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Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
not expensive and helpful item
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
DOes its job of blocking white light from the on camera flash, very important when using the commander mode built into you D90! Unfortunately, it is a bit bulky the 2"x3"x3" (i'm guessing) box it comes in is about the minimum ammount of space required in your camera bag to carry this with you. However, its very light.
ANother con, it is made of plastic which I knew and expected when ordering so it's possible to smash it in your bag but if you do that you probably have much more expensive issues to worry about ;)
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
Works great, my only complaint is the minimum/folded size is a space hog in my camera bag.
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
This thing works great! I was apprehensive that the invisible flash would still reach the remotes but it triggers the SB-900's perfectly even through an umbrella with the SB-900 ir receiver pointed away from the camera. More testing to do outside but this product seems to be a real winner.
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
This is an important add-on if you are using the Nikon Creative Lighting System. It keeps the built in flash from interfering with your lighting and the other flashes in the CLS system and very easy to install and use.
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
Just what was needed to shoot in command mode without having to use a flash to fire the off camera SB600's
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
As other reviewers have noted the fit is way too tight in the camera hot shoe. There is a protrusion at the bottom of the foot of this item that should be sanded down so that it's easier to install and remove. You don't want this thing stuck in the camera.
On the plus side it works great optically (no unwanted light from the built-in flash). Once you make the slight modification it's a great value.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
This is a great little device. I does the job perfectly and I am surprised that the description was limited to the D200 & D70. I use on my D300.
The only reason I did not give it 5 stars was because I find mine very difficult to remove. Over all if this device is what you need it is just perfect for the task.
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
This IR Panel fits in the hot shoe mount. It blocks the visible light portion of the on-camera pop-up flash from reaching the subject, but lets the Infra-Red (IR) portion of the light through. This allows the pop-up flash to trigger remote flashes without affecting the overall lighting. It works as expected. One thing worth noting: On a subject with eyeglasses, the IR light caused a blue-purple reflection on the glasses. I didn't notice any discoloration elsewhere as a result, but several images were undesirable because of the IR light.
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
I use the SG-31R on my Nikon D300 hotshoe to block the pre-flash light from my built-in flash while using my wireless off camera SB-600 flash.
Just enough light gets out of the SG-31G to set off the off camera flash.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
Great little device for blocking the pop-up flash when using the D200 in the "commander mode"
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
Comments about Nikon Nikon SG-31R Replacement IR Panel for the Built-in Flash on the D200, D70s or D70 Digital Cameras.:
I use this with the D200 and SB-800. It is the only way to prevent the on camera flash from influencing the exposure in Commander Mode, even when the on camera flash is set to "--". (I do not find taping exposed E-6 film to the flash to be a viable alternative). I will be getting the SU-800 when I add more SB-800s, but this works great.