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Nikon SB 600

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3 Aug 23rd, 2006 

12 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Easy to read clear LCD, Light weight

Disadvantages:
Limited Flash Range

Recommendable No:

tentheagle1

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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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Comments about this review »

Punkychik 09.12.2006 14:02

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

paisleyman 24.08.2006 00:52

welcome to ciao.

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