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I got ahead of myself and forgot to ask these questions in my first
query. Several of the used 990s I've seen had broken battery compartment doors. Mine is OK and I want it to stay that way, so what breaks them? I have a Nikon SB-15 flash and wonder what it'll take to fit it to the 990? Or should I be looking for a 990 bracket and newer flash and if so does anyone have a good used one for sale? Or any other 90 accessories? 73 Hank WD5JFR |
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Henry Kolesnik wrote:
I got ahead of myself and forgot to ask these questions in my first query. Several of the used 990s I've seen had broken battery compartment doors. Mine is OK and I want it to stay that way, so what breaks them? I have a Nikon SB-15 flash and wonder what it'll take to fit it to the 990? Or should I be looking for a 990 bracket and newer flash and if so does anyone have a good used one for sale? Or any other 90 accessories? 73 Hank WD5JFR Mainly ham-handed users who subscribe to the "don't force it, get a bigger hammer" philosophy. Buying oversize batteries also may contribute. |
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"Henry Kolesnik" wrote Several of the used 990s I've seen had broken battery compartment doors. Mine is OK and I want it to stay that way, so what breaks them? I guess it is the spring pressure from the AA batteries. I have a 995 which uses a single EN-EL1 battery, and the door has never looked like breaking. As others have said, just be gentle. I have a Nikon SB-15 flash and wonder what it'll take to fit it to the 990? Or should I be looking for a 990 bracket and newer flash and if so does anyone have a good used one for sale? Or any other 90 accessories? Getting rare! I have one I bought S/H from eBay 3 years ago, and it accepts pretty much all Speedlights (mine is an SB26). You need the SK-E900 bracket because it includes the proprietary cable that fits the flash socket in the camera (note: as soon as you use it, you'll lose the little rubber cap that seals it - best to take it off and store it somewhere!) Someone is selling the brackets for $US70 (plus p&p)at the moment: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nikon-SK-E900...QQcmdZViewItem but you might be able to find them for less at one of the big online stores like B&H. Note that this seller says only compatible with SB-28/50 and 80DX guns, but like I say, I know it does work with earlier models. As to whether your camera works with your flash, my 995 doesn't like the SB-15, so you'd better check to see the 990 does. Paul |
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Wow, $70.00 for the bracket for the $75.00 950 doesn't make sense to
me.. I'll have to keep watching. I guess I'm going to have to learn about all the different Speedlights because I thought someone said my SB-15 would work. Oh well, thanks for all the answers.. -- 73 Hank WD5JFR "Paul Bartram" p.bartram AT OR NEAR mysoul.com.au wrote in message ... "Henry Kolesnik" wrote Several of the used 990s I've seen had broken battery compartment doors. Mine is OK and I want it to stay that way, so what breaks them? I guess it is the spring pressure from the AA batteries. I have a 995 which uses a single EN-EL1 battery, and the door has never looked like breaking. As others have said, just be gentle. I have a Nikon SB-15 flash and wonder what it'll take to fit it to the 990? Or should I be looking for a 990 bracket and newer flash and if so does anyone have a good used one for sale? Or any other 90 accessories? Getting rare! I have one I bought S/H from eBay 3 years ago, and it accepts pretty much all Speedlights (mine is an SB26). You need the SK-E900 bracket because it includes the proprietary cable that fits the flash socket in the camera (note: as soon as you use it, you'll lose the little rubber cap that seals it - best to take it off and store it somewhere!) Someone is selling the brackets for $US70 (plus p&p)at the moment: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nikon-SK-E900...QQcmdZViewItem but you might be able to find them for less at one of the big online stores like B&H. Note that this seller says only compatible with SB-28/50 and 80DX guns, but like I say, I know it does work with earlier models. As to whether your camera works with your flash, my 995 doesn't like the SB-15, so you'd better check to see the 990 does. Paul |
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"Henry Kolesnik" wrote Wow, $70.00 for the bracket for the $75.00 950 doesn't make sense to me.. I'll have to keep watching. Sadly, those brackets have always been pricey, because there is no alternative to the genuine Nikon item if you want to use a Speedlight and get any kind of connectivity (e.g., exposure control via the sensor on the pop-up flash on the 995, or on the body of the 990.) No cheap Chinese knock-offs available! I think I paid a total of $AU60 for my s/h one, including postage from America. The rrp in the local camera store here was $199 - and it would have had to be ordered in from Japan! I guess I'm going to have to learn about all the different Speedlights because I thought someone said my SB-15 would work. Oh well, thanks for all the answers.. It probably would. See http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read...opinion= 1289 where someone has tried it. An additional point: you can (in theory, and if you can find one) get just the ES900 flash adapter (the thing the flash shoe and cable connect to) and use a generic bracket. That would probably be a bit cheaper than buying the whole thing from Nikon. Paul |
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Paul
Thanks for the point to the Davis review. I see he used a SB-15 with an ES-900 but I can't find any info on the ES-900, what is it? I think I may have a line on a SK-E900 bracket, reasonable. Thanks -- 73 Hank WD5JFR "Paul Bartram" p.bartram AT OR NEAR mysoul.com.au wrote in message ... "Henry Kolesnik" wrote Wow, $70.00 for the bracket for the $75.00 950 doesn't make sense to me.. I'll have to keep watching. Sadly, those brackets have always been pricey, because there is no alternative to the genuine Nikon item if you want to use a Speedlight and get any kind of connectivity (e.g., exposure control via the sensor on the pop-up flash on the 995, or on the body of the 990.) No cheap Chinese knock-offs available! I think I paid a total of $AU60 for my s/h one, including postage from America. The rrp in the local camera store here was $199 - and it would have had to be ordered in from Japan! I guess I'm going to have to learn about all the different Speedlights because I thought someone said my SB-15 would work. Oh well, thanks for all the answers.. It probably would. See http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read...opinion= 1289 where someone has tried it. An additional point: you can (in theory, and if you can find one) get just the ES900 flash adapter (the thing the flash shoe and cable connect to) and use a generic bracket. That would probably be a bit cheaper than buying the whole thing from Nikon. Paul |
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Thanks for the site, very interesting.. Hank wrote in message ... On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:32:25 -0500, in rec.photo.digital "Henry Kolesnik" wrote: Paul Thanks for the point to the Davis review. I see he used a SB-15 with an ES-900 but I can't find any info on the ES-900, what is it? I think I may have a line on a SK-E900 bracket, reasonable. Thanks An old site you might find useful info on is: http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/990/ |
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wrote in message An old site you might find useful info on is: http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/990/ I've got the 995 version of that, and it is indeed useful. I like that he warns you which links will clog up a dial-up connection, one of my favourite grumbles. But don't you just hate people who use blink tags in their web pages? Paul |
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"Henry Kolesnik" wrote Thanks for the point to the Davis review. I see he used a SB-15 with an ES-900 but I can't find any info on the ES-900, what is it? Actually the AS-E900. Still available: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...h_Adapter.html Here's mine, attached to the genuine Nikon bracket, but you could use any bracket that is the right shape and has a slot so you can adjust the position of the flash relative to the camera. With a Lumiquest hood on the gun, the whole outfit looks pretty good, and the relatively large offset of the flash eliminates red-eye. http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64...r/DSCN3713.jpg Paul |
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On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:14:12 -0500, "Henry Kolesnik"
wrote: I got ahead of myself and forgot to ask these questions in my first query. Several of the used 990s I've seen had broken battery compartment doors. Mine is OK and I want it to stay that way, so what breaks them? I have a Nikon SB-15 flash and wonder what it'll take to fit it to the 990? Or should I be looking for a 990 bracket and newer flash and if so does anyone have a good used one for sale? Or any other 90 accessories? 73 Hank WD5JFR A little late in catching up on posts up here, so this may be too late to be of help. But, I have a possible different slant for you to consider. (Being the owner of a 950 and two 995's with lots of years using them.) Since you already have the Nikon SB-15 flash, why not try using it as a slave flash to the flash built into the camera itself? I don't know anything about the SB-15, but I had an old (35 years ago) flash of an unknown brand that I disassembled, repackaged and wired up a thyristor trigger to fire it as a slave. This gives me the flexibility of taking a flash shot from a greater distance than any on-board flash can work effectively. I just set this slave up close to the subject, aim the optical sensor towards me and the camera, and get good fill flash. Please don't ask me for the trigger circuit, I built it too many years ago and no longer have the circuit, but it may be available somewhere. 73 Olin McDaniel, W4PFZ To reply by email, please remove "abcd" from Return address ----------------------------------------------------- "Ignorance is treatable, Stupidity is incurable. Sometimes the difference is hardly distinguishable, however." |
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