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Originally Posted by dehno
Hello, christmas is coming up and im trying to find out what i want on my list 
I was looking into the nikon sb 600 flash unit for my d70. Does anyone have experience with the unit. I have a promaster ft 1700 now so anything really would be a step up. Im not to familiar with flash photography, but i'd like to get into it. |
No experience with the 600, but plenty with its big brother, the 800. There's not a whole lot of difference between them.
The 600 is 50 grammes lighter, has slightly overall lower full power output and doesn't have a built in bounce card. It can be slaved as a remote flash unit to
either an SB-800, SU-800 or a camera that supports wireless TTL - such as your D70.
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Originally Posted by dehno
I mostly do anything shooting wise, whatever i can find. i'd like to get into portraits and things like that.
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The most important step in flash photography is learning to get your flash off camera for directional lighting. The SB-600 allows you to do this and is thus ideal for wetting your feet with subjects such as portrait photography or macro work.
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Originally Posted by dehno
so...what im asking...is the sb 600 a good all around unit for someone like me?
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Yes; you'll get excellent results to start with just using the flash in iTTL mode and, once you're familiar with the unit, you can explore off-camera flash using your D70 as remote trigger for the 600... something that is quite fun and addictive
