Got an ishoot pt04 trigger and receiver. I assumed this would work with my D50 and SB400, just not able to adjust anything. Is there any reason it won't fire (as in it's faulty) or are they not compatible at all? I do have access to another, OLD flash that works on my D50 that I can borrow from my grandad, as it's from his old film days, I have no idea of the spec on that. The trigger/receiver box just says compatible with nikon so I just assumed it would fire!
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Yes it should trigger fine.
Make sure that your Nikon SB400 isn't in slave mode as it wont fire if it is.
Also make sure your trigger an receiver are on the same channel as each other (the switches in the same place on both)
Also make sure your batteries are working and not dud
Hope that helps
Make sure that your Nikon SB400 isn't in slave mode as it wont fire if it is.
Also make sure your trigger an receiver are on the same channel as each other (the switches in the same place on both)
Also make sure your batteries are working and not dud
Hope that helps
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There are some odd compatibility issues now and then, but I'd be surprised if that combo was one of them.
Does the flash work on-camera without the trigger? Double check everything (clean contacts, correct channels etc) and if still no joy, try it on another camera, and with another flash, to try and isolate the problem. It should work.
Does the flash work on-camera without the trigger? Double check everything (clean contacts, correct channels etc) and if still no joy, try it on another camera, and with another flash, to try and isolate the problem. It should work.
Yes, the sb400 works on camera very well, and the trigger works with another flash (VERY old and tbh rubbish!), just not the sb400 and the trigger together. The trigger came with no instructions, typically, so I've emailed the support line with no answer. How can I check if the sb400 is in slave or not?
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I'm not a Nikon person but I think the flash is controlled from the camera menus. Check the handbook for the camera and flash. Download them FOC if you don't have them to hand.
Just thinking about the SB400 for a moment. It's a very basic auto-only jobbie. I wonder if maybe you cannot switch it to manual? Dunno. Just a thought.
As far as I know, it's all metered through the lens and has no manual setup available. The buttons available on the flash itself is on, and off tbh I'm not that fussed as it was a present and I'm not complaining as it's lovely and light and portable. Is it worth considering another flash for off camera work? I don't need one, just interested in playing
tbh I'm not that fussed as it was a present and I'm not complaining as it's lovely and light and portable. Is it worth considering another flash for off camera work? I don't need one, just interested in playing
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Maybe you should repost in the lighting forum? Though the SB400 is not the most popular accessory flash around here because of its limitations.
Like I say, I'm not familar with Nikon but I'm puzzled as to why the gun will not fire at all. I would expect it to fire, but only at full manual power with no control available - maybe Nikon has disabled that in some way to make it iTTL only?
Either way, because of the lack of power adjustment you will inevitable have off camera, then yes you would be much better off with a bigger gun with more controls. Obviously a nice fat Nikon SB600/800/900 is the one to get, but if all you want is cheap adjustable power off camera, manual only to use with your trigger, then look at the Yongnuos that FlashInThePan sells on here (see advertisers section).
Edit: BTW, our FITP (Graham) knows all about these things because he sells them, and he also uses Nikon I think.
Like I say, I'm not familar with Nikon but I'm puzzled as to why the gun will not fire at all. I would expect it to fire, but only at full manual power with no control available - maybe Nikon has disabled that in some way to make it iTTL only?
Either way, because of the lack of power adjustment you will inevitable have off camera, then yes you would be much better off with a bigger gun with more controls. Obviously a nice fat Nikon SB600/800/900 is the one to get, but if all you want is cheap adjustable power off camera, manual only to use with your trigger, then look at the Yongnuos that FlashInThePan sells on here (see advertisers section).
Edit: BTW, our FITP (Graham) knows all about these things because he sells them, and he also uses Nikon I think.
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