SB-600 adds light.
35 f/1.8 makes the most with available light.
Let me put it this way: I received as a birthday present a couple months ago the SB-600. It's nice, but I don't use it much. I just bought myself the 35 f/1.8 and it has yet to leave the camera. Yes, it'll probably be too wide for sports, but in all honesty, I find myself using the SB-600 more when I want my camera to just *look* a little more badass to my non-photography friends. The 35mm, however, is an absolute gem- its cliched to say, but a prime does make you a better photographer- forcing you to compose more carefully, move around, etc. It's several times faster than the kit 18-55; so much so that I've actually started walking around with an ND-4 filter (I could just as easily use slower shutter speeds, but I like to have something protecting the glass).
All told, I find the 35 less cumbersome, more useful, and more valuable per dollar than the SB-600.
and its 20 bucks cheaper, too.
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