sb 600 recycle rate

agentmonkey · 30th September 2007

is there any way to increase the recycle rate of the flash? i've seen a photographer with this thing attached to his flash unit, asked him what it was for and he told me it helps to increase his flash's recycle rate, so he doesn't have to wait so long for it to charge up again...i think that's pretty useful cos i've missed some shots when my flash wasn't charged up to fire off... is there something similar for the sb 600? and what is it called? thanks

psychobiologist · 30th September 2007

its a lead acid battery modified to power your flash through that cord. there are people who DIY it, whilst there should be some commercial variant of it too.

Fotophilic · 30th September 2007

Originally Posted by agentmonkey

is there any way to increase the recycle rate of the flash? i've seen a photographer with this thing attached to his flash unit, asked him what it was for and he told me it helps to increase his flash's recycle rate, so he doesn't have to wait so long for it to charge up again...i think that's pretty useful cos i've missed some shots when my flash wasn't charged up to fire off... is there something similar for the sb 600? and what is it called? thanks

a very cheap and effective way to charge up the flash fast is to use AA batteries with good power... just keep some in ur pocket. at least it works for me...

agentmonkey · 30th September 2007

ah, so that's really all there is to it? battery power? what would be a good brand of rechargeable AA batteries that i could use to give me a faster recycle rate?

psychobiologist · 30th September 2007

Originally Posted by agentmonkey

ah, so that's really all there is to it? battery power? what would be a good brand of rechargeable AA batteries that i could use to give me a faster recycle rate?

using AA batteries.. after shooting quite a bit, the recharge will still lag, i.e. 2-4 seconds before flash can go again.. thats why SLA is popular with many event photographers..

agentmonkey · 30th September 2007

sorry ah, what is SLA ? i take it it's the thing event photosgraphers keep in their pocket that is wired to their flash. but what does it stand for?

Fotophilic · 30th September 2007

Originally Posted by agentmonkey

ah, so that's really all there is to it? battery power? what would be a good brand of rechargeable AA batteries that i could use to give me a faster recycle rate?

I use 2500 mAH Sanyo (the new orange color ones). Quite good, unless u blast like machine gun. So far nv failed me. If u find the recharge is slow, change the batteries. Haven tried Panasonic Oxyride (the 1.7V thing) so cannot comment. But well, wat works for me may not work for u.

I think SB800 has this additional battery pack for additional power... correct me if wrong.

But u really int to carry the weight ma? this is sth u have to consider....

agentmonkey · 30th September 2007

how heavy is it? the one i saw the other photographer carry looked quite small, can fit into jeans pocket

chanxj · 30th September 2007

i think its the SD8A. It works on SB800, i don't know whether it works on SB600

wahZe · 30th September 2007

AA Lithiums might be useful...

zac08 · 1st October 2007

Originally Posted by chanxj

i think its the SD8A. It works on SB800, i don't know whether it works on SB600

Can't work on a SB-600 as the SB-600 does not have a external power source terminal.

blazer_workz · 1st October 2007

What u need is a Quantum Turbo Battery Pack wif compatible cable for SB600..

Eric Lee · 1st October 2007

Originally Posted by blazer_workz

What u need is a Quantum Turbo Battery Pack wif compatible cable for SB600..

Agreed... if dont have, then must mod it

zac08 · 1st October 2007

Originally Posted by blazer_workz

What u need is a Quantum Turbo Battery Pack wif compatible cable for SB600..

I believe the modification is to create a battery pack to imitate the 4 batteries in the compartment.

And only these 3 models of Quantum batteries can do this job for the SB-600 :

BANTAM
QB1 / 1+
QB1c

Read more here : Quantum batteries

blazer_workz · 1st October 2007

Originally Posted by zac08

I believe the modification is to create a battery pack to imitate the 4 batteries in the compartment.

And only these 3 models of Quantum batteries can do this job for the SB-600 :

BANTAM
QB1 / 1+
QB1c

Read more here : Quantum batteries

Yes..u r right..i forgot the model of battery pack for SB600 le..

but 1 thing to note, Quantum battery packs not cheap..i think cable alone ~$100+..

zac08 · 1st October 2007

Originally Posted by blazer_workz

Yes..u r right..i forgot the model of battery pack for SB600 le..but 1 thing to note, Quantum battery packs not cheap..i think cable alone ~$100+..

No choice... else it's upgrade to SB-800 and SD-8A

hacknet · 2nd October 2007

i was just about to start modding my sb80dx to run on SLAs. but they are pretty heavy mind you..

mohgui · 2nd October 2007

the Sanyo Eneloop has a higher recharge rate compared to their normal rechargeable batteries.

30th September 2007	#1
agentmonkey Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 494	sb 600 recycle rate is there any way to increase the recycle rate of the flash? i've seen a photographer with this thing attached to his flash unit, asked him what it was for and he told me it helps to increase his flash's recycle rate, so he doesn't have to wait so long for it to charge up again...i think that's pretty useful cos i've missed some shots when my flash wasn't charged up to fire off... is there something similar for the sb 600? and what is it called? thanks

30th September 2007	#2
psychobiologist Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,267	Re: sb 600 recycle rate its a lead acid battery modified to power your flash through that cord. there are people who DIY it, whilst there should be some commercial variant of it too. __________________ chezburgr i can haz?

30th September 2007	#4
agentmonkey Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 494	Re: sb 600 recycle rate ah, so that's really all there is to it? battery power? what would be a good brand of rechargeable AA batteries that i could use to give me a faster recycle rate?

30th September 2007	#6
agentmonkey Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 494	Re: sb 600 recycle rate sorry ah, what is SLA ? i take it it's the thing event photosgraphers keep in their pocket that is wired to their flash. but what does it stand for?

30th September 2007	#8
agentmonkey Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 494	Re: sb 600 recycle rate how heavy is it? the one i saw the other photographer carry looked quite small, can fit into jeans pocket

30th September 2007	#9
chanxj Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Singapore...... Posts: 598	Re: sb 600 recycle rate i think its the SD8A. It works on SB800, i don't know whether it works on SB600

30th September 2007	#10
wahZe Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 294	Re: sb 600 recycle rate AA Lithiums might be useful...

1st October 2007	#12
blazer_workz Member/Tangshooter Join Date: May 2006 Location: ClubSNAP Community Posts: 3,097	Re: sb 600 recycle rate What u need is a Quantum Turbo Battery Pack wif compatible cable for SB600.. __________________ I'm not a photographer, I'm only a cameraman. \| TangShooters

2nd October 2007	#17
hacknet Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,090	Re: sb 600 recycle rate i was just about to start modding my sb80dx to run on SLAs. but they are pretty heavy mind you..

2nd October 2007	#18
mohgui Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: La La Land Posts: 1,296	Re: sb 600 recycle rate the Sanyo Eneloop has a higher recharge rate compared to their normal rechargeable batteries.