Today I received a couple of SB-400 flashguns that I ordered a few days ago. These little guys are absolutely awesome. First of all the SB400 is very small. It can easily slip into a side pouch, coat pocket, and even your jeans if you need to quickly offload the flash. It mounts onto the D200 and my D70s just like the SB-800. There is an on/off switch and a ready light on the back. The flash on the front can be tilted up to bounce the flash which is again absolutely awesome. I took some quick shots with the D200 around the room and it worked perfectly.

The little unit takes two batteries and I currently am using my PowerEX 2700s just fine. In my opinion this flash works much better than the onboard camera flash. It also is extremely easy to carry on and mount anytime when you need something on the go. I shot using the camera in manual mode just fine and I really like how lightweight and small this thing is. Furthermore, I can attach an SC-29 that I have and use it off camera, which is probably the best thing to do when shooting in portrait mode. This is probably one of the two biggest drawbacks of the SB-400. When shooting in portrait mode it does not swivel up or down. You are stuck shooting with it on the side. However, it is light and small enough to shoot off camera with ease in my opinion. The other drawback is that you can’t use this as part of the CLS system. In otherwords, it can’t be triggered or shot wirelessly.

I feel the SB-400 is a real gem for those events or times around the house when you need a nice fill flash. For that, I feel the SB-400 will get a ton of use for me. A 100 bucks for the SB-400 isn’t bad either. Also as a street shooter, I find the SB-400 will probably work rather well too. I’m looking forward to working with it quite a bit this spring and summer.

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