Magic Lantern Guides: Nikon Sb-28

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Summary: A confusing book at best
Review: I read the instructions that came with the SB-28. I wanted more info. I bought the book. I became more and more confused. I re-read the instructions. I still don't understand the book, but I take good flash pictures.

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Summary: Not much more than the SB-28 owners manual
Review: I was disappointed in this book, I only covers a bit more than the owners manual which is fairly clear. In many cases the author discribes the function of the speedlight but does not give examples of why you would want to use this function. Little is devoted to flash set up and planning of the shot. I would not bother with this book.

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Summary: Nikon SB28 from Magic Latern Guides
Review: I will agree with the fellow reviewers on this book. Magic Lantern and Michael Huber must have been on vacation while writing this book. the book is called Nikon SB28 not Sb24 or SB25. This book does not tell you anything that is really needed to use and or understand this flash unit. The Nikon owners manual is the one to use!

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Summary: A Waste of Time and Money
Review: This book is a hard read; it is poorly organized and tough to follow. OK, so just use it as a reference book, right? Wrong. There's no index.

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Summary: Superficial and Confusing
Review: This Magic Lantern Guide is a genuine disappointment. I am an advanced amateur with 20 years of Nikon and Hasselblad experience. Usually, the Magic Lantern series lucidly fortifies your owner's manual. Not so, here. The Sb-28 Speedlight is a sophisticated device, reasonably well documented in its owner's manual. But, I craved a more thorough review of foreground and bacground exposure options. Most particularly, I hoped for a cogent explanation of using the Sb-28's exposure compensation controls in tandem with my F-100's custom setting, exposure compensation, and bracketing functions. This type of important and detailed discussion is missing from this book. Overall, the writing is confusing and awkward. The author spends too much time on the general basics of flash photogrphy and fails to focus on how to use the Sb-28.

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Summary: A comprehensive review of a comprehensive electronic flash
Review: Typical of Magic Lantern guides, this one does not disappoint. An excellent companion to the owner's manual, it also covers most of the capabilities of the predecessor flash units (SB-24, SB-25, SB-26) in Nikon's line of top flash units. Mr. Huber thoroughly details all of basic and advanced modes. He also includes a comprehensive review of the basics of electronic flash and gives recommendations on how to deal with specific situations.

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Summary: low point of a mediocre series
Review: Usually I glean at least a few useful facts from these Magic Lantern books, but not this time. Just stick with the manual.