600 instead.

By: James

James — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:02:03 +0000

Scott,

Thanks for the info! Quick question though. You mentioned that you still keep the PocketWizards for when you need to use the SB-800s when they are not “in line sight”… “(Though, I still have keep them for my SB-800s when I canâ€™t use line-of-site triggering)”… Do the SkyPorts have to be right in line in order for them to trigger? I checked their site and could not seem to find any information on this. They make it sound (even in your video post) as if you can pretty much have your lights set anywhere and these things will fire.

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:31:58 +0000

Scott- Did you ever figure out what boom arm you’re using with your stands?

By: Janice Threlkeld

Janice Threlkeld — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:58:43 +0000

Scott,
I don’t know how you do it all. Do you ever get any sleep? You’re incredible. Keep up the good work. You make photography fun.
Thanks for all you do,
Janice

By: Ryan B

Ryan B — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:58:33 +0000

Thanks Scott!

I really learned a lot this past week!

-Ryan B.

By: Harold Blouin

Harold Blouin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:01:55 +0000

Hey Scott

Thanks for all the info about lighting.
Are you going to do any Lightroom tours this year?
If so, what lighting equipment are you going to use?

Thanks

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:01:16 +0000

Excellent Q&A, thanks so much and keep up the good work!

By: TJ Asher

TJ Asher — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:36:56 +0000

Sean,

I concur with your assessment that the umbrella is backwards in the holder and the speedlight is pointing the wrong way.

The center of the umbrella should line up with the speedlight when properly set up.