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Separate. Gotta buy the charger too. Look for the highest MAh AAs you can find. I would go with 1900 and up. I keep 4 sets of 4.
revaaron said:
so... does it come with rechargables?
or do you have to buy those separate?
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-mike
 
Main need for that "swivel" is when taking vertical (portrait) shots. If I want to bounce off the ceiling, the tilt of a SB50dx won't do it.
Barry said:
Don't be afraid to get the SB-50DX. After the D100 body and the
beautiful 17-35 AF-S lens I didn't want to pay for the SB-80. Now
I love my SB-50DX. After using re-chargeables for years I very
happy with the (expensive, yes) batteries. I can leave them in the
flash and carry a spare set and they don't discharge over time
(noticeably). I get hundreds of shots per set. Once I studied and
practiced and read the By Thom book on the D100, I shot my
daughter's wedding. Super results!

The 50 has slightly less power than the 80 - I don't miss it.
The 50 doesn't zoom as far as the 80 - I'm a wide angle user
primarily.
The 50 doesn't swivel like the 80 - the tilt is enough for me.
I prefer the batteries because of their absolute reliability with
no fuss.

Barry
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DaveA
 
I just bought one of those sb80dx's from HOTBuys in New York. Used Buy it now to get it for around 290 including shipping. I got it Monday. I have taken a few pics just to try it out. I still don't know all about the flash. But read this:

The flashes they sell are Grey Market. Good price but Grey Market. I emailed them before I bought and they, a guy named Sol, said that they warrent them for a year themselves. When I got the unit, I didnt' get any warrenty card or but I did get a list of NIKON repair shops. I guess I willl hope it stays together. The Manuel was in English and I didn't see any discrepencies anywhere. It Seems to work pretty well.

This was done using the 90degree bounce and using the attached pull out white card.


revaaron said:
searching for "buy it"s on ebay

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&query=nikon+sb+80&cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&ht=1&from=R10&currdisp=2&itemtimedisp=1&st=2&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&BasicSearch=

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&query=nikon+sb+28+dx&cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&ht=1&from=R10&currdisp=2&itemtimedisp=1&st=2&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&BasicSearch=
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I was also looking at the compare list of "can"s and "can't"s for the two flashes...

I figure I'll go with the sb80dx as I'm sure that at some point, I'll out grow the sb50dx and will want the sb80dx anyhow.

tough to justify $300 for a flash...
can't I just tape a mag-light to my camera cops style?
 
i heard about this one where you electric tape a bulb to the hot-shoe, run a cable to your uni-cycle and use pedal power. The only drawback is that you are required to wear a jean skirt, and people are always trying to look up it while you are riding...
revaaron said:
I was also looking at the compare list of "can"s and "can't"s for
the two flashes...
I figure I'll go with the sb80dx as I'm sure that at some point,
I'll out grow the sb50dx and will want the sb80dx anyhow.

tough to justify $300 for a flash...
can't I just tape a mag-light to my camera cops style?
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-mike
 
Moon said:
i heard about this one where you electric tape a bulb to the
hot-shoe, run a cable to your uni-cycle and use pedal power. The
only drawback is that you are required to wear a jean skirt, and
people are always trying to look up it while you are riding...
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I don't get it.. where's the drawback there?
oh..oh... I get it, the flashes from the onlookers taking pictures.
got it.
 
Go wih the sb-80dx. Buy it befor the 1st of April from an authorized Nikon dealer and get the $30 rebate that will make it the same price as on ebay grey market. I just took the pludge for a new sb80 2 days ago. The nice thing with the sb-80 is you can get lots of different external power unit for it. It also gives you lots of creative abiltiy with exposure compensations and the swivel and tilt head. Not to mention the awsome hotshoe on the sb-80.

J Mowry
revaaron said:
revaaron said:
One of the major drawbacks of the SB-50DX is that it's not using
standard AA batteries, but the expensive disposable CRs which is
about $5 a set. The 'cheap' $130 unit can cost you undreds more $$$
a year if you use it frequently. Only for that reason I am thinking
about the SB-80DX (or a used 28DX).
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what!?! that sounds almost criminal!
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