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First ever post in here I think, bit stuck and need some advice please.


I`m setting up a project to capture certain nocturnal animals. This involves leaving the set up overnight near a small river. Set up will be a D200 with a Nikon 180 lens and a traxwatch. I also need to fire two ,maybe three sb 600s. The YN 603 triggers will not wake the flashguns up when they enter sleep mode. So my options appear to be,leave the flash awake overnight, rely on the Nikon inbuilt system to fire them or get better triggers.

I know very little about triggers and would be grateful for any advice and solutions if anyone can help?

Buying different flashguns is not really a financially viable option, unless I have to.
 
Phil789 said:
Are you sure the RF-603s don't wake the flash up? (Do you have some to try?)

When I use my RF-603s in conjunction with my Canon 430EX it does wake it up :thumbs:
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They don't, the RF-603 manual clearly states "This product do not (sic) support the SB-600 flash", although what they actually mean is that they don't support the wake-up function of that flashgun.
 
Flash In The Pan said:
They don't, the RF-603 manual clearly states "This product do not (sic) support the SB-600 flash", although what they actually mean is that they don't support the wake-up function of that flashgun.
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Yep,mate of mine has some and you are correct.So what is the solution Graham?
 
I don't think there is one using your current set up without, as you say, disabling the wake-up feature and leaving the flashes on all the time. What sort of distance are your lights going to be from the camera, would using CLS be a viable option?
 
10-15 foot max I think Graham, would the cls work at that sort of range,outside at night?

You can tell i`m new to this..............:D

Been looking at pocket wizards...............ouch!
 
Only problem with CLS is the pre-flash. your wildlife may well take flight on the initial pre-flash etc.
Manual triggering will mean a single flash, so no real warning.

Is this a one off shoot, or is it going to happen more frequently?
 
Michael Sewell said:
Only problem with CLS is the pre-flash. your wildlife may well take flight on the initial pre-flash etc.
Manual triggering will mean a single flash, so no real warning.

Is this a one off shoot, or is it going to happen more frequently?
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depends on the success or failure Michael, to be honest. I don`t mind spending some money on the project, but the PW are a lot more than I would like to pay. saying that, if there is no viable option, then I may have to bite the bullet.but certainly would have to sit out all night nearby.
 
fracster said:
10-15 foot max I think Graham, would the cls work at that sort of range,outside at night?

You can tell i`m new to this..............:D

Been looking at pocket wizards...............ouch!
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That will work no probs at all at night. Gotta be worth a try.

There might be a problem with the pre-flash. Depends what you're shooting I guess, but I do know that small birds can react incredibly quickly, like faster than you can blink.

You may find some critters are disturbed by the recyling wine, too. Possibly, even though maybe we can't hear it.

But you could avoid all pre-flash issues by shooting full manual and just using a basic (cheap) optical slave on the remote guns. Does the SB600 have a basic slave built in? Some Nikon guns do.
 
Thanks all.i`m thinking, may take some time..........but more questions to come.....:)

All this is new to me, struggling to grasp some of it, thanks for your input, patience and advice.
 
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