What to look for when buying a used flash..

12 years 3 months ago #194195 by jordanmcrae
Hi PT!
I'm meeting someone tomorrow in order to pick up a used SB-600 that they have. I'm very unfamiliar with flash photography, but I'm in dire need of a flash. What should I look for before decide whether or not I buy this flash?

Thanks a lot!

-Jord
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12 years 3 months ago #194201 by john_m
You will love that flash, I just picked another one up a few months ago. After looking at the outside condition, checking the flash head (it will rotate left/right and go up/down), mount it up to the camera. Put the flash in auto TTL mode. When you adjust the focal length on your lens, you should here the speedlight zooming in and out. Take a pic and the flash will fire. Make sure the flash is not in slave mode (you will see a little curvy line with an arrow on the end) because it will not fire mounted to the camera.You can check to make sure it will fire as a slave by pressing the zoom and the "-" button at the same time and turning it on, then set your camera to commander mode and shoot a picture (make sure your on camera flash is up).

Nikon D200
Nikon 50mm f1.8D, Tokina 28-80 f2.8, Nikon 75-300, Sigma 18-200, Nikon SB-600, Nikon SB-25, Promaster triggers

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12 years 3 months ago #194205 by McBeth Photography
Don't forget to check the battery compartment for corrosion...

It is what it is.
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12 years 3 months ago #194209 by jordanmcrae
Thanks a lot to both of you! I'm really excited to venture into flash photography. Cheers! :cheers:
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