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Nikon SB-600 Speedlight Flash
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This is the first time I've ever purchased a dedicated flash. I used the Superb Vivitar 283 and 285 strobes for years without complaints. However, after buying the Nikon D70, I felt the need for a TTL flash. The camera pop-up flash works well, but I wanted something to get more control.
The SB600 does 95% of what the SB-800 is the most expensive at half the price:
Bounce Flash: Not only can you move the head vertically, you can rotate 270 degrees to get some mild effects Sidell. The iTTL makes bounce flash simple and accurate. When you manually zoom the lens, the SB 600 zooms the flash head to automatically match your focal length and very quiet too.
Power: No problem here. It can easily light an average room. 4 AA batteries give plenty of juice, and the '600 powers himself up in energy saver mode. More importantly, it powers back up quickly when you're ready to shoot.
Goodies: You can dial the flash power down to 1 / 64 full power, and everything else. It's perfect for fill flash. It comes with built in diffuser for ultra wide angle settings. Nikon thoughtfully includes a little stand with tripod socket in case you want to use it off camera. The really interesting part is that SB 600 can be triggered remotely by the D70 or D2H on camera flash! This gives you a studio in a bag "using a flash and a Nikon digital SLR. Very cool.
Ergonomics: Nikon's D70 set new standards in ergonomics, and the SB-600 matches that. The latch for the bounce head has a button handy large rubber to unlock it. All buttons are soft touch, backlit, and very responsive. The TTL is on screen too. There is a good locking device to fix the shoe.
Instructions: Nikon includes a cool, a color book showing what you can do with the SB-600 and 800. Each lighting system has a corresponding page number for the 600 or 800 manual to tell you how. The book is very useful and very well printed. These are the kind of extras Nikon users have learned to respect. I wish all digital cameras have been as well documented as Nikon!
Abstract: For the price, you can not buy a better flash for the D70. Although less expensive than the SB-800 SB-600 is lighter and recycles faster. That's more than the value of money and a perfect companion for your D70.
ADDENDUM. Three years later it is still a flash of choice for all Nikon DSLR done. I recently used to demonstrate the off-camera remote control function built into most better Nikon DLSR. The class I taught were amazed and the Canon shooters were left to be desired. Check out the spontaneous group portrait that I made some students with this thing. Everyone wanted a copy!
The SB600 does 95% of what the SB-800 is the most expensive at half the price:
Bounce Flash: Not only can you move the head vertically, you can rotate 270 degrees to get some mild effects Sidell. The iTTL makes bounce flash simple and accurate. When you manually zoom the lens, the SB 600 zooms the flash head to automatically match your focal length and very quiet too.
Power: No problem here. It can easily light an average room. 4 AA batteries give plenty of juice, and the '600 powers himself up in energy saver mode. More importantly, it powers back up quickly when you're ready to shoot.
Goodies: You can dial the flash power down to 1 / 64 full power, and everything else. It's perfect for fill flash. It comes with built in diffuser for ultra wide angle settings. Nikon thoughtfully includes a little stand with tripod socket in case you want to use it off camera. The really interesting part is that SB 600 can be triggered remotely by the D70 or D2H on camera flash! This gives you a studio in a bag "using a flash and a Nikon digital SLR. Very cool.
Ergonomics: Nikon's D70 set new standards in ergonomics, and the SB-600 matches that. The latch for the bounce head has a button handy large rubber to unlock it. All buttons are soft touch, backlit, and very responsive. The TTL is on screen too. There is a good locking device to fix the shoe.
Instructions: Nikon includes a cool, a color book showing what you can do with the SB-600 and 800. Each lighting system has a corresponding page number for the 600 or 800 manual to tell you how. The book is very useful and very well printed. These are the kind of extras Nikon users have learned to respect. I wish all digital cameras have been as well documented as Nikon!
Abstract: For the price, you can not buy a better flash for the D70. Although less expensive than the SB-800 SB-600 is lighter and recycles faster. That's more than the value of money and a perfect companion for your D70.
ADDENDUM. Three years later it is still a flash of choice for all Nikon DSLR done. I recently used to demonstrate the off-camera remote control function built into most better Nikon DLSR. The class I taught were amazed and the Canon shooters were left to be desired. Check out the spontaneous group portrait that I made some students with this thing. Everyone wanted a copy!
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Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Nikon SB-600 Speedlight Flash
Technical Details
Product Description
Nikon introduces the Speedlight SB-600, a compact flash packed with impressive functionality inherited from the renowned SB-800. It serves as a solid base for the Nikon Creative Lighting System when used in combination with Nikon D70 or D2H digital SLRs.
When used in combination with Nikon's latest digital SLRs, the D70 or D2H, the SB-600 supports Advanced Wireless Lighting as a remote Speedlight that can be positioned as one of multiple remote flashes to significantly extend creative possibilities. To assist in such situations, the Speedlight SB-600 also has two Ready Lights located on both the left and right of the front that can be easily seen from a distance. The SB-600 can also emit an audible alert for further assistance.
Auto FP High-Speed Sync enables the use of Fill-Flash even in bright daylight with wide aperture settings for the achievement of outstanding results and new creative possibilities, including the effective blurring for of out-of-focus background elements. An optional color filter set SJ-1 is also available, allowing imaginative shooting to be pushed even further.
White balance is optimized through the use of flash color information obtained by the Speedlight. The SB-600 also features FV lock, which gives the user the
convenience of being able to maintain the measured flash value while recomposing the shot to achieve the appropriate flash output for the subject.
It also offers uncomplicated operation made simpler by an easy-to-view LCD with only six buttons, each of which is backlit and simple to understand.
The Nikon Speedlight SB-600 also delivers plenty of style, both in its compact dimensions and a triangular motif consistent with the Nikon D-SLR theme.
The Nikon Speedlight SB-600 comes complete with a Speedlight stand and a soft case, while two flash cables (the SC-29 and SC-28) and the Color Filter Set (SJ-1) are available as options.
Major Features of the Nikon SB-600
Technical Details
- Versatile remote speedlight for the Nikon Creative Lighting System
- Available options with D2H Pro Digital SLR and D70 Digital SLR: i-TTL Mode, Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV Lock, Flash Color Information and Wide Area AF illuminator
- Accurate, seamless fill-flash capability under the most difficult, tricky lighting situations
- FV Lock (Flash Value Lock) allows you to change the compostition or zoom for the shot while maintaining desired lighting of the subject
- Auto FP High Speed Sync Mode when used with D2H Pro Digital SLR delivers needed fill flash in bright light or with wide aperture Nikkor lenses
Product Description
Nikon introduces the Speedlight SB-600, a compact flash packed with impressive functionality inherited from the renowned SB-800. It serves as a solid base for the Nikon Creative Lighting System when used in combination with Nikon D70 or D2H digital SLRs.
When used in combination with Nikon's latest digital SLRs, the D70 or D2H, the SB-600 supports Advanced Wireless Lighting as a remote Speedlight that can be positioned as one of multiple remote flashes to significantly extend creative possibilities. To assist in such situations, the Speedlight SB-600 also has two Ready Lights located on both the left and right of the front that can be easily seen from a distance. The SB-600 can also emit an audible alert for further assistance.
Auto FP High-Speed Sync enables the use of Fill-Flash even in bright daylight with wide aperture settings for the achievement of outstanding results and new creative possibilities, including the effective blurring for of out-of-focus background elements. An optional color filter set SJ-1 is also available, allowing imaginative shooting to be pushed even further.
White balance is optimized through the use of flash color information obtained by the Speedlight. The SB-600 also features FV lock, which gives the user the
convenience of being able to maintain the measured flash value while recomposing the shot to achieve the appropriate flash output for the subject.It also offers uncomplicated operation made simpler by an easy-to-view LCD with only six buttons, each of which is backlit and simple to understand.
The Nikon Speedlight SB-600 also delivers plenty of style, both in its compact dimensions and a triangular motif consistent with the Nikon D-SLR theme.
The Nikon Speedlight SB-600 comes complete with a Speedlight stand and a soft case, while two flash cables (the SC-29 and SC-28) and the Color Filter Set (SJ-1) are available as options.
Major Features of the Nikon SB-600
- Supports the Nikon Creative Lighting System.
- Supports i-TTL (for automatic balanced Fill-Flash), D-TTL, TTL, Manual.
- Easy-to-view LCD with 6 simple-to-understand backlit buttons.
- Guide Number of 30/98 [ISO100,m/ft], 42/138 [ISO200,m/ft] (at 35mm zoom).
- Auto zoom of 24 to 85mm, extendable to 14mm with built-in wide-flash adapter.
- Same Wide area AF Assist Illuminator as the popular SB-800.
- Advanced Wireless Lighting available with D2H or D70 when used as a remote.
- Auto FP High-Speed Sync (with D2H only); use with fast shutter speeds achieves effective lurring of out-of-focus background elements.
- Flash Color Information - optimized white balance makes use of data from the Speedlight.
- FV lock holds flash value, enabling recomposition prior to shooting.
- Accurate i-TTL flash control achieved through flash exposure monitoring control.
- Design consistent with those of next-generation D-SLRs, with a triangular design element on the top that complements the D-SLR motif.
- Supports optional Color Filter Set (SJ-1).
- Ready light located beside the LCD on the back panel - highly visible even when used as a remote.
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