Anyone able to use Nikon strobes on Sony?

Hello, wondering if there is an adaptor that would allow me use a Nikon sb600 on Sony A7iii. I strongly doube it but thought I ask before I sell my strobes.

All the A7’s have standard hot shoes. An SB600 could be used on it in manual mode. I haven’t tried it on an A7 iii but I’ve had it work on an A7.

TTL and iTL are out of the question. However some Nikon flash units have a photocell and automatic mode to set exposure. To use it, you dial in the ISO setting and aperture.

TTL and iTL are out of the question. However some Nikon flash units have a photocell and automatic mode to set exposure. To use it, you dial in the ISO setting and aperture.

Yes but not the SB600.

Sorry, but I don't keep track of Nikon subspecies.

• Use the SB600 in manual mode, with a flash meter, guide number, or trial-and-error
  
• Buy a Nikon flash with an Auto mode
  
• Buy a Sony flash
  

For what it's worth, Nikon had the edge in automated flash for years, but the Sony flash on an A7 beats them all. Furthermore, I like the swiveling flash head better than the tilting-rotating head of the Nikon.

Yes but not the SB600.

Yes. Unfortunately the SB600 doesn't have Auto-Aperture mode, which would allow some flash automation. It's also a bit weedy on power compared to, say, an SB-800, SB-25, SB-28 or the like, and this limits its use for bounced flash. However it'll work fine in manual mode, if you 'chimp' the exposure.

 

If you have any ambitions to use off-camera flash, the SB-600 would be great to use as a hair-light or kicker from behind the subject, where you need a low-power and fairly tight-beamed patch of light.

In the day, before auto anything, we would measure and set up 10 feet from a "typical" subject, take several shots, and pick the best exposure to calculate a guide number. We would then draw a dope card and tape it to the flash head.