Pocket Wizards and SB-800

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When you are using your pocket wizards with your SB-800's what settings to you use on the 800 eg

Manual
AA (Auto Aperture flash)
GN (Distance priority manual flash)
A Non TTL auto flash

Just started playing with my flash/PW and have been using manual as before on my D300 it was all iTTL.
 
Manual.

If you have more SB-800's and no more PW's to trigger them, you can switch the unit into the Su-4 mode and activate the optical trigger, whenever another flash fires it triggers the unit. Nice.
 
Tomas Whitehouse said:
Manual.

If you have more SB-800's and no more PW's to trigger them, you can switch the unit into the Su-4 mode and activate the optical trigger, whenever another flash fires it triggers the unit. Nice.
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Ooh, I didn't know that! Once I have my remote firing solution I'll use that to fire a 600 and use the optical trigger thingy to fire the 800.

I suppose I should RTFM. :D
 
Hacker said:
Ooh, I didn't know that! Once I have my remote firing solution I'll use that to fire a 600 and use the optical trigger thingy to fire the 800.

I suppose I should RTFM. :D
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Yes mate! :lol: You'll also come across the CLS jobbie too, which sounds awesome, I'd love to try it out but I only have one working 800 at the mo.
 
Tomas Whitehouse said:
Yes mate! :lol: You'll also come across the CLS jobbie too, which sounds awesome, I'd love to try it out but I only have one working 800 at the mo.
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CLS?? :suspect::suspect:

Wash your mouth out with soapy water :bang:

and stop reading that Joe McNally book, you're obviously learning bad habits from it ;)
 
where do you reckon you can get a second hand SB800 anyone? or new. I havent got a flash and cant afford the SB900.. i only have a d80 and one lens, and am not in the least technical? help!
 
Snapper73 said:
Is the new PW only new feature iTTL and will you guys getting them or sticking with manual.
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I've got too much invested in the manual ones and I can't see any benefit in a set of triggers that are brand-specific, so I'll be staying manual.
 
Even if I shoot in manual with my flashes and PW's I will be investing in the new ones, when CE Nikon versions come out, just to get high speed sync. Got to be worth it for that.

Mart.
 
Marvin d martian said:
Even if I shoot in manual with my flashes and PW's I will be investing in the new ones, when CE Nikon versions come out, just to get high speed sync. Got to be worth it for that.

Mart.
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Can get real high speed sync already with d40/70/70S - much cheaper than buying the new ttl PWs . The PWs will only allow for FP hi sync, which isn't really the same thing.
 
Well I dont have a D40/70/70s and FP hi sync works well in CLS but hate the line of sight issues. You pays your money and takes your choice I guess.

Mart.
 
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