sb-900

set the pop up to commander mode in the cameras menus and set the sb900 switch to remote
 
Yv said:
..and when you do, make sure the group & channel number on flash and in camera menus are the same, eg, group A, Channel 3 on both, or whatever.
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Sorry to butt in on this thread, but is the slave flash then TTL controlled and is there a balancing act required to reduce the effect of the on-camera trigger flash? How easy is it to use this set-up creatively, for example, to put catch-lights into the subject's eyes?

Sorry for the questions, but I really would appreciate some guidelines on using this technique. For your info, I am using the D90 and a Metz 50 AF-1 which more or less replicates the facilities available on the Nikon system.

Many thanks,


Ernie
 
ernieh said:
Sorry to butt in on this thread, but is the slave flash then TTL controlled and is there a balancing act required to reduce the effect of the on-camera trigger flash? How easy is it to use this set-up creatively, for example, to put catch-lights into the subject's eyes?

Sorry for the questions, but I really would appreciate some guidelines on using this technique. For your info, I am using the D90 and a Metz 50 AF-1 which more or less replicates the facilities available on the Nikon system.

Many thanks,


Ernie
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JonathanRyan said:
The short answer is yes. Or rather it can be.

The long answer is rather more complicated ;) Maybe start here http://www.ephotozine.com/article/nikon-creative-light-system--review-4437
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yes, bascially what Jonathan said, its not totally easy to explain. The first 'bank' on the menu controls the onboard, so you can have it TTL [with +/- settings], manual [M, power output adjustable, 1, 1/2, 1/4, etc] or so in theory its turned off and does not affect the image at all [it will still flash], only acts a trigger for the slaves [--]

The slaves can also be manual or TTL assuming compatibility

HTH a little and this video might help a bit if reading through loads doesn't do it for you - it does concentrate on the SB 800 though, but gives the idea http://strobist.blogspot.com/2007/06/nikon-cls-tutorial-video.html
 
Many thanks to both of you, Johnathan and Yvonne...........these links were very helpful and gave me a start. Hopefully might have a practice with the grand kids later this week.

Ernie
 
If it doesn't work at first, keep trying, it used to annoy the hell out of me, I would get it to trigger once, then it wouldn't do it again unless I reset it. No idea even now what I was doing wrong, but somehow, the penny dropped and it's been easy ever since. The other thing to remember too is that the sensor on the flash needs to be able to 'see' the flash form the onboard, so angles can be critical.Not sure about your flash ernieh, but on the nikon ones, its the little dark red plastic circle on the side of the flash head. ;)
 
Thanks, again for the encouragement! After 42 years on film, using the remainder of my father's magnesium strips for flash.....yes, that's right, and then on to bulbs, the digital road has been a long one and I'm just getting to realise the usefulness of 'disposable photography'! Just as well I'm retired now!

Thanks, Ernie
 
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