Reasons Why You Should Get Yourself SB 600

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. Launched in 2004, it won great popularity and respect among Nikon users for consistent performance and high quality.

Nikon SB-600 is a budget version of the SB-800 for reduced prices, you lose strength, some accessories, and some major function. Other than that the SB-600 share great features of the SB-800.

Besides the standard i-TTL (the subject is automatically illuminated by the flash), Nikon SB-600 also supports i-TTL BL (balanced fill light). A remote Speedlight that can be positioned as one of multiple remote flashes to significantly extend creative possibilities. To help in this situation, the SB-600 also has two Ready Lights located on both left and right sides of the front that can be easily viewed from afar. SB-600 can also be issued a warning sounded for further assistance.

The head of SB 600 swivels left and right as well as vertically. If you are confused to controll the flash and a slave mode, it has manual mode that you can use. It has some great power management features as well with an intelligent standby mode that makes sure the camera never switches off yet conserves significant battery life.

You need four AA batteries for this flash. Recycling is near instantaneous. Recycling time varies depending on the type of batteries being used with the flash. Generally, it ranges from 3 to 4 seconds for this unit, which is quite good. Please note, that there is no external power connection available on Nikon SB-600 Speedlight, which could reduce the recycling time even further. Doors battery room is well designed. Very easy to open and close, and not by you when you need to replace the battery quickly.

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. The backlight comes on when needed and can also be controlled from the camera body using the same switch for the camera top LCD light.

Nikon SB 600 features a metal mounting foot, which is highly resistant to wear. White balance is optimized through the use of flash color information obtained by the Speedlight. This is a small observation, but the accident could happen, and in such cases it is often cheaper to fix the camera flash. Locking lever is also very nice touch. Make a flash attachment and release very easy.

Nikon Speedlight SB-600 comes with high quality kit and a flash bracket. The flash and the stand can be accomodated by the case, so you can use the stand for remote flash operations when necessary. 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.

SB 600 is a high quality, durable, and reliable flash. Ready light, Nikon SB-600 flash can be a great choice for many photo hobbyists and even professionals.