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Hello everyone...I have thinking about getting the sb-600 flash for my d70. But, I would like to know, what are the advantages for its use, what is it good for (portrait, still-life, etc;) and is it really worth the money?

I am trying to learn more about lighting and using flash. I havent used a flash much before, because it seems that each time i use it, I will get a blueish hue to the entire picture and it makes me cringe every time i see it.

just curious to find out your opinions.

BTW, i know there is a sb-800, but i cant afford that right now.

Thanks everyone.
 
I guess one more thing I would like to know is..are there any other accessories I would need for the flash to work? cables, or anything?
Jared G said:
Hello everyone...I have thinking about getting the sb-600 flash for
my d70. But, I would like to know, what are the advantages for its
use, what is it good for (portrait, still-life, etc;) and is it
really worth the money?

I am trying to learn more about lighting and using flash. I havent
used a flash much before, because it seems that each time i use it,
I will get a blueish hue to the entire picture and it makes me
cringe every time i see it.

just curious to find out your opinions.

BTW, i know there is a sb-800, but i cant afford that right now.

Thanks everyone.
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I don't own one(so I won't coment) but I have looked and found the best price here

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3987373

The blue cast is probably from the white balance setting try messing with that set it to flash instead of auto.

For portaits you can use your on camera flash in conjuction with the SB600 slightly to the side.
Jared G said:
Jared G said:
Hello everyone...I have thinking about getting the sb-600 flash for
my d70. But, I would like to know, what are the advantages for its
use, what is it good for (portrait, still-life, etc;) and is it
really worth the money?

I am trying to learn more about lighting and using flash. I havent
used a flash much before, because it seems that each time i use it,
I will get a blueish hue to the entire picture and it makes me
cringe every time i see it.

just curious to find out your opinions.

BTW, i know there is a sb-800, but i cant afford that right now.

Thanks everyone.
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SB-600 is good for anything :). I've used it indoors/outdoors, fill flash and main light source.. even on casual snapshots, it can balance the lighting unbelievably well.

I recommend it. I might post some samples later.

Cheers,
rami.
Jared G said:
Hello everyone...I have thinking about getting the sb-600 flash for
my d70. But, I would like to know, what are the advantages for its
use, what is it good for (portrait, still-life, etc;) and is it
really worth the money?

I am trying to learn more about lighting and using flash. I havent
used a flash much before, because it seems that each time i use it,
I will get a blueish hue to the entire picture and it makes me
cringe every time i see it.

just curious to find out your opinions.

BTW, i know there is a sb-800, but i cant afford that right now.

Thanks everyone.
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Jared,

I'm new as well to the D70 and using Flash. I just bought the SB-600 today at $220. However, I'm am reconsidering my purchase to exchange it for the extra $100 buy the SB-800. The SB-600 does not have the dome diffuser on it. The SB-800 will throw out more light than the SB-600. This is especially helpful if your shooting inside a basketball area. As far as what to use this for either will come in handy when shooting portraits inside of family, friends, and clients. The other nice thing about the D70 system is the Sb-600 and SB-800 can be used as slave and master flashes so that if you have the SB-800 on the D70 you can supplement more flash inside a room with the SB-600 sitting on a table. Both units will talk with the D-70 and once you shoot the SB-800 goes off at the same time the SB-600 goes off thru infrared. Pretty neat little system to someone who is just getting into the whole thing. The way I look at it, stay with the SB-600 and buy the SB-800 later to supplement your purchase. I may very well upgrade and just exchange the SB-600 for the SB-800 on Tuesday and say the hell with and give me the flash that has the dome diffuser already attached.

How that for a response from someone who is new...........

Michael
Jared G said:
Hello everyone...I have thinking about getting the sb-600 flash for
my d70. But, I would like to know, what are the advantages for its
use, what is it good for (portrait, still-life, etc;) and is it
really worth the money?

I am trying to learn more about lighting and using flash. I havent
used a flash much before, because it seems that each time i use it,
I will get a blueish hue to the entire picture and it makes me
cringe every time i see it.

just curious to find out your opinions.

BTW, i know there is a sb-800, but i cant afford that right now.

Thanks everyone.
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Michael
 
Thats a great response! I actually just went out and bought the flash a couple minutes ago and will look forward to using it. I'm thinkin maybe I should have waited until i understand the d70 and all of its features very well first, but whatever.

If anyone has any photos of their sb600 in action, preferably still-life type photos, that would be great. If you have others, like portrait as well, that would be great too.

Thanks everyone for the replies.
Michael Olano said:
I'm new as well to the D70 and using Flash. I just bought the
SB-600 today at $220. However, I'm am reconsidering my purchase to
exchange it for the extra $100 buy the SB-800. The SB-600 does not
have the dome diffuser on it. The SB-800 will throw out more light
than the SB-600. This is especially helpful if your shooting inside
a basketball area. As far as what to use this for either will come
in handy when shooting portraits inside of family, friends, and
clients. The other nice thing about the D70 system is the Sb-600
and SB-800 can be used as slave and master flashes so that if you
have the SB-800 on the D70 you can supplement more flash inside a
room with the SB-600 sitting on a table. Both units will talk with
the D-70 and once you shoot the SB-800 goes off at the same time
the SB-600 goes off thru infrared. Pretty neat little system to
someone who is just getting into the whole thing. The way I look at
it, stay with the SB-600 and buy the SB-800 later to supplement
your purchase. I may very well upgrade and just exchange the SB-600
for the SB-800 on Tuesday and say the hell with and give me the
flash that has the dome diffuser already attached.

How that for a response from someone who is new...........

Michael
Jared G said:
Hello everyone...I have thinking about getting the sb-600 flash for
my d70. But, I would like to know, what are the advantages for its
use, what is it good for (portrait, still-life, etc;) and is it
really worth the money?

I am trying to learn more about lighting and using flash. I havent
used a flash much before, because it seems that each time i use it,
I will get a blueish hue to the entire picture and it makes me
cringe every time i see it.

just curious to find out your opinions.

BTW, i know there is a sb-800, but i cant afford that right now.

Thanks everyone.
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Michael
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Jared,

Life is too short to wait until we can afford everything. I bought my D70 from Best Buy of all places on Sunday and I opted for the 18 months same as cash plan which does not charge me any interest or finance charges unless I fail to pay for it after 18 months. Like I said, somethimes you just need to go for it as long as you are being fiscally responsible in other areas.

Good luck....
Jared G said:
If anyone has any photos of their sb600 in action, preferably
still-life type photos, that would be great. If you have others,
like portrait as well, that would be great too.

Thanks everyone for the replies.
Michael Olano said:
I'm new as well to the D70 and using Flash. I just bought the
SB-600 today at $220. However, I'm am reconsidering my purchase to
exchange it for the extra $100 buy the SB-800. The SB-600 does not
have the dome diffuser on it. The SB-800 will throw out more light
than the SB-600. This is especially helpful if your shooting inside
a basketball area. As far as what to use this for either will come
in handy when shooting portraits inside of family, friends, and
clients. The other nice thing about the D70 system is the Sb-600
and SB-800 can be used as slave and master flashes so that if you
have the SB-800 on the D70 you can supplement more flash inside a
room with the SB-600 sitting on a table. Both units will talk with
the D-70 and once you shoot the SB-800 goes off at the same time
the SB-600 goes off thru infrared. Pretty neat little system to
someone who is just getting into the whole thing. The way I look at
it, stay with the SB-600 and buy the SB-800 later to supplement
your purchase. I may very well upgrade and just exchange the SB-600
for the SB-800 on Tuesday and say the hell with and give me the
flash that has the dome diffuser already attached.

How that for a response from someone who is new...........

Michael
Jared G said:
Hello everyone...I have thinking about getting the sb-600 flash for
my d70. But, I would like to know, what are the advantages for its
use, what is it good for (portrait, still-life, etc;) and is it
really worth the money?

I am trying to learn more about lighting and using flash. I havent
used a flash much before, because it seems that each time i use it,
I will get a blueish hue to the entire picture and it makes me
cringe every time i see it.

just curious to find out your opinions.

BTW, i know there is a sb-800, but i cant afford that right now.

Thanks everyone.
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Michael
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I have the SB-600 and love using the flash off the camera in commander mode. In my estimation that is better than the straight on flash mounted on the camera. You do not need extra cords. Use the flash menu on the camera to set to commander mode. Set the flash for commander mode accordingly. Pop up the built-in flash to fire the SB-600.

The flash has more than enough power for my usage which is family photographs, fill flash for macro photography, and still life.
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i have the sb 600 and honestly have not even put batteries in it. interested in what you mean by off camera in commander mode? how does this work.

bruce
Jack Hartman said:
I have the SB-600 and love using the flash off the camera in
commander mode. In my estimation that is better than the straight
on flash mounted on the camera. You do not need extra cords. Use
the flash menu on the camera to set to commander mode. Set the
flash for commander mode accordingly. Pop up the built-in flash to
fire the SB-600.

The flash has more than enough power for my usage which is family
photographs, fill flash for macro photography, and still life.
--
If God had not created such beauty, there would be no pictures to
take.
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Actually I own the SB-600, and was surprised to find that You CAN'T use both the built in flash and the sb-600 at the same time.

When mounted on the camera, the built in flash doesn't work anymore.

If you switch the camera into a "commander mode" and use the sb-600 from a side in a wireless mode, the built in flash is only used to signal the sb-600 when to start, it doesn't actually illuminate the subject at all... :(

I guess you possibly could use both at the same time but you would have to get a cable to connect the two...

dk
digital-freak said:
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3987373

The blue cast is probably from the white balance setting try
messing with that set it to flash instead of auto.

For portaits you can use your on camera flash in conjuction with
the SB600 slightly to the side.
Jared G said:
Jared G said:
Hello everyone...I have thinking about getting the sb-600 flash for
my d70. But, I would like to know, what are the advantages for its
use, what is it good for (portrait, still-life, etc;) and is it
really worth the money?

I am trying to learn more about lighting and using flash. I havent
used a flash much before, because it seems that each time i use it,
I will get a blueish hue to the entire picture and it makes me
cringe every time i see it.

just curious to find out your opinions.

BTW, i know there is a sb-800, but i cant afford that right now.

Thanks everyone.
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Switch your camera mode to "P" mode (program mode) and then go through the menus, one of the menu options regarding Flash will allow you to set it to "Commander Mode"

Next you will have to set up the SB600 to "listen" in wireless mode,

Hold down the left most button and the "-" button for a sec or 2 and you will get a custom menu, use the + - buttons until you see a lightiing bolt icon flashing with words OFF, press MODE to change it to ON, and then again press the left most button (i don't remember what it is) and the minus button for 2 sec, to get out of the custom mode.

The sb-600 also has to be set to channel 3 and group A in order to listen to the d70.

Now hold the sb600 sligthly to the side of the D70, make sure the built in flash is up, and fire away.

Saddly though, it seems that the built in flash in this case is only used to signal the sb600 when to fire, i wish it would fire as a fill in flash as well :(

Damian
boneal said:
bruce
Jack Hartman said:
I have the SB-600 and love using the flash off the camera in
commander mode. In my estimation that is better than the straight
on flash mounted on the camera. You do not need extra cords. Use
the flash menu on the camera to set to commander mode. Set the
flash for commander mode accordingly. Pop up the built-in flash to
fire the SB-600.

The flash has more than enough power for my usage which is family
photographs, fill flash for macro photography, and still life.
--
If God had not created such beauty, there would be no pictures to
take.
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Sb600 will worth the pay.. i just bought a Sb800 and i much satisfied to it.. one of the thread said that the internal flash wont pop up when the sb600 is attached, we dont need any other flash if an sb800 oer sb600 is attached...

the internal flash can still lite the subject and not just be an iluminator.. in the CSM menu.. choose comander mode, and than chose manual... it will operate the same either sb600 or 800

the sb800 comes with internal bouncer, while sb600 doesnt...
 
Thanks for all the replies everyone... I charged up my batteries and fired off some shots last night. The flash in unreal! It seems that the ttl does an excellent job of compensating the amount of flash needed on any subject. Cant wait to try it in some portrati settings.

If anyone has any examples using theire sb600 that would be great to see as well. Thanks!
briand umar said:
Sb600 will worth the pay.. i just bought a Sb800 and i much
satisfied to it.. one of the thread said that the internal flash
wont pop up when the sb600 is attached, we dont need any other
flash if an sb800 oer sb600 is attached...

the internal flash can still lite the subject and not just be an
iluminator.. in the CSM menu.. choose comander mode, and than chose
manual... it will operate the same either sb600 or 800

the sb800 comes with internal bouncer, while sb600 doesnt...
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Hi Jared,

The SB600 flash is a great flash and works very well with the D70. Here are some portraits I did with only my SB600. The flash was off camera and I set my D70 on Commander mode.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=10031280
Jared G said:
If anyone has any examples using theire sb600 that would be great
to see as well. Thanks!
briand umar said:
Sb600 will worth the pay.. i just bought a Sb800 and i much
satisfied to it.. one of the thread said that the internal flash
wont pop up when the sb600 is attached, we dont need any other
flash if an sb800 oer sb600 is attached...

the internal flash can still lite the subject and not just be an
iluminator.. in the CSM menu.. choose comander mode, and than chose
manual... it will operate the same either sb600 or 800

the sb800 comes with internal bouncer, while sb600 doesnt...
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