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divine`
28-04-2007, 14:06
A few questions...

EDIT - GOT LENS 1) I want to buy a 50mm F1.8 (Nikkor). What is likely the cheapest I will find this for? £80 seems to be the best I can see at the moment.

2) 2GB SanDisk UltraII/ExtremeIII - £16.99/£17.99 respectively at Play.com, is that about the cheapest i'm likely to find either of those?

3) An Umbrella, This is my real problem, as I know nothing about them.

I want one for my flash for portrait use though to be honest I don't know if an umbrella is really what i'm looking for, or if a softbox is a more appropriate item? Or even just something like a Stofen diffuser?

Either way, I'd like a bit of info on exactly what I would need for just a basic umbrella/softbox set up that will work with my SB-600, how much I would be looking to pay etc.

Any help greatly appreciated guys :)
petemc
28-04-2007, 14:10
1. *shrugs*
2. Yes.
3. Your cheapest, simplest bet for nice lighting, imho, is the Gary Fong Lightsphere 2. I love it. I've done all sorts of portraits with it and it always produces lovely light with great catchlights.
Joe T
28-04-2007, 14:16
1. Pretty much, yes

2. Pretty much, yes. Although I always use www.picstop.co.uk. I think you would get it quicker from them than Play.

3. *shrugs*
Wile E. coyote
28-04-2007, 16:12
1) Yes
2) just ordered 2 of the extreme II from play and got them for £14.99 each, ordered them last saturday and got them tuesday.
3) would go with what pete said, they look pretty good
divine`
30-04-2007, 11:09
Well, methinks I'll be ordering the 50mm and the Memory tonight, still not sure about the lighting situation so we'll ponder that one a bit more...
divine`
05-05-2007, 16:09
Right, Lens is now in my possession, however before I got round to ordering my memory card, Play increased the price from £17.99 to £22.99, and picstop.co.uk sell it at £24.70...

Anywhere I might find it that cheap again, or should I just go for the Ultra II at £16.99?
Bolerus
08-05-2007, 17:22
is there much of a practicle difference between the extreme / fast mem cards and the standard ones (looking for a 2gig for my nikon d50)
divine`
08-05-2007, 17:56
They read and write faster which is very helpful for extended bursts.
Matt
08-05-2007, 17:59
I received my cards pretty quickly from play.
Ordered Friday, received Tuesday, pretty quick taking into account the bank holiday.
Bolerus
08-05-2007, 18:03
just done a quick test

at 1600 shutter speed, i got 15 shots off in 5 seconds, and then it took abotu the same again for the little green mem card access light to flash (whihc it did for another 2 seconds)

I dont knwo if that is good bad or ugly, but seems ok to me
milou
08-05-2007, 18:24
Ultra 2 2Gb: http://www.mx2.co.uk/default.asp?part=SANCF2GBU2 £16.99
Extreme 3 2Gb: http://www.mx2.co.uk/default.asp?part=SANCF2GBU3 £19.99
Bolerus
08-05-2007, 18:31
ah they are the small ones, I need the normal SD ones, am i mixing my technologies again?