I bought one of these just over 10 months ago & have used it most weeks since. I must confess that I fell for the pull down diffuser but have never had cases to use it.
I started using this flash on my Nikon D100 & have since bought a D200 both using the same Nikon 24~120 VR Lens.
The focus zoom function works on this flash, by works I am saying you can hear something but I have never noticed the difference when I have it switched off.
On a more positive note, Power management is great. I just leave the flash set in the default STANDBY mode & never turn it off. It turns itself on magically whenever you need it, and goes to sleep when not needed, & is ready in a Flash (get it ?) when you want it.
Exposure compensation may set at the camera or the flash. The flash goes from -3 to +3 stops. If you have both the camera and the flash set, you get the TOTAL of the two settings.
That means if you set the camera to -1 and the flash to +1 you get the same as leaving them both alone (they cancel), and if you set both the camera and flash to +1 you get a total of +2. I don't know why you should want to do this & I never have as I always leave the flash at 0
The SB-600 is small, light & competitively priced but I would but a less expensive non-branded flash (Cobra) if I could go back.
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parts of your review seem a little confused - such as the bit about the focus zoom, and some noise? I didnt quite understand what you were trying to say
Hannah xxx
Playgirl27 26.08.2006 15:03
Hello welcome to ciao, goodstart but i would have like abit more information. Read around the site plenty to get a feel for layouts and it gets your name known around the site, lou xx
Featuring Nikons next generation i-TTL(TM) flash control technology the SB-600 Speedlight ... more
delivers automatic balance fill-flash and advanced wireless lighting capabilities for outstanding results and creative possibilities. The SB-600 is seamlessly com...
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Featuring Nikons next generation i-TTL(TM) flash control technology the SB-600 Speedlight ... more
delivers automatic balance fill-flash and advanced wireless lighting capabilities for outstanding results and creative possibilities. The SB-600 is seamlessly com...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...