Cool sb800 mod

Mach0 · Nov 13, 2013

Watched this today. I'm not sure if this has been posted here before but it must be pretty well known since I unknowingly purchased an sb800 from KEH that was already modded like this. I just did a similar mod to my sb28 as well. It's a lot nicer to have it go to 270 degrees vs 180 degrees.

http://fstoppers.com/make-your-sb-800-better-in-under-10-minutes

Mach0 · Nov 14, 2013

Bump.

manaheim · Nov 14, 2013

That's nice. I've seen people talk about just twisting the thing till it snaps but this is a little less alarming. I know what I'm doing this weekend.

Mach0 · Nov 14, 2013

manaheim said:
That's nice. I've seen people talk about just twisting the thing till it snaps but this is a little less alarming. I know what I'm doing this weekend.

Ha yes. I did the same to my sb28. There's a flat raised part inside just near where the head rotates. Take a dremel and grind half of it down flat and now the sb28 does the same. Now I love it that much more lol.

JTPhotography · Nov 16, 2013

Link doesn't work for me.

Mach0 · Nov 16, 2013

JTPhotography said:
Link doesn't work for me.

I think their site is down. Their main site isn't working for me either.

Mach0 · Nov 16, 2013

JTPhotography said:
Link doesn't work for me.

Works again

KmH · Nov 16, 2013

That mod works fine as long as you remember which way to turn the flash head back to the normal position so the wiring doesn't get all twisted up until they get ripped out.

That's why Nikon put the stop there in the first place.

Mach0 · Nov 16, 2013

KmH said:
That mod works fine as long as you remember which way to turn the flash head back to the normal position so the wiring doesn't get all twisted up until they get ripped out. That's why Nikon put the stop there in the first place.

Do you mean after completing the mod or during use? If you mean during using it- mine works and doesn't go past 270 degrees.