Nikon SB-600 AF Speedlight i-TTL Shoe Mount Flash

Nikon SB-600 AF Speedlight i-TTL Shoe Mount Flash
High-Performance, Compact Electronic Flash for Creative Lighting System (CLS)
The Nikon SB-600 AF Speedlight is an exceptionally versatile, mid-range hot-shoe flash designed as a core component of Nikon’s revolutionary Creative Lighting System (CLS). Striking a perfect balance between power, portability, and sophisticated exposure automation, this flash serves as an ideal step-up lighting solution for portrait photographers, event documentarians, and everyday enthusiasts looking to master light.

With full compatibility across Nikon’s digital SLR (i-TTL) and film SLR (D-TTL) matrixes, the SB-600 delivers highly accurate flash exposures automatically. It operates seamlessly as a powerful on-camera flash or as a completely wireless off-camera slave unit, giving you the freedom to sculpt light from any angle.

Advanced i-TTL Intelligence & Wireless Remote Mobility
Precision i-TTL Exposure Control: Fully optimized for modern Nikon digital SLRs, utilizing advanced pre-flash telemetry to calculate subject distance, ambient illumination, and background depth for perfectly balanced exposures.

Creative Lighting System (CLS) Wireless Slave Support: Functions as an off-camera wireless slave unit when triggered by a CLS master flash (such as the SB-800, SB-900, or the built-in Commander mode on select Nikon DSLR bodies). This allows you to position multiple flashes off-camera to build complex, studio-quality lighting setups without running sync cords.

Auto Zoom Multi-Step Coverage: Automatically senses the focal length of the mounted lens on FX or DX-format cameras, dynamically adjusting its internal zoom head across a 24mm to 85mm spectrum to distribute light efficiently.

Built-In Wide-Angle Flash Adapter: Features an integrated flip-down diffusion panel that expands the flash coverage to a super-wide 14mm angle, ensuring even edge-to-edge illumination when shooting with ultra-wide landscape and interior lenses.

Articulating Bounce Head & Dynamic Controls
Full Bounce & Swivel Versatility: The flash head tilts up 90 degrees and swivels 180 degrees to the left and 90 degrees to the right. This comprehensive articulation allows you to bounce harsh direct flash off walls, ceilings, or reflectors to achieve soft, flattering portrait lighting.

Intuitive Rear LCD Interface: Designed with a large, bright, backlit LCD display screen and tactile buttons that make it easy to adjust power ratios, change channels, or toggle between manual and automated flash modes in pitch-black environments.

High-Speed Sync & Advanced Flash Modes: Supports high-speed FP sync, allowing you to use flash with shutter speeds faster than your camera’s standard sync speed—perfect for balancing wide-open f/stops with blinding midday sun. Also supports rear-curtain sync for creative motion-blur trails.

Integrated Wide-Area AF Assist Illuminator: Features a built-in pattern-projecting red AF assist lamp that floods dark rooms with low-contrast grid lines, enabling your camera’s autofocus sensor to lock onto subjects instantly in low light.

Technical Specifications
Flash Hardware Classification: Compact Shoe-Mount Electronic Speedlight

Electronic Exposure Modes: i-TTL (Digital SLR), D-TTL (Film SLR), Manual (Full to 1/64 power in 1/3 EV steps)

Maximum Guide Number: 98 feet / 30 meters (at ISO 100 and 35mm zoom position)

Flash Head Focal Coverage: 24mm to 85mm (14mm when using the integrated wide diffusion panel)

Bounce Articulation Angles: Tilts upward to 90° | Swivels 180° Left / 90° Right

Wireless Signaling Modes: CLS Remote Wireless Slave (4 Channels | 3 Control Groups)

Average Recycling Time: Approx. 2.5 to 3.5 seconds (at full manual power with fresh batteries)

Approximate Flash Count: 200+ full-power pops per set of high-capacity cells

Primary Power Infrastructure: Requires 4x standard AA Batteries (Alkaline, Lithium, or NiMH rechargeable)

Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx. 2.7 x 4.8 x 3.5 inches / 68.0 x 123.5 x 90.0 mm

Weight: Approx. 10.6 oz / 300 grams (Chassis body only without batteries installed)