D70 or D100

[Franglais]

The D70 has the first "useable" digital TTL flash system out there. I don't think it's as good as something like an F5 with an SB28 but pretty close. The original digital TTL adapted from 35mm is pretty bad, I have it on my Fuji S2 and use "A" auto mode on the flash. Have to admit I've never used a D70 but seen a lot of flash shots from it, and it's impressive. A lot of people with the DX flashes (D100 with SB28DX or SB80DX) ended up using them on "A" mode too because it was more accurate. The D70 also has 1/500 flash sync. Pretty good setup for that kind of work!

The only downside is that the pre-fire on the D70/SB800 makes a lot of people close their eyes. I've seen photographers use this setup and it's about a half second of flash before the exposure. I guess there is a workaround if you're shooting the same scene over and over - you can pre-meter the flash and not have it pre fire every exposure, but if you're moving around you won't be able to do this (like at a wedding reception or event). I guess the D2 cameras' pre-flash is enough quicker that it's not noticable... Technology... ugh...

I use the SB28 with my F100 and negative film and the D70/SB800 is not as reliable as that combination. (Lets not forget that you can happily overexpose a negative film and recover in the lab so its maybe not just the camera/flash).

I did 400+ photos of my collegues last night. Its always the same people who close their eyes - the faster, more brilliant ones. The dullards are there staring bleakly at the camera, eyes wide open.

Charles
p.s. Hold on. When people did pictures of me - I had my eyes open. Blast