Comments on: Nikon SB-600 discontinued?

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:15:07 +0000

BTW: my e-mail is super_jason_chu@hotmail.com

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:13:29 +0000

If anyone of you would like to “upgrade” or “sell” your SB-600, please contact me via e-mail. I’m looking to buy a SB-600 as my first flash, and maybe SB-800 later to control remote. Will pay via Paypal, no westunion thanks.

By: CLS

CLS — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:38:47 +0000

B&H was showing Back-ordered but now shows Out of Stock.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:19:42 +0000

thanks – keep us informed

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:26:41 +0000

B&H is showing the SB600 as “back ordered”.

Interesting.

I have one 600, and picked up an SB900 a couple of months ago so am not in the market…but I’ve emailed a friend who is considering one to keep an eye on the prices. Nice flash, my photo skills don’t do it justice.

By: duh

duh — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:11:19 +0000

and Craigslist people are like all honest and like there’s never been a robbery or grab and run?

No matter where you sell stuff – do your homework and for gosh sake – Be Careful Out There!

By: eval nx2.4

eval nx2.4 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:09:31 +0000

i just contacted my friend who happens to work for the vendor and he’s reluctant to provide any further details for the obvious reason, although initially he was planning to put up a how-to video on youtube. and one thing i can share with you is that is doable given you have access to the necessary firmware and hardware to flash its firmware.

By: Smaller is better

Smaller is better — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:54:11 +0000

My wife says smaller is better and I’ll have to agree. I have both, the 600 and the 800 and I pick up the 600 before the 800, nine out of ten times. The 600 is lighter, smaller and easier to use not to mention $150-200 cheaper. The only time I grab the 800 is when I need to control other flashes using CLS and the on camera flash won’t work. ie. too bright outside or too far away or if I just need more light coming directly from the camera (which is unusual).

The 600 is Nikon’s best kept secret. Don’t waste your $$$ on the 800.

By: kober

kober — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:54:43 +0000

Nikon screwed up royally when they discontinued the SB800.

By: Abouna

Abouna — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:02:37 +0000

What a lot of people seem to overlook re: 600 vs 800 (700? & 900) is that the 600 is nearly as powerful as the 800. It is much cheaper, lighter, easier on batts, and has a better interface. If you are using these for strobist gear, you can get a slew of 600s for the price of a couple 800s or 900s, have more power (more lights) and way more flexibility. The 600 is a bargain, and will be more so as prices drop.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:52:29 +0000

Dude, ever heard of Paypal?

By: Russell MacDonald

Russell MacDonald — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:46:28 +0000

It no longer shows as discontinued on the Amazon site, but they did lower the price.

Russ

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:17:23 +0000

dude, scammers will buy your SB-600 for “your price” but instead they give you absolutely nothing with fake cashier’s checks or “wire transfers”. too much scam for you.

try http://www.craigslist.com, you can sell your stuff to locals wayyy faster and in PERSON, which beats ebay.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:19:48 +0000

Can you provide some more info on this please – I would like to share it with everyone. Thanks!

By: drpeters

drpeters — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:32:12 +0000

Interesting, as neither the 600 nor 800 have user upgradeable firmware.

By: Greg Tommers

Greg Tommers — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:46:26 +0000

Doubtful. Why don’t you provide some evidence?

By: Greg Tommers

Greg Tommers — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:44:36 +0000

When the SB-900 came out it drove the SB-800 prices *up*, and I’m guessing the same will happen.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0000

Whew! I was about to put my 2 sb600′s up on Ebay!

By: anony

anony — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:19:00 +0000

i have a friend who flashed sb-600 with a modified sb-800 firmware version. guess what? he just turned sb-600 into a sb-800, although new key control sequences are for geeks.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:06:17 +0000

amazon love to make up stuff so it’s definitely not discontinued until SB-600′s replacement shows up in stores.

remember the SB-800? when SB-900 came out in stores, 2-3 months later, SB-800 became discontinued.