Nikon SB-600 Speedlight Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras: Customer Reviews & Product Details

I have a Nikon D60, and its little built-in flash can't quite keep up with the photography I do (shooting in dark hotel lobbies, homes, et cetera). What a difference this SB-600 flash makes!

The AF grid that the flash projects (IR, so it's not visible) really helps my camera focus in lower light conditions. It still has trouble with some things, like mascot costume faces (where is the face? confused!), but it's still an improvement over not using the SB-600.

I may want to get the SB-800 at some point, but I'm happy for now!

I bought this lens few days ago and have been using it on my D90 with Tamron 18-270 and Nikon 18-200 lens. The bounce flash off ceiling is so much better and natural looking than using the flash on the camera! I'm impressed. I bought it with Amazon's excellent return policy to give it a test run. I'm definitely keeping it. I also like that we can use AA batteries if needed in an emergency. I'm running them off eneloops right now. I took some great portraits of my daughter bouncing the flash off the ceiling and I'm impressed! I never knew before a friend of mine recommended this to go with my new D90 that an external flash will do so much difference. Sometimes it is true that you get what you pay for and in this case very well worth it. :-)

I love my off camera flash. It came very fast and it was in perfect shipping condition!

I had 2 SB800s. One was stolen and I didn't want to buy the SB900, since it is huge and expensive and I mainly only used one flash, so the other would be back-up. I figured after reading some reviews to get this little guy instead.
Upon arrival I was pleasantly surprised on how efficient and light it is. The power output is better than I thought and it works just as well as the SB800 in almost every respect. I shot a wedding with it after purchase and the photos came out great!

Extremely happy with this purchase!

I bought this to go with my Nikon D40 to learn more with flash photography. I was considering the sb-400 first but I though about the difference in price and what the actual difference in result would be. I am glad I spend the money on this over the smaller one. Being able to control the light power in the steps it does gives good control over.It gives great light for indoor party photos and out doors for off camera flash. It is not too heavy on a D40. If you have a 55-200mm vr lens, it is balanced nice.

The NIKON D40 flash will not trigger this!! You need an optical slave or a remote unit or a ttl cable for remote triggering.

It is easy to use straight out of the box. Put in your batteries, turn it on and attach to the camera and you are ready to go. Then you can read the manual and find out about the custom settings that you can use. So far, it seems to be ok on batteries. I managed to take about 400 photos while messing around with it and there was no sign of a low battery light.

I left it for a few days though and came back, turned it on and it was making funny noises. I recharged the batteries and it was back to normal, so it was a power issue.

I bought a set of remote triggers also to use with this for off camera flash and it is a great set up for the price. If you are thinking about the sb-800, I would consider saving the money and getting one of these instead, unless you need the extras.

I cant say anything bad about it yet, but then again I am not that experienced. Some gels and a white card would be nice if they came with it though.