Is This Possible ?

[Wail]

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Yes no problem, however i won't be phoning you, unless i can reverse the charges , i will PM you later how Ian explained it to me, just on way out now though but i will do it when i get back


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Thanks . As for calling me, I live in the middle of the desert with my herd of camels on a remote star-shaped sand dune! My only connection to the outside world is the smoke signals I make with firewood! Internet access is only possible through an amazing new technology being tested, it runs on camel poo!

I guess I'll have to wait for your PM; again, thank you

 

[TG.]

Thanks . As for calling me, I live in the middle of the desert with my herd of camels on a remote star-shaped sand dune! My only connection to the outside world is the smoke signals I make with firewood! Internet access is only possible through an amazing new technology being tested, it runs on camel poo!

I guess I'll have to wait for your PM; again, thank you

Well i knew you lived in Saudi, hence the reverse call joke, didn't think it was that bad though

Anyway, it's pretty much what is said in the posts below, were i was having trouble was when i took a photo indoors it was still coming out dark on those settings, however Ian explained how it would because in FP mode the camera is just seeing ambient light and not normal flash mode, what i need to do now is get outside and have a play, which i was hoping to do today but weather hasn't been to good here, but i'm going to try tomorrow weather pemitting, and if i'm doing it right i will post some photos in this thread so you can see the results

If you are running the SB900 wireless using the commander mode, put the popup flash to -- in the settings as this will then only send the Infa Red Signal to the SB900 and will not add to the flash exposure.

Put the camera to 1/320 High Speed Sync in the menu, set the camera on M and then dial in anything upto 1/8000. Use the f stop for your desired DOF.

If you are using it for fill, then I would use TTL BL so the flash is balanced with the Ambient (sun) and adjust the FEC on the SB-900.

Just remember that the FEC on the SB-900 only affects the Flash exposure but the FEC on the D700 will affect the entire exposre, also note that using both FEC on the camera and the SB900 will effect each other, e.g, -1 on sb-900 and -1 on camera = 0.

Ian

TTL-BL will Not work in remote mode.

This is not allowed, because of the way the TTL-BL system works. The ambient light is measured by the camera light meter, and it is basically the brighter background behind the subject. Then, the flash power is set under the assumption that the flash is at the same distance from the subject as the camera and pointed in the same direction. If the flash is not on camera, both of these assumptions become questionable, and the TTL-BL function won't work right.

Note that when using the flash on the SC-17 cable, you have to be very careful to keep the flash at the same distance as the camera from the subject for TTL-BL to work right. Also, if you move the flash around to the side of the subject, TTL-BL will no longer work right.

 

[HoppyUK]

Well i knew you lived in Saudi, hence the reverse call joke, didn't think it was that bad though

Anyway, it's pretty much what is said in the posts below, were i was having trouble was when i took a photo indoors it was still coming out dark on those settings, however Ian explained how it would because in FP mode the camera is just seeing ambient light and not normal flash mode, what i need to do now is get outside and have a play, which i was hoping to do today but weather hasn't been to good here, but i'm going to try tomorrow weather pemitting, and if i'm doing it right i will post some photos in this thread so you can see the results

When he says herd of camels, he means harem

I don't see how shooting outside makes any difference. If you're at 1/320sec or higher, you should get FP flash. Crank the ISO to get it indoors.

The BL function won't work properly because there would be no back light to be compensated, but it should still expose the foreground correctly.