Lightning Triggers

EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
edited September 3, 2012 in Accessories
Any recommendations? Experience?

Seems like long exposures on the D800 can get horribly noisy. Yet at 4000 ISO and a quick shutter, they look good.

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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2012
    ok what you're looking for are shutter releases not flash triggers, Right???

    Here are some inexpensive ones to consider http://tinyurl.com/8wmbhxf

    I use very simple 16 channel triggers that I bought over 5 yrs ago for under $25 ...
    When searching ebay I did not see any exactly like mine but the one in the above
    link from Adorama is very close...brand on mine is yongNou (sp?) ...

    I do not like wired triggers ....

    If you were actually meaning flash triggers this is similar to what I use also......
    http://tinyurl.com/bpfecee
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  • EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2012
    No for catching lightning strikes. But those are some cheap alternatives for remote shutter releases. Thanks
  • Dan7312Dan7312 Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2012
    I think these http://www.lightningtrigger.com/ have been discussed in the past. I don't know anything about them specifically though.

    EphTwoEight wrote: »
    Any recommendations? Experience?

    Seems like long exposures on the D800 can get horribly noisy. Yet at 4000 ISO and a quick shutter, they look good.
    Dan

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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,133 moderator
    edited August 19, 2012
    No experience with it but the TriggerTrap seems awfully versatile for the money:

    http://triggertrap.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/lightning-triggers/

    Searching Google Images for "triggertrap lightning"
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2012
    EphTwoEight wrote: »
    No for catching lightning strikes. But those are some cheap alternatives for remote shutter releases. Thanks

    wholly crap...I totally misread the title of your post....now I clearly see the N ne_nau.gifdunno in Lightning...sorry...
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  • time2smiletime2smile Registered Users Posts: 835 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2012
    Lightning, try long exposure with ISO 200 F16 5 sec, adjust From there. if you have a safe spot, turn the internal interval timer on, i believe the D800 has one, someone can confirm...

    good luck
    Ted....
    It's not what you look at that matters: Its what you see!
    Nikon
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  • EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2012
    Haha!!

    Thanks for the link Ziggy, that may be the one I want!!

    This shot was cool, but the 20 sec exposure at 400 ISO made it really noisy when we printed it.

    DSC1609-L.jpg
  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2012
    cool as hell image!!!!
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  • EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2012
    Art Scott wrote: »
    cool as hell image!!!!

    Thanks!:D
  • racefanracefan Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2012
    lightning trigger
    has anyone used one of these and if so what are your thoughts ?
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,133 moderator
    edited August 27, 2012
    racefan wrote: »
    has anyone used one of these and if so what are your thoughts ?

    It would help to know which body you want to use this on.
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • rapnjarrapnjar Registered Users Posts: 10 Big grins
    edited September 1, 2012
    Based on my experience...a lightning trigger is useful during the day but I dont use it at night/dusk on my D800. I usually set a 10-20 sec exposure at f2.8 then vary the ISO to adjust the brightness. The picture attached is f2.8 for 10 sec at ISO 200. Sometimes I get as high as 1000 when shooting lightning but very rarely...it tends to blow out the image. The lightning trigger rarely gets the shutter open in time to catch the initial bolt so a long duration shutter allows you to catch subsequent flashes. Because of this, I usually forego the trigger at night and just use a wireless trigger to remotely continue taking shot after shot.

    Here's a link to some of my Thunderstorm work... http://www.jeffspannphotography.com/Portfolio/Thunderstorms-over-The/24313589_G43j9N#!i=1980367313&k=qXR9mLt

    JBS4832-Edit-Marked-M.jpg

    Jeff

    Jeff Spann
    Jeff
    D90, 10-20 Sigma, 24-70 f2.8 Nikon and 70-200 VRII Nikon - still learning...
  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2012
    I have a Stepping Stone Lightning Trigger and it is fantastic. If anything, it can be too sensitive. Daytime, nighttime - it gets the job done and has no problem getting the shutter open in time. My problem is that I am never in the right place for a good composition with lightning.
    Chad - www.brberrys.com
    If I post it, please tell me how to make it better. My fragile ego can take it.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited September 2, 2012
    ziggy53 wrote: »
    No experience with it but the TriggerTrap seems awfully versatile for the money:

    http://triggertrap.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/lightning-triggers/

    TriggerTrap's commercial site.
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  • jwwjww Registered Users Posts: 449 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2012
    Oh too cool! I want one so so bad!

    How come everything I want always costs money!! :(

    lol
    Great photos up there as well! 15524779-Ti.gif
    jww - www.jwwPhotos.com - www.jwwWebDesign.smugmug.com
  • EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2012
    Wow, Jeff. I think you take the cake for lightning shots! Good work man.thumb.gif
  • rapnjarrapnjar Registered Users Posts: 10 Big grins
    edited September 3, 2012
    Thanks
    EphTwoEight wrote: »
    Wow, Jeff. I think you take the cake for lightning shots! Good work man.thumb.gif

    Thanks man!

    Jeff
    Jeff
    D90, 10-20 Sigma, 24-70 f2.8 Nikon and 70-200 VRII Nikon - still learning...
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