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TTL flash with remote flash for Nikon
I finally bought the Nikon d40x for my friend's daughter and got a
great price of $660 with a 2 GB SD card and no shipping. Now I am waiting for the D200s to come down for me. However, I was reading the Strobist blog and learned some interesting things but I don't understand what it takes to have two remote flashes with full control going through the camera. I have an F5 with the SB28 flash but will soon have a D200. On the Strobist they talk about cheap remote receivers and "senders" but they say you have to use manual mode. Who wants manual mode? I'd rather it be fully automtic with an option to override. What does is take for the F5 or the D200 to have 2 remote strobes set off by radio signal and then still getting TTL decision making? Alan |
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:03:39 -0400, Alan Calan wrote:
I finally bought the Nikon d40x for my friend's daughter and got a great price of $660 with a 2 GB SD card and no shipping. Now I am waiting for the D200s to come down for me. However, I was reading the Strobist blog and learned some interesting things but I don't understand what it takes to have two remote flashes with full control going through the camera. I have an F5 with the SB28 flash but will soon have a D200. On the Strobist they talk about cheap remote receivers and "senders" but they say you have to use manual mode. Who wants manual mode? I'd rather it be fully automtic with an option to override. What does is take for the F5 or the D200 to have 2 remote strobes set off by radio signal and then still getting TTL decision making? Nikon doesn't use radio signals to communicate with their speedlights. For fully automatic operation (Nikon's CLS), your D200' flash can control multiple SB-600 and SB-800 speedlights using Nikon's i-TTL mode. When used with the F5, you lose i-TTL mode. See the SB-600 and SB-800 manuals to see which of the other TTL modes are compatible with the F5. Links to these manuals can be found at : http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin...p_sp=undefined Note: Although you didn't mention it, if your friend's daughter ever wants to use the D40x to control remote speedlights, she'd need to get multiple speedlights, at least one being an SB-800, which can be used as either a master flash or a remote flash. The SB-600 can only be used as a remote flash, not a master. Unlike the D200, the D40x's flash can't control remote speedlights. For that functionality you'd need to mount an SB-800 in its flash hotshoe, and that flash could then control remote SB-800s and SB-600s. The smaller SB-400 can also be used as a remote, but it's much more limited and has a manual that leaves a lot unsaid. |
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In article , Alan Calan
wrote: I finally bought the Nikon d40x for my friend's daughter and got a great price of $660 with a 2 GB SD card and no shipping. Now I am waiting for the D200s to come down for me. However, I was reading the Strobist blog and learned some interesting things but I don't understand what it takes to have two remote flashes with full control going through the camera. I have an F5 with the SB28 flash but will soon have a D200. On the Strobist they talk about cheap remote receivers and "senders" but they say you have to use manual mode. Who wants manual mode? I'd rather it be fully automtic with an option to override. What does is take for the F5 or the D200 to have 2 remote strobes set off by radio signal and then still getting TTL decision making? i don't know about radio signalling solutions, but the d200 has i-ttl, otherwise known as the nikon creative lighting system, and all you need is are nikon sb600 or sb-800 flashes for remotes. your d40 also supports i-ttl but its internal flash can't act as a commander; you'd need an sb-800 in its hotshoe to control the remote flashes. |
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TTL flash with remote flash for Nikon
However, I was reading the Strobist blog and learned some interesting things but I don't understand what it takes to have two remote flashes with full control going through the camera. I have an F5 with the SB28 flash but will soon have a D200. On the Strobist they talk about cheap remote receivers and "senders" but they say you have to use manual mode. Who wants manual mode? I'd rather it be fully automtic with an option to override. What does is take for the F5 or the D200 to have 2 remote strobes set off by radio signal and then still getting TTL decision making? Alan The D200 works nicely in i_TTL with the camera in Commander mode and the on-camera flash firing remote SB600 or 800's. However, if you are like me, you probably have some other flash units in your collection and would like to utilize them. You may want to do some checking, but I have read the SB28 does not work in TTL on digital cameras, but will work in A-mode (Nikon created the SB28DX for this reason). The cheap wireless receivers and triggers you have read about are probably the Cactus V2s model found he http://www.gadgetinfinity.com/home.php This business also sells via Ebay. I have just ordered the trigger, which comes with one receiver, and an extra receiver for a 285HV now sitting on my shelf. Hopefully, I can give you some feedback on this wireless setup in the next week or two. If time is short, do a Google search to check out responses ( I found some reads on DPReview and I believe on the Nikonian site. |
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TTL flash with remote flash for Nikon
When I bought the F5 and the SB28, I was sure that it would be able to
handle multiple flashes and control the amount of light. However, here is a huge disadvantage of film. If you want to increase or decrease the light coming from the remotes, you can't know what it will look like until the printws come back. With digital you can continuously change. My son got married a few months ago and the pictures from the two D200s that the photographers had took just incredible pictures. The lead photographer who took the arranged wedding party pictures before the wedding used a Mamiya or a Bronica, I'm not sure. The day was perfect, not a bright sun and the bridesmaid's dresses were purple which showed up so well among all the green fro the trees and grass. As far as the D40x, the SB800 has to be ontop of the camera or can it be connected to a super bracket, or whatever that thing was called and the bracket had a piece that went into the camera's hot shoe? Wait till I tell my friend she has to pay $300 plus for a flash. Actually, I think the SB28 cost me $350 9 years ago. I am really surprised that the F5 cannot control more than one flash. Alan Oct 2007 02:08:14 -0400, ASAAR wrote: On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:03:39 -0400, Alan Calan wrote: I finally bought the Nikon d40x for my friend's daughter and got a great price of $660 with a 2 GB SD card and no shipping. Now I am waiting for the D200s to come down for me. However, I was reading the Strobist blog and learned some interesting things but I don't understand what it takes to have two remote flashes with full control going through the camera. I have an F5 with the SB28 flash but will soon have a D200. On the Strobist they talk about cheap remote receivers and "senders" but they say you have to use manual mode. Who wants manual mode? I'd rather it be fully automtic with an option to override. What does is take for the F5 or the D200 to have 2 remote strobes set off by radio signal and then still getting TTL decision making? Nikon doesn't use radio signals to communicate with their speedlights. For fully automatic operation (Nikon's CLS), your D200' flash can control multiple SB-600 and SB-800 speedlights using Nikon's i-TTL mode. When used with the F5, you lose i-TTL mode. See the SB-600 and SB-800 manuals to see which of the other TTL modes are compatible with the F5. Links to these manuals can be found at : http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin...p_sp=undefined Note: Although you didn't mention it, if your friend's daughter ever wants to use the D40x to control remote speedlights, she'd need to get multiple speedlights, at least one being an SB-800, which can be used as either a master flash or a remote flash. The SB-600 can only be used as a remote flash, not a master. Unlike the D200, the D40x's flash can't control remote speedlights. For that functionality you'd need to mount an SB-800 in its flash hotshoe, and that flash could then control remote SB-800s and SB-600s. The smaller SB-400 can also be used as a remote, but it's much more limited and has a manual that leaves a lot unsaid. |
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Internal flash? It has a pop up flash? what about the D40x?
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:12:53 -0700, nospam wrote: In article , Alan Calan wrote: I finally bought the Nikon d40x for my friend's daughter and got a great price of $660 with a 2 GB SD card and no shipping. Now I am waiting for the D200s to come down for me. However, I was reading the Strobist blog and learned some interesting things but I don't understand what it takes to have two remote flashes with full control going through the camera. I have an F5 with the SB28 flash but will soon have a D200. On the Strobist they talk about cheap remote receivers and "senders" but they say you have to use manual mode. Who wants manual mode? I'd rather it be fully automtic with an option to override. What does is take for the F5 or the D200 to have 2 remote strobes set off by radio signal and then still getting TTL decision making? i don't know about radio signalling solutions, but the d200 has i-ttl, otherwise known as the nikon creative lighting system, and all you need is are nikon sb600 or sb-800 flashes for remotes. your d40 also supports i-ttl but its internal flash can't act as a commander; you'd need an sb-800 in its hotshoe to control the remote flashes. |
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TTL flash with remote flash for Nikon
Bos, how do you know what settings? and...what do you do if you have
an F5 with no digital preview window? On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:59:37 -0500, "Boskey" wrote: However, I was reading the Strobist blog and learned some interesting things but I don't understand what it takes to have two remote flashes with full control going through the camera. I have an F5 with the SB28 flash but will soon have a D200. On the Strobist they talk about cheap remote receivers and "senders" but they say you have to use manual mode. Who wants manual mode? I'd rather it be fully automtic with an option to override. What does is take for the F5 or the D200 to have 2 remote strobes set off by radio signal and then still getting TTL decision making? Alan The D200 works nicely in i_TTL with the camera in Commander mode and the on-camera flash firing remote SB600 or 800's. However, if you are like me, you probably have some other flash units in your collection and would like to utilize them. You may want to do some checking, but I have read the SB28 does not work in TTL on digital cameras, but will work in A-mode (Nikon created the SB28DX for this reason). The cheap wireless receivers and triggers you have read about are probably the Cactus V2s model found he http://www.gadgetinfinity.com/home.php This business also sells via Ebay. I have just ordered the trigger, which comes with one receiver, and an extra receiver for a 285HV now sitting on my shelf. Hopefully, I can give you some feedback on this wireless setup in the next week or two. If time is short, do a Google search to check out responses ( I found some reads on DPReview and I believe on the Nikonian site. |
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TTL flash with remote flash for Nikon
In article , Alan Calan
wrote: Internal flash? It has a pop up flash? what about the D40x? the d200 and d40/d40x both have internal pop-up flashes. the d200 can control other remotes with it, while the d40/d40x can't. |
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TTL flash with remote flash for Nikon
In article , Alan Calan
wrote: As far as the D40x, the SB800 has to be ontop of the camera or can it be connected to a super bracket, or whatever that thing was called and the bracket had a piece that went into the camera's hot shoe? for fully automatic flash, you will need a nikon sc-28 or equivalent cable: http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=257&productNr=4765 |
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TTL flash with remote flash for Nikon
Really? I had no idea that either of them had built in flashed but I
am surpised that the D200 has a pop-up flash. What about he D80? Is that the same as the D200, as far as flashes? On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:26:10 -0700, nospam wrote: In article , Alan Calan wrote: Internal flash? It has a pop up flash? what about the D40x? the d200 and d40/d40x both have internal pop-up flashes. the d200 can control other remotes with it, while the d40/d40x can't. |
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