SB-600 noise?

[TylerF]

i just got my sb600, dont know too much on how to work it, can only figure out how to turn it on and shoot. i dont know what the modes do or anything but i will figure that out lol

but whenever im using it, theres this gnarly high pitched noise that doesnt seem to stop. is that normal? just wondering

thanks in advance

 

[rallysman]

Yep, it's normal. It's "recharging" to discharge again. You'll notice the screech gets longer as the batteries get lower.

 

[kundalini]

In case you didn't have the manual included with your flash, the Nikon web site has a download center.

Nikon Product Manuals available for download

 

[TylerF]

i know i have the manual lol i have looked through it a little. i must have missed the noise part. it get annoying after a while haha. do the batteries not last long? i put brand new ones in recently.

 

[kundalini]

i know i have the manual lol i have looked through it a little. i must have missed the noise part. it get annoying after a while haha.

Sorry if I didn't make myself clear. I wasn't trying to answer your question about the battery noise. I was refering to this statement......

i just got my sb600, dont know too much on how to work it, can only figure out how to turn it on and shoot. i dont know what the modes do or anything but i will figure that out lol......

.....which may have answered your question. But I highly suggest to read that sucker (the manual) front-to-back, more than once. Get intimate with the buttons and menu functions. You will not absorb it all, but you will have a frame of reference when you have a question and should be able to look up the information more efficiently.

do the batteries not last long? i put brand new ones in recently.

Depends on the battery and power setting you use. For an environmentally friendly method, use rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (NiMH). I use 2700-2900mAh. And don't get suckered into quick-charge rechargers.

 

[TylerF]

thanks, i plan on reading through the manual for both my camera and sb-600 when i get time. i have battery chargers for my game controllers. idk if thats getting suckered in lol

 

[KmH]

thanks, i plan on reading through the manual for both my camera and sb-600 when i get time.

OMG. " for both my camera and sb-600 when I get the time." :lmao:

 

[Garbz]

Put them next to your ceramic throne so you can turn an otherwise uncomfortable facet of nature into an educational experience

 

[Plato]

thanks, i plan on reading through the manual for both my camera and sb-600 when i get time.

OMG. " for both my camera and sb-600 when I get the time." :lmao:

I wouldn't be too critical. I've been driving since 1956 and I've never read the user manual for a car. Come to think of it, I've had my D80 for three years and have read maybe a dozen pages so far (looking for specific information). Of course, there are those that have difficulties understanding cars and cameras...

 

[MrRamonG]

I had my SB 600 for a year before I realized it had wireless capabilities.

 

[MrRamonG]

I wouldn't be too critical. I've been driving since 1956 and I've never read the user manual for a car. Come to think of it, I've had my D80 for three years and have read maybe a dozen pages so far (looking for specific information). Of course, there are those that have difficulties understanding cars and cameras...

Awesome:thumbup:

 

[IgsEMT]

dear friend
read a book. Surprisingly for Nikon, unlike their manuals for bodies, manuals for flash units are MUCH better and more practical. Therefore, read a book

 

[Plato]

I wouldn't be too critical. I've been driving since 1956 and I've never read the user manual for a car. Come to think of it, I've had my D80 for three years and have read maybe a dozen pages so far (looking for specific information). Of course, there are those that have difficulties understanding cars and cameras...

Awesome:thumbup:

I've also been shooting SLRs since 1960.

 

[TylerF]

i have read the manuals, just not super thoroughly enough i guess. reading manuals is harder for me to learn than it is for me to just mess with things hands on.