Holy crap! I knew they had come up, that's why I bought another one right after they discontinued it and replaced it with the SB-900 but that's ridiculous!
So you really think the SB-900 is crap? What don't you like about the SB-900? I've considered getting one, but lately I've heard a few rants about them.
Battery life is great.
The damn thing goes into thermal protection after 8-10 shots using it as fill flash.
1/2 power. When it does this, it locks out for 5 minutes. No good!