I think i'll rename this old thread and close it because its just three pages of speculation before the SB-700 was real.

That is great news Gareth.
May I ask in what country you reside?

Tom

Just opened my two.

they are tidy little units, much smaller than the 900.

seemed to af assist fine on all points on d300s and d700 up to 200mm at 300mm it didn't lock on consistently.

Hey t-mitch4
In the UK the date I was given by a couple of retailers was Nov 17th ?
There are a lot of SB-600's out there so I'm waiting to see what price impact the release of the SB-700 will have on the SB-600...at the moment it's £100 cheaper than the SB-700 pre-order price.

Well, the SB-700 has been announced.
Have any of you seen any reports or heard of a release date other than "Late November"?

Thanks,

Tom

AND if you get 2 SB900's. . .you can probably accomplish the same thing with 2 SB700's? lol. . .

If you can set the SB700 up as a slave to a D200/300/700 body, usually meets most of the requirements. . .of filling up shadows and preventing the 'coon eye. . .

Most likely because most women don't think logically. In any case, people who are not interested in photography have a hard time understanding why we would want to spend more than $300 on a camera, let alone a lens or flash unit.

warprints said:
Just would like to get 2 SB700s instead of one SB900 (anticipated price rounding error ignored).

Spoken like a scientist. Why doesn't my wife understand statements like this?

NSXType-R said:
I dunno, now that I got the 35mm 1.8, it doesn't really need a flash, but for the 18-135 I would love to have a bit of bounce flash. I'm waiting for it to be announced too, I don't want to buy the SB600 just to have the SB700 or it's replacement be announced.

NSX, I don't agree with that. I have a f/1.4 lens and while it allows fast shutter speeds, it doesn't get rid of those crappy shadows indoor. You need bounce no matter what the aperture is, unless you like people looking like raccoons.

I'm really wanting the new UI, more than anything else - low end vs. high end. Just would like to get 2 SB700s instead of one SB900 (anticipated price rounding error ignored).

I dunno, now that I got the 35mm 1.8, it doesn't really need a flash, but for the 18-135 I would love to have a bit of bounce flash. I'm waiting for it to be announced too, I don't want to buy the SB600 just to have the SB700 or it's replacement be announced.

gd said:
I do find this thread mildly amusing as an example of "analysis paralysis" and "waiting for the next model".

Au contraire ;)
I fear there is no reason to wait for the 700, that the replacement will possibly be more limited than the current, and would gobble up all the 600's I could find if I were in the market for the low-end of Nikon's CLS. ;)

gd said:
I do find this thread mildly amusing as an example of "analysis paralysis" and "waiting for the next model". No doubt when the SB700 is eventually released, the wait for the SB800 will start ..........

Au contraire. (sp?) If I have to wait much longer, I'll just by an SB900.

I do find this thread mildly amusing as an example of "analysis paralysis" and "waiting for the next model". No doubt when the SB700 is eventually released, the wait for the SB800 will start ..........

... oh wait a minute ... I have one of those already!

"any special message for all the kids watching at home?"

"Stay out of trouble."

/me believes it is more likely Nikon will surprise us with a full-featured SB-700 than that alphanikonrex is going to get the (important) cultural reference.
;)

"I'd buy that for a dollar!"

Yes, large numbers get ridiculous quickly:

ND - actually, I'd be happy if its an SB600 with the SB900 style interface. I'm easy to please. I'd prefer SB800 capabilities with the SB900 UI, without the size and extra weight.

Jonny - I hear ya, but personally I don't like it when they use really big numbers - starts to sound like something being sold on an infomercial.

I know I'd be happier with the features of that new flash if they called it the SB-7000. That's like ten times better.

And when it finally does come out you guys will complain it doesn't match your expectations :^)

Actually with the way Nikon has been kind of unpredictable with their recent naming conventions I'd guess the SB600 replacement won't be called 700.

1337 - I've been waiting so long, I think I'll just pretend to start waiting all over again.

And I'm also waiting for the SB-700 to buy a flash. I'm glad it's not urgent seeing how people have been waiting for the past year or so.

You can type in all sorts of words and get sponsored hits. Just a way to drum up traffic. Search for "Nikon D800" or "Nikon D900" and the same thing happens. Doesn't mean anything I'm affraid. :(

Sponsored results for "Nikon SB-700" searches from B&H show up on Google. Results for "SB-700" show up on all major search engines(although this may be for photo album refills). Try Searching for "SB-700" or "Nikon SB-400" from Google, Bing and Yahoo.

I am planning to purchase a SB-600 to replace/supplement my SB-400 sometime in the next few months and it would be great for a upgraded model to come out before then.