SB-900 Question

[Nataru]

Dear thread viewers,

I've got my SB-900 last year but only recently I learn about flash photography. I want to ask, how do you adjust the zoom when the diffuser is attached on SB900? I can adjust it easily, when the diffuser is not attached, but not when the diffuser is attached. It is not in the manual..:dunno: Regardless what mode is it on, be it M or TTL I still cant adjust it. The zoom seems to be locked at 14mm.

Thanks and Have a nice day..

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

Dear thread viewers,

I've got my SB-900 last year but only recently I learn about flash photography. I want to ask, how do you adjust the zoom when the diffuser is attached on SB900? I can adjust it easily, when the diffuser is not attached, but not when the diffuser is attached. It is not in the manual..:dunno: Regardless what mode is it on, be it M or TTL I still cant adjust it. The zoom seems to be locked at 14mm.

Thanks and Have a nice day..

Diffuser is attached?
Do you mean when you pull out the built-in wide-angle diffuser?
There is a micro-switch which is activated once you pull out the diffuser, thus you get a zoom value of 14mm, since that is what the diffuser is designed to do.

If you ATTACH a diffuser, as you claim to have done, and the flash auto-detects and goes to 14mm, your SB900 is darn high-tech!

 

[glengoh]

With the diffuser attached, it override all the other zoom settings! Using the zoom flash together with the diffuser on will negate the zoom effect anyway!

 

[TheChef]

Dear thread viewers,

I've got my SB-900 last year but only recently I learn about flash photography. I want to ask, how do you adjust the zoom when the diffuser is attached on SB900? I can adjust it easily, when the diffuser is not attached, but not when the diffuser is attached. It is not in the manual..:dunno: Regardless what mode is it on, be it M or TTL I still cant adjust it. The zoom seems to be locked at 14mm.

Thanks and Have a nice day..

This is normal bro.

 

[Override2Zion]

The purpose for the diffuser is to diffuse light, thats why your SB900 opens up the throw angle to widest when you have the diffuser on.

 

[catchlights]

you can change the zoom head setting if you willing to mod your diffuser,
very simple, just drill a hole on your diffuser, so the latch will not detect the diffuser when it is attached.

 

[Nataru]

Ohh..alrite..thanks everyone for the reply..