Name: Used Nikon SB-600 TTL AF Shoe Mount Speedlight undefined
Brand: Nikon
SKU: US1704695
Price: 39.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.22 (60 reviews)

Nikon SB-600 TTL AF Shoe Mount Speedlight

Nikon

Adorama

Used

Photography

Lighting & Studio

Flashes & On-Camera Lighting

On Camera Flashes

Nikon On Camera Flashes

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When shooting an event/occasion I wish to store the flash on the camera. Where most of my flash pictures are taken. I would like to quickly take the flash off and take a wireless flash pictures then put the flash back on the camera and continue as normal. However, to change to wireless, I need to hold down two buttons at the same time to get a menu. Wait, what two buttons were those. I think someone has been playing too many video games. I don’t want to memorize button combinations. I just want one button or switch to change to wireless.

Wireless?

The SB600 does a great job and I found that it is just enough flash to do about anything. I have control over the settings and I can sink it with other flashes as well. I used it by itself as well as with on-board flash. Over all I would rate this flash as a five because it is lite and does a great job as well as being cost efficient.

Old But Still Good

I reviewed the different Nikon lenses and felt this one fit the bill for me - a great price for a great lens.  Not the newest that Nikon offers but certainly all I need.  It was just as the salesperson said it would be.

Just what I expected

I went to Adorama just to see what my used flashed they had in stock. When I was told that they had a used Nikon SB-600 in good condition, I was a little skeptical. I was surprised to see that not only did it come with the original box, but it also has the canvas case, instruction manual and original stand. The flash itself didn't have any scratches at all. It was in mint condition. The best part is that it supports hi-speed sync and works with my Yongnuo flash triggers.

Pleasant Surprise

This SB600 was just as it was advertised and I had it in three days. Fantastic..

I would definitely buy again!

I use my SB 600 on my D5100 and love the way the top swivels for different angles, making it so easy to use either vertically or horizontally.

A prime example of a quality speedlight

Overall, while this is a good flash with good features, its severely let down by the quality and design flaws of the product. I consistently have issues with the battery contacts. Something about the quality or design of the battery bay, which seems to cause the flash to stop working. I am always trying to press the battery cover 10 different ways to make this work. Basically, at any given time, there is no guaranty that this flash would work, making it pretty useless for the times you want to use this flash.

design and manufacturing quality issues

I use this as a second or spare flash and also for off camera real estate photography so the commander mode is great.  Like buying a car, slightly used saves money.

Great product from Nikon

I use this as a slave with my SB-800.  Very easy to use.

Versatile speedlight

This is the second SB 600 flash that I own. I set both of them up with small soft boxes on stands and trigger them wirelessly with the pop-up flash on the D7000, which works great for portraits.
Also hand-hold a single flash with a softbox for macro shots which enables me to stop down the lens for depth of field.

Great product for the money

Too bad Nikon discontinued this one.  It's the best flash for a lot of people looking for something better than the included flash on Nikon DSLR's or the little SB400.  Do miss the bounce card you get on the other high-level flashes, but a post-it or index card takes care of it simply.

It's not often I need more than my SB400, but when I do I definitely don't need an SB800 or 900.  This one is right in the sweet spot.

More than enough for most users

After about 5 months, I encountered an issue in which the flash would fire at full power on its own, even when off of the hotshoe. I have since had it replaced by Adorama's used department for another used sb-600 but I did not have it for several events due to the lengthy turnaround. The unit itself is great when it works. I like it because it is among the smallest/lightest nikon speedlights that can be rotated. Macro shooters may want to note that this light cannot be angled slight-down only directly forward (perpendicular to the lens). Overall, assuming my first one was a dud, I would recommend this unit again. I have not heard that problems with these are very common.

Great Flash Unit Problem within 5 months

I needed a flash for my camera and I am very happy with the SB-600. Easy to operate and

NIKON SB-600

Adjustable head is perfect for taking a vertical photograph and needing to bounce light off a ceiling

A necessity

performing as expected
I appreciate the honest rating of used items
4 stars only becuase I try to only give 5 for amazingly over the top occasions

Used sb600 -- well rated as always

Bought this to use as fill flash outdoors, and it does the trick. I am still learning all the tricks, but so far, so good. I really like the remote strobe feature with my Nikon camera. Using natural light and the flash as a remote, those annoying shadows just go away.

Still learning, but it does the trick

I recently added a digital camera to my equipment list.  I wanted a flash that would work with my older Nikon film cameras as well as my new digital.  I found the high line strobes to be more compicated to use and some did not have the power that this model has.  The off camera fill flash works great as direct wireless with my digital camera and I can control the power selection with my camera settings.  I can also use a flash slave and the flash controls to set the power output when using it with my older equipment.

Versatile Flash

The flash is great. It's easy to use. Being able to bounce your light and change your flash settings are great options to have. The only problem is that they burn out too easily. I and my business partner shoot virtual tours and have been through several of these units. We get about a year out of them, usually less when business is heavy and then it's off to buy a new one and have the old one repaired. At this point, we have several old ones as back-ups. By comparison, my old Sony V1 is a marvel. Despite only 5mp, and being far less sophisticated, in five years of the heaviest use, I never had a problem with the flash and five years past that, it still works. I must admit that the SB600 is worth the trouble. I'll keep using the SB600 all the units I have are finally unsalvageable. Clearly these units are not meant to endure what I put them through, but for what I do they keep things simple which is the best way to go. I like to travel as light as possible.

Great flash unit, but needs to be more durable.

I was looking for a speedlight that delivered enough power and that was not too expensive. I was amaze to find the Nikon SB-600 for my Nikon camera I always buy nikon products and even though I know they tend to be more expensive at the same time I know I am buying a good product and when it comes to photography is just part of your career. The price was fantastic [@] had the same speedlight but more expensive so I decided to buy  it at adorama they have super fast delivery and great customer service. I used my camera constantly and just need it a flash unit to complement it. Good for portrait, studio, and macro.

Great Product

Works perfect even though I bought it used! I love that it is functional and doesn't break the bank!

Just what I needed!

I owned it for 1 year exactly and it broke down on me. Now I need to send it to Nikon for repair! And it's out of warranty, just great!

It's a piece of dung

Good Flash as per expectation.

I have 4 - SB600's in my kit.   They're a great, small and portable light source.

Great lttiel speedlight

I use this as a back up flash at wedding recpetions. Glad I have it!

Great flash

This flash is used as a supplemental on camera flash for additional power for news style photographs, as a wireless remote flash and/or fill flash for portrait, closeup and still life photography with my Nikon F3 with adapter, N65 and D7000 cameras.  This is not as powerful as the SB900 but is less complicated to setup and functions well with all of my cameras, especailly versatile with the D7000 which can set flash levels when used as a wireless remote.

A fine piece of equipment

Need to be carefuly because leds are exposed.

I could buy this product again

I does what it's supposed to. It's a basic standard flash made to work with the nuance of the newer digital cameras. I have a SB 25, but it's useless on new DSLRs. So I got this SB 600 to use on my D700, and haven't had any glitches since.

I has descent recycling time, as long as you're not firing off more than 3~5 frames at a time. I you're doing rapid action that requires capturing several frames like sports then go with a flash/speedlight that can accommodate an external battery pack.

But for the price this is an unbeatable deal.

I use mine with an aftermarket bounce/diffuser to cut down on the hot spots & harshness.

Good stuff for the price

I only used the product a couple of times and it just stopped working. Now the product warranty is not covered in my country since I bought it in UK. I guess I will have to pay to get it fixed.

Nikon SB-600

In operation and speed of recycling, the SB-600 is an amazing performer. Teamed with the D7000, I get perfect exposures 98% of the time. Easy enough to tailor the output through the flash or camera anyway. Not a high powered flash when married up with some of my existing flash head attachments, but I knew that from the published guide number. Otherwise, this is a very good value for the cost. I'm sure you will be satisfied too.

Very adaptable; would have liked more power

I've been using the SB600 for almost a month now. Bought it brand new. I love it! very easy to understand and use. It works great thru TTL and TTL BL

Used Nikon SB-600 TTL AF Shoe Mount Speedlight

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