SB-28DX master and slave operation?

Vivified

I hear good things about the cheaper Nikon SB-28DX's and am thinking of getting two of those to start out with.
What i'm really wondering is if I can use one as a master flash on my D2x and use it to trigger another sb28dx as a slave?
Can that be done with out any other accessories, If not what should I look for?
I don't have much experience at all with flashes being used like this, besides an older vivitar i use for product/lightboxes

Please feel free to suggest any items or even different flashes, but in the same price range or less. I believe the Sb28DX's go for about $120 used.

Thanks

Vivified

Or if anyone can just suggest 2 cheap flashes I could get used or from a ebay seller let me know. same with triggers and all that. would be really helpfull. budget is 200-300 or less

ImageX Photography

You can only use the SB700, SB800, or SB900 as a wireless TTL commander for other CLS compatible flashes.

A very popular cheap flash is a Yongnuo YN460II on Ebay. They go from $30-45 and are a great flash. I have several of them. They are manual though so you won't get auto exposure or TTL. They are still great flashes and can be triggered optically from any other flash.

I also have PT-04 CNII radio triggers that work well. They are about $10-12 each for a transmitter or receiver. You could get (2) Yongnuo YN460II's with (2) radio triggers and (1) transmitter for around $120.

FLYING EYEBALL

Vivified wrote: »

I hear good things about the cheaper Nikon SB-28DX's and am thinking of getting two of those to start out with.
What i'm really wondering is if I can use one as a master flash on my D2x and use it to trigger another sb28dx as a slave?
Can that be done with out any other accessories, If not what should I look for?
I don't have much experience at all with flashes being used like this, besides an older vivitar i use for product/lightboxes

Please feel free to suggest any items or even different flashes, but in the same price range or less. I believe the Sb28DX's go for about $120 used.

Thanks

here ya go

http://www.scantips.com/lights/slaves.html

You will need an optical slave or some kind of remote trigger system for the sb-28's

I use some inexpensive triggers from ebay that work just fine and they won't cost you an arm and a leg.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A5216&rt=nc&_nkw=remote%20flash%20trigger&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=1

Vivified

I was thinking of getting a Cactus V4 that comes in a set of three for the trigger/receivers. Or just one of the cheaper ones linked the above post

Then two YN560 unless anyone thinks other suggested flashes would be better or would they be about the same as the ones imageX suggested? I dont mind having to use them manual as long as they have nice manual controls and can swivel.