Nikon SB-600 SB-700 SB-900 size comparison review

Quick size comparison between the Nikon SB 600 SB 700 and the SB 900 hotshoe mounted flash units.

The SB 700 is a nice upgrade and a perfect compromise between the SB 600 and the larger SB 900. The SB-600 has since been discontinued.

The upgraded display panel with master commander and external diffusers with sturdy colored correction filter gels that snap right onto the front of the flash head really makes this a winner.


Nikon SB-600 specs:

Guide No. 98' (30 m) at 35mm Position
Angle of Coverage 73° to 23° (24 to 85mm in 35mm format)
114° (14mm) with included wide angle adapter
Vari-Power Yes; full to 1/64th
TTL Dedication Yes (i-TTL; with the D2H, D-TTL, or TTL, depending on camera used)
Bounce Head Yes
Swivel Head Yes
Zoom Head 24-85mm (Auto-zoom; flash senses focal length & adjusts)
14mm (with built-in wide flash adapter)
Off Camera Terminal No
Recycle Time 3.5 Seconds with fresh alkaline batteries & full power
Power Source Four 1.5-Volt "AA" batteries; alkaline, lithium, NiCad or NiMh
Dimensions 2.7 x 4.8 x 3.5" (68 x 123.5 x 90mm) WxHxD
Weight 10.6 oz (300 g)


Nikon SB-700 specs:

Guide No. 28/92 (ISO 100') at the 35mm zoom-head position
Angle of Coverage 24-120mm (FX)
TTL Dedication i-TTL
Bounce Head Yes (-7-90°)
Swivel Head Yes (-180-180°)
Zoom Head Power Zoom
Off Camera Terminal TTL Remote
Recycle Time 2.5 seconds (AA NiMH)
3 seconds (AA Alkaline)
Power Source 4x AA (NiMH, Alkaline, Lithium)
Dimensions 2.8 x 5 x 4.1" (7.1 x 12.7 x 10.4cm)
Weight 15.9 oz (450g)


Nikon SB-900 specs:

Guide No. 131' (40 m) at 35mm position
Angle of Coverage 104° to 12° (24 to 200mm in 35mm format)
122° to 104° (12 to 17mm) with included wide angle adapter
Vari-Power 1/1 to 1/128th
TTL Dedication Yes (only supports i-TTL)
Bounce Head Yes
Swivel Head Yes
Coverage 17 to 200mm (FX-format, Automatic mode)
12 to 200mm (DX-format, Automatic mode)
12 to 17mm (FX-format, Automatic mode with built-in wide-angle panel deployed)
8 to 11mm (DX-format, Automatic mode with built-in wide-angle panel deployed)
Zoom Head In 35mm format (FX format): 17-200mm (Auto-zoom; flash senses focal length & adjusts)
12-17mm (Auto-zoom with built-in wide flash adapter)
Off Camera Terminal Nikon Type PC Terminal (SC-15 or SC-11), & TTL Terminal (SC-19 or SC-18)
Recycle Time 2.3 Seconds with Ni-MH batteries
4 Seconds with fresh alkaline batteries & full power
4.5 Seconds with Lithium batteries & full power
Power Source Four 1.5-Volt "AA" batteries; alkaline, lithium, NiCad or NiMh
Dimensions 3 x 5.7 x 4.7" (78 x 146 x 119mm)
Weight 14.6 oz (415g)

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[blickblocks]

The diffuser isn't a wide angle anything. The plastic cover built into the unit that slides out is the wide angle adapter (from 24mm to 14mm).

[LEXPIX]

@blickblocks It does help diffuse and spread out the light. When both flip down cover and external diffuser are used at the same time, you get a nice soft look, at the cost of some light loss.

[blickblocks]

@LEXPIX Yes it does, it's a diffuser. it's not a wide angle adapter.

[LEXPIX]

@blickblocks If I said wide angle adapter, I meant diffuser. i have three and know better. 

[erik75648]

My SB-700 has a green backlight. I have actually never seen the SB-700 with blue backlight before I saw this video. Do you know if there are SB-700's with different backlight color? And thanks for making this size comparison :)

[LEXPIX]

@erik75648 The blueish one is the only one I'm aware of.

[hippo71124]

@175myles Hahaha you're right XDDD

[175myles]

@hippo71124, Minus the death and destruction lol =D

[hippo71124]

@175myles Eh big brother ( I am 15 haha) xDDD, by the way in the hands, though not that heavy, but SB 900 is really a Gozilla to a human hahha

[175myles]

@hippo71124, That's a good goal, I'm 19 and have a goal to get a 24-70 2.8 and a macro lens.

[hippo71124]

@175myles haha I can too, but I myself is very hard to save money to buy my dream D300 and SB 900 and etc, after all I am just a secondary school student in HK, and I am using D60 now@@