Nikon SB-600 AF Speedlight Flash

• Versatile Remote Speedlight for the Creative Lighting System
• Available Options with D2H Pro Digital SLR and D70 Digital SLR: i-TTL Mode, Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV Lock, Flash Color Information and Wide Area AF illuminator
• i-TTL Flash control : Accurate, seamless fill-flash capability under the most difficult, tricky lighting situations
• FV Lock (Flash Value Lock) allows photographers to change the compostition or zoom for the shot while maintaining desired lighting of the subject
• Auto FP High Speed Sync Mode when used with D2H Pro Digital SLR delivers needed fill flash in bright light or with wide aperture Nikkor lenses

Designed for a variety of customers ranging from experienced and amateur photographers to beginning enthusiasts, the SB-600 incorporates a host of new features designed to make flash photography simple, accurate and creative. As part of the newly evolving Nikon Creative Lighting System, the SB-600 includes support for Nikon Advanced wireless TTL operation, and can function as a remote flash when controlled by the SB-800 Speedlight or the D70 digital SLR camera's built-in speedlight set to Commander Mode. Additionally, the SB-600's Auto FP High Speed Sync Mode allows it to fire at shutter speeds as high as 1/8000 second when used with the D2H professional digital SLR camera. Other major features include Flash Value (FV) Lock, flash color information, wide area AF illuminator and built-in modeling flash.

SB-600 Continuing Advanced Wireless Lighting - The SB-600 speedlight features wireless TTL technology first introduced in Nikon's SB-800 Speedlight. Photographers using the SB-800 as the Controller can employ up to three groups of compatible Speedlights, with any quantity of compatible SB-600 and SB-800 speedlights within each of the three groups, to achieve Advanced Wireless i-TTL exposure control. Most major functions of the SB-600 can be controlled remotely by the master SB-800. Photographers using the D70 digital SLR camera's built-in speedlight as the Commander Speedlight can employ any number SB-600 speedlights within one group for wireless i-TTL operation. The SB-600 can be remotely controlled either in i-TTL mode or manual mode for maximum creativity. Used with the D2H, the SB-600 can employ up to four individual frequency channels, and three groups of flash units. The selection of channel settings help photographers avoid inadvertently triggering flashes not being used by them. Used with Nikon's D70 camera's built-in i-TTL speedlight as the Commander, the SB-600 settings require use of Channel 3, Group A. In addition to the wireless capabilities, the SB-600 offers a host of additional features for Nikon's Creative Lighting System.

FV-Lock - FV-Lock (Flash Value Lock) is comparable to the way an AE-Lock functions in a camera for ambient light exposure metering. Once the camera measures a correct flash value, the SB-600 locks this value until the photographer resets it -- helping to maintain the flash value exposure as the photographer adjusts composition for a scene.

Auto FP High-Speed Sync Flash - The SB-600's Auto FP function can be used with the Nikon D2H to automatically fire the speedlight in i-TTL mode at shutter speeds up to 1/8000 second, offering excellent opportunities to use flash in brighter light, with faster aperture lenses and for faster action scenes.

Modeling Flash - A modeling flash feature in the SB-600 fires a stroboscopic burst of light for approximately one second, allowing photographers to visually confirm lighting and shadow effects before shooting.

Auto White Balance Adjustment using Flash Color Temperature Information - The SB-600 achieves a high level of color accuracy when used with the D70 or the D2H. With changes in the duration of light emitted by any speedlight, there are always slight variations of color temperature. Using the D70 or D2H in Auto White Balance mode, the SB-600 communicates these slight variations in color data back to the D70 or D2H and the camera's auto white balance system implements the fine adjustment needed for overall excellent white balance.

Manual Mode - The SB-600 also offers a full manual mode with power ratios from full power to 1/64 power, in 1/2 step increments for independent flash output control and creative lighting effects.

Custom Settings - Custom settings in the SB-600 allow photographers to personalize the speedlight according to selected preferences.

Wide Area Illuminators - The SB-600 features a wide area illuminator that assumes autofocus assist functions in low light conditions. The Illuminator covers all AF-points in all Nikon SLR cameras, including the D2H's new 11-point AF sensors, giving photographers the freedom to compose their shots creatively and shoot with confidence.

Additional features - Additional features in the SB-600 include a large LCD screen, ergonomic controls, a rotating flash head which tilts horizontally and vertically, accessory filters for special color effects and emulation of fluorescent and incandescent lighting, front and side ready-light indicators for easy viewing, and a locking flash shoe.

The SB-600 is compatible with all Nikon digital and film SLR cameras, achieving performance that is limited by each camera's capability. The SB-600 will realize full i-TTL control when used with the D2H or D70 digital SLR cameras, and D-TTL control and Auto Aperture Flash (AA) when used with the D1, D1X, D1H and D100 digital SLR cameras. The SB-600 will offer TTL and Non-TTL Auto Flash control when used with all Nikon film SLR cameras.

• Guide number (at 35mm zoom-head position, 20 C/68 F): 30/98 (ISO 100, m/ft), 42/138 (ISO 200, m/ft)
• Flash exposure control : i-TTL, D-TTL, TTL (film based), Balanced Fill-Flash, Manual
• Flash shooting distance range (in TTL auto flash mode): 0.6m ti 20m (2 to 65.6 ft.) (varies depending on the ISO sensitivity, zoom-head position and lens aperture in use)
• Power SW: OFF/STBY ON
• Recycling time: Alkaline approx. 3.5 sec.
• Number of flashes: Alkaline approx. 200 times
• Creative lighting system: a variety of flash operations are available with camera's compatible with CLS: i-TTL mode, Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV Lock flash, Flash color information communication, Auto FL High-Speed sync, and Wide area AF-Assist Illuminator
• Display: LCD: segment type
• LCD back light: LED type
• Shoe-lock: One action lock
• Battery: 4 x AA-type: Alkaline, Lithium, Nickel, NiCd, Ni-MH (All four batteries must be the same type)
• Zoom: Auto 24x85mm, Manual
• Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx. 68 x 123.5 x 90mm (2.7 x 4.9 x 3.5 in)
• Weight (w/o batter): Approx. 300g (9.6 oz)
• Optional Accessories: TTL flash cable (SC-29), TTL flash cable (SC-28), Color Filter Set (SJ-1)