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Worth the extra money, 2008-11-15
I had been going back and forth considering several different flashes for a few weeks, wondering whether I should go with a less expensive Phoenix or the slightly more pricey Nikon SB-600. I have the Nikon D70, and wanted to get into some more professional looking portrait photography, so a flash was a must in the very near future. I have used both the SB-600 and the SB-800 at work (I am a wedding photographer) but had not used the Phoenix, and after reading many reviews, decided to just spend the extra money on the SB-600. Boy, was I glad! The SB-600 is extremely easy to use, it delivers the perfect results, and it has a nice solid body. I am very happy with my Flash so far, and you know the funny thing? I checked everywhere for prices of the SB-600 and Amazon gave me the absolute best price. Even eBay was charging more. Go Figure.
Great Flash, 2008-11-15
Love this flash, even though it took me a while to understand the difference between ittl fill flash and ttl normal triggering. I use the bounce feature with a diffuser for natural looking light. I bought inexpensive slave trigger lascr units to trigger a couple of cheap slave
flashes for varyied lighting arrangements. Got some great shots of black
steam engines in a dark building this way. I'm using a Nikon D40, and having a lot of fun with it.
 Love it, 2008-11-02
I love this flash. You can set it and forget it. Every thing will work as you set it.
Worth the money., 2008-11-02
Performs very well, easy to use, recycle times are amazing. I've been punishing this thing for thousands of shots and it doesn't miss a beat. I've not used the SB800 or 900 so I can't compare, but this is definitely a good piece of kit.
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SB-900 kid brother., 2008-10-19
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unethkl/2948099368/sizes/l/
Here is a quick example of a very fast setup done with 3x SB-600's, and a SU-800 wireless commander on a D700 body using a 24-70mm FX Nikkor lens (setup in 5-7 minutes with stands and umbrellas purchased here on amazon, took 10 minutes worth of shots). Of course, i wanted 3x SB-900's, but that would be a swift $[...] invested into lights, and i didn't own the wireless commander at that point... something i desired for no front flash. i rented 3x SB-900's for a weekend and $[...] later, i did realize the SB-900 is very powerful offering greater coverage than the SB-600... but if you are on a budget, and have a close proximity you can shoot at combined with wider aperture settings, the SB-600's will be fine. if you need to close the aperture (F-8 through F-14 for example) at a low ISO (iso-100) and shoot in very low light conditions, you may want to invest in a more powerful speedlight like the SB-900. though, indoors so far these 3 SB-600's i purchased off of amazon have been a key addition to my setup offering great wireless value to my photographs. they can be used as a fill in nearly every situation, just be sure your using a later version wireless commander (su-800 or SB-800 and up) on your body, and you'll be good to go. come to think of it, if you have 1x SB-900 on your body and these lesser expensive SB-600 models used to fill on your left, right, and rear of the subject matter, you can have an amazing lighting setup for under a grand. some of my other friends have spent nearly 5k on strobes and power packs, and they have simply complained on shear cost of the setup, not to mention the additional insurance on the equipment which can be stolen or damaged in outdoor conditions.
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