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Nikon SB-910 VS SB-900 Overheat Contest

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Nikon SB-910 VS SB-900 Overheat Contest - 02-14-2012, 02:48 PM


Nikon SB-910 Vs. Nikon SB-900: Speedlight Overheat Test by Cary Jordan | Nikon Rumors

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02-14-2012, 03:43 PM


Thanks David,

This does answer questions.
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02-14-2012, 03:52 PM


I thought it was helpful. I had read about the differences between the two but the video illustrated them better IMO.

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I have 3 SB900's and at full power I only get 21 flashes before they all "take a smoke break :)" I don't know how he got 50!
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02-15-2012, 10:43 PM


I saw this and read on it earlier.

Kinda neat how they updated the 910 to jump to a lower power when it reaches the heat level.

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02-16-2012, 11:15 AM


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I have 3 SB900's and at full power I only get 21 flashes before they all "take a smoke break :)" I don't know how he got 50!
That's insane! I guess that's not too much of an issue if you do studio work. Even then I bet it can get really annoying.

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That's insane! I guess that's not too much of an issue if you do studio work. Even then I bet it can get really annoying.
Yup indeed, but truth be told I usually dont need to fire 21 full power flashes non stop, obviously using lower power will extend that significantly, using external battery packs also reduces overheating. Anyhow I moved to Quantum as my main lights for field work with the SB900s as fill.
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02-17-2012, 11:27 AM


I still don't understand why Nikon just let this go myself. Sure there is an overheat protection that doesn't do an even photog any good in the field unless they are carrying enough lights that they can just let others cool off.
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02-17-2012, 11:30 AM


It didn't seem like the flashes were allowed to fully recycle in the test. Maybe they did, but it wasn't obvious.

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