Dropped Nikon SB900 speedlight

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I dropped my Nikon SB900 speedlight today. The display on the back has been affected but works fine otherwise. Is it likely to be ok for future weddings or shall I fork out fir another? Thanks, Ade
 
Its best to have 2 of everything for weddings, although it works fine at the moment you might have dislodged something inside. I'd either send it off for repair or flog it spares or repairs and get a new one. Last thing you want to do is get mobbed by the B&G when you tell them your flash is knacked.
 
welcome to the forum Adrian. Shifted to Talk equipment :)
 
Is it likely to be ok for future weddings or shall I fork out fir another?
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Got insurance? Send it for repair, you don't want to mess around with weddings, you should probably get another as well. You could do the same thing on a shoot and then your screwed.
 
They are pretty strong though. I was using mine off camera at the last wedding we did and it fell from about 3 feet to the floor. Shot the rest of the wedding no problem (after taping the crack in the diffuser).

Would like to have seen one of those cheap £99 flash units be operational afterwards.
 
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I dropped my Nikon SB900 speedlight today. The display on the back has been affected but works fine otherwise. Is it likely to be ok for future weddings or shall I fork out fir another? Thanks, Ade
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GFWilliams (shoots cars) had a SB-900 that got dropped last Saturday and the display stopped working. On Sunday the whole thing failed. Not worth the risk really.
 
I started working on my portfolio in 2008 and have been expanding it ever since, my photography often centres around the use of narrow depth of field, using a large aperture to create bohek. My passions for sports, photojournalism and wildlife photography are also strong themes in my work.

What the hell is that?
 
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I dropped my Nikon SB900 speedlight today. The display on the back has been affected but works fine otherwise. Is it likely to be ok for future weddings or shall I fork out fir another? Thanks, Ade
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My personal opinion and current subsequent practice, is that for professional shots of this nature, redundancy is called for. If you're in any doubt that it will fail and your back up will become your primary flash then probably best to buy a new one.If you're making money from photography, the business case will stack up anyway.
 
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Yes, I do have at least 2 of everything but did wonder what peoples experiences were. Thanks all. At present it is working fine but I dont trust it!
 
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Yes, I do have at least 2 of everything but did wonder what peoples experiences were. Thanks all. At present it is working fine but I dont trust it!
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If you have a back up then I'd just continue to use it- if it fails it fails, then the back up comes out- that's what it's for:). It's been 3 months so it must be ok other than looks.

You could go with a £50 Yongnuo as a 2nd backup just in case your back up fails. You'd need to be pretty unlucky to have all 3 go in a day:lol: Would save you forking out £300 unecessarily.
 
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