Ease of operation. Long....long battery life. Did I mention small, light and fast? Inexpensive.

No head swivel or tilt. No Auto mode..just Manual and TTL.

The perfect travel flash. Light, small and very fast recycle time. Flash guide No. 66 ft @ 100 ISO (I think it's closer to 45). Great fot outdoor portrait flash fill or indoor snaps.

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None this small.

Cheap, simple and carefree--no wrong settings to worry about. Less complicated than a toaster.

Half the guide number of blockbuster flashes--but I seldom need the blockbuster.

This is the perfect 2nd flash that I use most of the time. Veeeery small yet more than enough punch for most shooting. You'll forget it's on the hot shoe. The batteries last virtually forever. I've seldom needed my SB-26 with this flash in my bag. The camera manages exposure, so you don't need a lot of features. It's simplicity defined--put it on the hot shoe, turn it on and shoot normally. Later, develop the film and see the great pictures--that's all there is to it.

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SB-26

Small, Lightweight, One switch controls all, excellent recyclye time (1.5 seconds typical from full recharge).

None.

This is the perfect small flash. There is almost nothing that can go wrong with it and when you are working in a tricky environment that is exactly what you require. My SB23 is usually left connected to an SC17 sync cord to which I have attached a wrist strap. The flash hangs from my wrist up until the point I am ready to shoot, then in a quick flick of the wrist the unit is in my hand, normally held off to one side to create some modelling on the subject. Velcro around the head of the unit is used to attach polycarbonate diffuser material so that you can use wider lenses as required. This flash is incredibly simple to use and ideal for modifying in simple ways to create images that you would not normally get from an on camera flash of larger propotions. If you get the chance to buy one of these units grab it.

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Never had any problems with the unit.

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SB24 / SB25 / SB26 / Metz 45s etc.

Small and light weight, excellent TTL for balanced fill flash plus manual setting. Better than built-in unit because more powerful and eliminates red-eye. 1 second recycling time is fast

Hmm... mine is less than 6 months old and had to shake it a few times because it stopped working for some reason. I shook it a couple times and it's okay, don't know if that's unusual... Nikon equipment is high quality for the most part.

I still thinsk its the bestsmall flash unit on the market.. if this one is broken I would still buy another one

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Light weight, Compact body, simplicity, power for its size, low battery consumption, least expensive Nikon flash.

Not many features. And I like it that way.

This is the one I take everywhere with my N8008. It's small and even lighter using Lithium AAs. It's been more than ten years since I bought it which was little after I bought N8008. It's not a flash for people who look for bells and whistles. It's a great carry around flash with basic function. Unless you're very creative person SB-23 can fulfill your needs 95% of the time. If you are planning to use accessaries like diffusers or bouncers alike, you may need a larger(size wise) flash. This one doesn't have much room for it. Little after I purchased SB-23, I bought a SC-17(synch chord). It's a great companion to SB-23 because it doesn't have tilt, swivel features. Even if you have a model that has these features, SC-17 still gives you whole lot more flexibility that limited only by your imagination.

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Never needed.

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Sunpak 433D, National(Panasonic) PE-1400, Store brand flash.

-Small compact
-Very quick recharge
-Relatively high GN for it's size
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-Not adjustable (zoom, tilt)
-No test button
-Power not adjustable

This is a great little flash. Pretty powerful and very small. Great to take along when size and weight are a factor. The biggest flaw is the lack of a test button. I also would be nice to have zoom or tilt ability, but it is a compact flash so it's alright. Also flash power is not adjustable. Other than that it is a powerful compact flash that is very cheap.

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Lightweight and cheap

NO

Great little fill-flash for travel Very compact and bright. Great also for senod flash with macro or portrait work.

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SB-28

IT IS VERY SMALL & LITE FLASH.
WORK VERY GOOD

NOT SO POWERFUL

IT IS VERY GOOD FOR MICRO PHOTOGRAPHY , SINCE IT LITE & GOOD FLASH.

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NIKON SB 15

Tiny, light, and incredibly fast recycling.

Powerful for its size (GN66 at ISO 100/feet).

Solidly built.

AF illuminator for low light focusing.

OK if you trust Nikon's TTL for fill-flash. Trouble is, I don't; I like my daytime fill at about -1.7. Solution: use a body that has flash compensation controls built-in (such as the N70, I believe) or, on an N90s, you have to use the MF-26 back. The MF-26 makes the SB-23 a very useful little tool.

No bounce capabilities.

No sync cord socketr, so if you use it off-camera, you have to use a pricier shoe connection (dedicated or otherwise).

Mine is a later production version, with OFF/MANUAL/TTL positions on the switch instead of the less-useful OFF/STAND-BY/TTL choices. A superb little flash; when matched with a multi-function back or body that permits flash compensation, it's also a very capable little flash. Yes, the N90s + MF-26 + SB-23 is a fairly bulky rig compared to some of the newer bodies with built-in flash. But it's solid, and everything takes the same AA batteries. I use lithium AAs, which reduces weight and recycle time even further.

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In a flash this small? Nothing but some cheap, non-dedicated, third-party slaves (which worked great for their purposes).

For reference, I've also used the Nikon SB-16A/B, SB-20, SB-26, and a brace of Vivitar 285HVs.

Size, Light weight

no test button

Perfect for its size...If used for out-doors auto fill flash it perfoms just great.

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