Zoom lens and SB600 question

<p>I'm considering buying the Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC (model B005) to use with my D300 and SB600 flash, however I'm suspicious that the zoom lens won't work with the camera/flash the way it should, ie get the zoom distance info and various flash adjustments correct. I can't find any technical info out there to allay my concerns. Does anyone know how to test it, or where there is some confirmation from manufacturer that it works with SB600 ok? Thanks. </p>

<p>I suspect that it <em>will</em> work. If the lens focal length is communicated to the camera, the camera will command the zoom on the flash.</p>

<p>there is a flash bugaboo on the first version of the 17-50 (non-VC).the TTL-BL mode overexposes on the sb-600. not sure if the latest version of the lens fixes this. it hasn't been a deal-breaker, though.</p>

 

<p>I have this lens with a D300 and sb600. It does work, however to use the lens at the wide end you have to set the sb600 in manual mode and use the built in wide flash adapter.</p>

<p>Auto zoom flash feature in Nikon family flashes is more usable for normal to tele compatible zoom lenses, where the concentrated light beam would possibly compensate with some extra light density for smaller available apertures in some consumer zoom lenses. SB600 does not have that much power to be concerned with the zoom feature, and rather get SB800/SB900 and even some beam concentration adapter ( e.g. "BetterBeamer"), for longer distances or lenses.<br>

With your lens and SB600, use the advice given by Nick.</p>

<p>Thank you for your responses. I have to admit, I am disappointed that this information, especially as explained by Nick, is not more transparent, I mean just stated up front by manufacturers. I wanted the 17-50mm Tamron zoom for photographing social events and I wanted a zoom lenses to work seamlessly with the SB600. I did not want to be stopping to make manual adjustments here and there depending on the focal length I using. Nick - this didn't stop you buying the lenses? Actually, I decided on this lens after making a recent post here about the normal (wide aperture) zooms that were in vogue. I guess I'm having trouble rationalizing going back to a Nikon less expensive kit zoom - just to get it to work with the flash - and I really want it to work with the flash. </p>

<p>brad, it works with the flash--except for ttL-BL mode, which overexposes. the other modes work fine. as i said, it's a known issue, so you work around it. if its a big deal for you, get the nikkor 17-55.</p>