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I originally purchased an SB 600 along with my D90. This flash works great on and off camera. I especially like Nikon's commander mode, which the SB600 is compatible with. It allows for off-camera wireless flashes with just the camera and speedlight. This thing recycles fast, and also has an awesome standby feature to conserve power. The only downside this thing has is that there are no additional inputs for PC connections for other wireless receivers. Additionally, there is no integrated bounce card, which is useful in some settings. The TTL system is excellent and this flash provides astounding output even at 1/4 power. It features Nikon's quick release/lock system which is extremely fast and secure. The multi-position head makes this flash great for bouncing light off ceilings and walls for a more natural look on the subject(s). I love this speedlight so much that I bought a second one.Read full review
This is a great addition to my Nikon and lens collection. I wish I would have gotten this sooner. It's easy to attach and easy to use - fully automatic within a certain lens range. It's intuitive to use and the flash has a much longer range than I expected. Now I can take pics of people and objects with no shadow or a very diffused shadow, no harsh flash thanks to the built-in diffuser, and much better balance for back-lit subjects. The con is that it's heavy, so it's not the kind of thing that's always on the camera. You have to plan ahead and have it in your camera bag. But it's really nice and makes my pictures so much more professional.
I previously used an older SB24 speed light for my indoor and flash fill photography needs. At times it felt like, no pun intended, shooting in the dark. With my Nikon D60, all settings for the flash were manual and did not communicate to my camera so the camera had to be set manually as well. The results were, at times, unpredictable. Now I have seen the light with the SB600 and could never go back. The flash's communication with the camera is the biggest perk and makes it easy to turn on, point, and shoot resulting in fantastic lighting indoors and out. Smaller high points include a built in flash diffuser which is detectable by the flash when it is flipped down, one button to controll both flash elevation and rotation (the 24 had 2 seperate buttons for this), and a simplified button layout. I LOVE this flash and would recommend it to anyone from a casual Nikon picture taker to a professional wedding photographer.Read full review
The SB-600 is a great flash. While not as functional as the much more expensive SB-800 and 900 units, the SB-600 can do a lot of things. *Bounce and tilt allowing you to diffuse the light or aim it for whatever photographic effects you are going for. This really can make the difference between harsh direct light from the pop up or cheaper flashes, and the softer more even lighting from professional shots. *High speed sync (on select cameras) is another great thing. This also works in remote mode as well. * Remote mode. I love these SB-600 to use as remotes. You can control the SB-600 speedlight from select cameras or from an SB-800 or 900. Since you can easily buy 2 600's for the price of an 800, it makes a lot of sense to buy 600's. * Color balancing. This flash takes Nikon color gels (avialable seperately) allowing you to avoid ugly color shifts between the forground and the background. Your pop up flash probably doesn't do that. For example, if you are shooting some people in an office building, the people will look the proper color, but further back, you'll see a green cast to the picture. These color gels are another thing that really helps improve the look of your photos. I'd highly recommend this flash to anyone. If you are an amatuer, then this is a great flash to start out with. The more expensive 800 or 900 should be saved for later IF you want to use the 600's as a remote outside. If you are a pro, especially using remotes or studio lights, buy some of these for your work. I can use these on location when shooting skateboarders and other extreme stunters; try doing that with cords and batteries running all over the place. My only caveat, and this really isn't the flash's fault, is that your onboard pop up, if it has a commander mode, is generally useless outside. I'd recommend getting the 800 or 900 to use as a commander. If you do that, you will have tremendous freedom to position the 600's where you see fit. Radio poppers not required! I've got 4 of these things now and I really like them.Read full review
As a pro-photographer, for many years, I have previously used the Metz45 professional flash. After switching to Digital Nikons, first trying the Coolpix 5700 & later "maturing" to the D-50, (I stopped doing pro-jobs, by then)I I searched for a SMALL, quick, but flexible flash. I bought the SB-600 on Ebay for $182 & was surprised at its small size. Yet the performance & flexibility are the REAL innovation: it weighs next to nothing & is small enough to be packed in a side-pocket. The possibility to swivel, turn-around & literally aim at almost ANY angle PLUS the speed of filling the capacitor [for the next shot] surprised me, after years of having to wait... and wait. Yet the most amazing fact about this Not-professional-looking flash was its PERFORMANCE - the "TTL effect", if you like, is quite a lot more than I expected. I use my D-50 [mostly] in its Program Mode - it enables most simply to shoot with "under" or "over" exposures, divided into 1/2 or 1/3 f-stop very easily. The SB-600 is SO precise, in its response to these minute changes, that shooting with the flash feels almost "natural" - with hardly any sense of added inconvenience. A small, sturdy, solid feel & a precise, easy to aim to almost ANY direction, makes this the BEST TTL I ever had. The price has changed little over the last few years, but while the smaller model [SB-400] is a bit too "limited", the prices for the stronger models [SB-800 and above] are quite a lot higher... and for MOST photographers - not really necessary. For its price, precision, ease-of-use & speed, this is the BEST Nikon TTL flash for the money!!! No competition at all, in fact. Try to get it for less than $200 & you will be very happy with all it can do.Read full review
