Posted: 6/12/2015 10:08:51 PM EDT
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What the heck is the difference?
I have a good flash that works great on my D3300 but just I am trying to figure what makes a speed light different? I know lame question... |
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The term Speedlight is a registered trademark for the Nikon brand of on camera flashes (which of course, can be used off camera too). But over the years, many people have come to use the term "speedlight" in a generic sense, meaning any hot shoe mounted flash.
But technically speaking, it is a Nikon brand flash. That's all. 
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The term Speedlight is a registered trademark for the Nikon brand of on camera flashes (which of course, can be used off camera too). But over the years, many people have come to use the term "speedlight" in a generic sense, meaning any hot shoe mounted flash. But technically speaking, it is a Nikon brand flash. That's all. Thank you so mush... Ever thing I found online was bag of shit about which one is the best... I have a good Nikon flash that is old but works great and it has sentimental value in that it was my fathers and it works so now all I will need is a few thing like flash stands and umbrellas and remote trigger |
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Problem with older speedlights like the Nikon SB-28 and SB-80 etc is the ttl is not compatible with the i-ttl of the newer cameras
As a result, you can only use them in manual mode The whole purpose of having a speedlight is the i-ttl . It excels at everything from fill light, high speed sync etc You can get into new i-ttl flashes pretty cheap ( OEM or aftermarket brands ) Also keep in mind that , when you are in Manual mode on the Nikon body, it is still auto iso, so you also need to turn off auto iso |
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Speedlight has become a term synonymous with hot shoe mounted flash units. The term "small flash" is also equivalent.
Flash is just a general term for any flash unit. Strobes often refer to larger flash units, even though strobe and flash are technically the same. It's all semantics at this point, but if anyone says they use a Speedlight, I'm assuming it's a hot shoe mountable flash unit. |