SB-600 AF Speedlight
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Great flash unit, but needs to be more durable.
The flash is great. It's easy to use. Being able to bounce your light and change your flash settings are great options to have. The only problem is that they burn out too easily. I and my business partner shoot virtual tours and have been through several of these units. We get about a year out of them, usually less when business is heavy and then it's off to buy a new one and have the old one repaired. At this point, we have several old ones as back-ups. By comparison, my old Sony V1 is a marvel. Despite only 5mp, and being far less sophisticated, in five years of the heaviest use, I never had a problem with the flash and five years past that, it still works. I must admit that the SB600 is worth the trouble. I'll keep using the SB600 all the units I have are finally unsalvageable. Clearly these units are not meant to endure what I put them through, but for what I do they keep things simple which is the best way to go. I like to travel as light as possible.
February 22, 2012
It's a piece of dung
I owned it for 1 year exactly and it broke down on me. Now I need to send it to Nikon for repair! And it's out of warranty, just great!
October 27, 2011
Good stuff for the price
I does what it's supposed to. It's a basic standard flash made to work with the nuance of the newer digital cameras. I have a SB 25, but it's useless on new DSLRs. So I got this SB 600 to use on my D700, and haven't had any glitches since.
I has descent recycling time, as long as you're not firing off more than 3~5 frames at a time. I you're doing rapid action that requires capturing several frames like sports then go with a flash/speedlight that can accommodate an external battery pack.
But for the price this is an unbeatable deal.
I use mine with an aftermarket bounce/diffuser to cut down on the hot spots & harshness.
July 21, 2011
Nikon SB-600
I only used the product a couple of times and it just stopped working.
Now the product warranty is not covered in my country since I bought it in UK.
I guess I will have to pay to get it fixed.
July 1, 2011
Very adaptable; would have liked more power
In operation and speed of recycling, the SB-600 is an amazing performer. Teamed with the D7000, I get perfect exposures 98% of the time. Easy enough to tailor the output through the flash or camera anyway. Not a high powered flash when married up with some of my existing flash head attachments, but I knew that from the published guide number. Otherwise, this is a very good value for the cost. I'm sure you will be satisfied too.
April 23, 2011
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There seems to be an infra red port. on the side of the flash. It is a speedlight sb-600 I have a Nikon d 3000 how do I sinc it w/ the flash for vertical photos w/ the flash not on the camera?
1 year, 1 month ago
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Anonymous
Age: 25-34
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Just getting started with photography
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You can mount the SU-800 Commander on the camera hot shoe to use the speedlight wirelessly.Answer:
Unfortunately the D3000 does not support in camera cls, the only way to do it would be to purchase either an off camera cors such as the SC-28 / 29 or third party wirless triggers. Alas the SB-600 does not have SU-4 mode so this cant be used either although you can purchase the SU-4 adaptor to place under the flash. All these options are unable to support i-ttl so in all cases you will have to set your flash manually.
The SB-600 flash automatically adjusts the zoom of the flash to match the focal length of the lens. Does it take into account the cropping factor for DSLRs with APS sensors instead of full-frame sensors, like the D5000? In other words, when the lens is at 50 mm, the effective focal length is really 75 mm. Does the SB-600 zoom to 50 mm or 75 mm?
1 year, 1 month ago
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Glenn
Dallas, TX
Location :
Dallas, TX
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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I can attest that the SB600 will give outstanding results with the DX series of lenses. You don't have to worry, it'll make the adjustments that are necessary (unless you're shooting in manual, then it's up to you of course) to give you outstanding results. Mount it on your D5000 and shoot until the batteries die! Have fun with it.Apr 14, 2011 by
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lbhunter63
Cartersville, GA
Location :
Cartersville, GA
Age: 45-54
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: 6-12 months
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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The focal length will be the same, 50mm will always be 50mm regardless of what camera its is on and so the flash will recognise that focal length as being 50mm.The zoom range of the 600 is 24-85mm which expands to 14mm with the built in wide adaptor.
Can I use sb 600 with my PocketWizard plus ii? Does it have socket for a cord ?
thanks for help.
thanks for help.
1 year ago
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Zvereck
San Diego, CA
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I do believe so, and you don't need the socket; these flashes are so sophisticated they'll work directly with your transceiver.May 5, 2011 by
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NeuroticTendencies
Los Angeles
Location :
Los Angeles
Age: 25-34
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Professional photographer
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You will need to get in contact with the manufacture of the third party equipment for compatibility information with our products. The SB-600 doesn't have a terminal for a cord.Has staff answer
SB-600 AF Speedlight
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SB- 600 autofacocus speedlight does it work with nikon 5100
9 months ago
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Anonymous
Age: 45-54
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 0-1 years
Experience: 6-12 months
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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Yes, the SB-600 is compatible with the D5100.Answer:
Check your focus mode, AF Illumination will work in AF-S only. (Maybe AF-A too but I'm not sure.)
thank you
7 months ago
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Anonymous
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Mostly, however the D50 popup flash does not support "Command Mode" so it cannot be used to trigger the SB-600 remotely.Dec 10, 2011 by
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Anonymous
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Yes, the SB-600 is compatible with the D50.
Will it work with my D300?
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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baseballlady
Muskogee, OK
Location :
Muskogee, OK
Age: Over 65
Favorite Subject: Landscape
Nikon Family: 21+ years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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yes, of course it is1 year, 1 month ago
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nonoy
texas
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texas
Age: 25-34
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It can be. I've got an aftermarket unit that works quite nicely. Shop around to find one that suits your needs and fire away!Apr 14, 2011 by
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lbhunter63
Cartersville, GA
Location :
Cartersville, GA
Age: 45-54
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: 6-12 months
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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A diffuser dome cannot be use in the SB-600, because of the way the head is design.
When I put batteries in flash a continuous running motor sound occurs. The screen lights up but without any info. I cannot turn it on or off.
1 year ago
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Arettwi
wisconsin
Location :
wisconsin
Age: 35-44
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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Please try a new set of batteries. If the problem persists after you try this you will need to send your speedlight for service.Title: How do I get my Nikon product serviced?
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1 year ago
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Anonymous
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SourishB
My Nikon speedlight quite working after 2 years. What is the fix?
1 year ago
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Anonymous
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Send it in for a service.
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