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A while ago I hacked a cheap optical trigger from ebay, wired it to a PC cord, and mounted it inside a hood I made from some heat formable plastic (kydex). I had to move components to the opposite side of the board, and trim away excess board, but it all fits and works.
Off Camera Lighting with Nikon V2 by Steven Kersting, on Flickr
The main motivation for this was compatibility with my Nikon1 V2. That camera has horrible ISO performance and the built in flash is rather pathetic. The SB800 could be use in optical slave mode, but the sensor is on the side of the camera. Plus, triggering it this way allows me to use the flash in Aperture mode for a bit of automation (plusses and minuses). This is a pretty easy DIY most could do.
Here it is mounted on my Sigma 150mm macro w/ a 12" softbox. By mounting it to the tripod collar w/ the 4" arm I can position the light any way desired.
And here it is attached to the camera for use with the 70-300mm.
While it's not a perfect solution, it's much better than anything else I have managed to come up with.
This is a B&W warbler taken in deep woods.
B&W Warbler by Steven Kersting, on Flickr
And this is at ~ 2.7:1 (effective). The tiny sensor has it's benefits when shooting macro
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_DSC4269-Edit.jpg by Steven Kersting, on Flickr
Off Camera Lighting with Nikon V2 by Steven Kersting, on FlickrThe main motivation for this was compatibility with my Nikon1 V2. That camera has horrible ISO performance and the built in flash is rather pathetic. The SB800 could be use in optical slave mode, but the sensor is on the side of the camera. Plus, triggering it this way allows me to use the flash in Aperture mode for a bit of automation (plusses and minuses). This is a pretty easy DIY most could do.
Here it is mounted on my Sigma 150mm macro w/ a 12" softbox. By mounting it to the tripod collar w/ the 4" arm I can position the light any way desired.
And here it is attached to the camera for use with the 70-300mm.
While it's not a perfect solution, it's much better than anything else I have managed to come up with.
This is a B&W warbler taken in deep woods.
B&W Warbler by Steven Kersting, on FlickrAnd this is at ~ 2.7:1 (effective). The tiny sensor has it's benefits when shooting macro
._DSC4269-Edit.jpg by Steven Kersting, on Flickr