Which 3rd party flash is good & reliable for use on D90?

[elcap]

lolz... so is metz flash worth the investment? or i shld stick to nikon cls flash?

I previously was using Nikon SLR, now I am using Sony DSLR but the flash is the same. Metz 54mz4. The flash still works well. Just that I need to change the adaptor for the flash from Nikon to Sony.

 

[smile_gerard]

I was told by the seller in mass sales thread that the Nissin DI866 will work with cls... I've never personally seen it so i won't know for sure.

 

[NeTHaCk]

I was told by the seller in mass sales thread that the Nissin DI866 will work with cls... I've never personally seen it so i won't know for sure.

the di866 is a high end flash .. something on par with sb800/900 . the di622 is around the sb-600 range.

if you wanan get the metz @ $360, the SB-600 should be around that price too , and the sb600 can be used as slave for CLS with the D90 onboard flash as commander mode.

im looking at the di866 too.. but until ive gotten a positive review.. im saving up first

 

[bubbagump]

agree on that. Just buy a house brand one. The first flash will teach you alot about the dfferent things in flash and techniques possibilities. After that, you will be able to make a informed choice on the other units say u r going into strobing.

 

[smile_gerard]

the di866 is a high end flash .. something on par with sb800/900 . the di622 is around the sb-600 range.

if you wanan get the metz @ $360, the SB-600 should be around that price too , and the sb600 can be used as slave for CLS with the D90 onboard flash as commander mode.

im looking at the di866 too.. but until ive gotten a positive review.. im saving up first

I too was looking at the di866... But unfortunately when i asked "reddotphoto" regarding that, he couldn't give me an answer then. He only managed to give me the answer today. But i already bought a 2nd hand SB800... The di866 is going for like $410...!!! The di622 was a turn off when there was no lcd. But this di866 looks tempting...

 

[zac08]

lolz... so is metz flash worth the investment? or i shld stick to nikon cls flash?

Stick to the Nikon flashes.... safer

 

[Lomographer]

Stick to the Nikon flashes.... safer

definitely

and can be trusted, the SB-600 is something you can last on for many years

 

[kshen]

Hi all,

tks for the valuable advice... will KIV on the flash recommended here... probably will go for SB-600 for the time being... tks!