Noise while zooming with sb-600

have you tried resetting to default settings?

The best flash for YOUR D80 is the one that best suits YOUR needs. Both the SB-800 and SB-900 are compatible with the D80. So is the SB-600, which is lighter and smaller.

perhaps it's sensing that the diffuser is out. because if the diffuser is out, the flash will not zoom (at least it was like this with the SB-80DX)

will effect,in some /perticular exposures,better to fix the problem.

Three things come to mind.
First, make sure that you are in fully automatic mode - easily done by reset (holding down "Mode" and "On/Off" at the same time. If you hit the "zoom" button it takes it out of automatic zoom and cycles through manual zoom settings until you get to auto again.
Second - make sure the camera is in an auto mode - manual mode could stop it from zooming.
Third - make sure that you don't have the diffuser pulled down. That can keep it from zooming also.
Good luck!

Make sure your AF-switch on your camera and your lens are both turned on.

Hi Rachael_amor, If the lens will not zoom on the camera will it off the camera? If not then it has some grit, dirt, and the like in the lens. You could attempt to vacuum around the zoom however, I suspect it will need to go in to Nikon. That lens is not well weather sealed, it is a inexpensive consumer lens.

Hi - I own this lens and it manually focuses at all focal lengths (hard to see at 18mm unless your subject is extremly close). You may need to get the lens checked. BTW - Mine was set as follows when I checked for you:

• D80 was "on"
• M/A
• VR = Off
• Normal (not Active)

Hope this helps!

1. On the SB 600, activate the custom settings menu by pressing the ZOOM and '-' buttons simultaneously for a few seconds.
2. In the custom settings menu, set the Wireless Remote Flash option (indicated by a curled arrowhead) to 'ON' (use + and - buttons to toggle between options)
   
3. Set the flash mode to Master (do not set it as AA or A)
   
4. Press Mode button and select one of the four channels available (ensure that you set the camera also on this channel)
5. On the D80, from custom settings menu, select Built-in-flash
6. Set the built-in-flash to '--' if you do not want the flash to show up in the scene
7. Set the mode of the group to i-TTL (this menu can be used to control multiple flashes in different groups. since you are using only one remote flash, select the group you have set in the SB600)
   
8. Set the channel to the same as in step 4

Now you are ready to use the remote off-camera flash.

auto zoom will only work while the build-in wide-flash adapter is slided inside.