nikon D5000 and Nissin i622 off camera?

[PaulF]

Hi,

I have recently got a Nissin i622 flash, reading the info it seems it can be triggered when off camera by the built-in flash (it says the latest Canon and Nikon camera's only).

I cannot find any mention of how to set the flash mode on the d5000 to 'master TTL' mode as per the Nissin instructions.

I have tried all combinations I can think off with no luck :shrug:

Does anyone know if this is possible with the d5000 and nissin i622 or would I need to get an additional trigger?

 

[Dave Pickett]

Dont think its possible to do this on the D5000. Also a photocell sensor wont work on the 622 (unless you have a firmware update, and even then its doubtful.......)

 

[PaulF]

Cheers Dave,

I didn't think it would work using the onboard as a trigger, good to have it confirmed that I'm not just being thick

The Yongnou RF602 kit should work though? obviously no TTL info being sent so full manual mode required.

 

[Riz]

I dont think you need to set it up on the camera, mine worked just by setting the nissin.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

You should still be able to trigger the 622 from your onboard flash, but purely as an optical slave in manual mode, it's not a very reliable system though, unless you have direct line of sight between the camera and flashgun and no bright sunlight etc...

 

[jammy_c]

with the flashgun and camera seperate, power up the Di622 and then hold down the "mode" button for a few seconds, the power level LED will start to flash. this is now in optical slave mode, so whenever the on-board flash fires so will the Nissin. then hit the power button to select flash output manually.
you shouldn't need to change any settings on the camera itself.

Ofcourse this will not give you TTL. you're best bet for that is a TTL cord. Unfortunately Di622's dont agree all that reliably with wireless triggers.

Optical slave always works fine for me, it's a bit of trial and error with the power settings, but won't take you long to get used to. I advise you also shoot RAW too so you can adjust under/over exposure afterwards.

J.