Nikon Info needed please

Art Scott

Canon has their St E2 for allowing the flash units to communicate with the camera and also for triggering the flash units.....in the past I have had so many Nikon TTL cables quit for no apparent reason while shooting weddings that I really want to go wireless with my next Camera......with the new D3 and D300 from Nikon I am very much looking at these for my next tools.

So does Nikon have anything simialr to the ST E2 to allow flash to communicate with camera and also trigger it???.....now it should be low profile for use with a flash bracket.....or is that asking too much?

Do not have time to stumble around at Nikon usa as I am now working 7 days a week.

I want to be able to do this for wedding work....I have decided I am sick and tired of not doing what I love and 2008 is what I guess could be called my comeback year.......gotta get a faster focusing cam than my 7D's, they just aren't fast enuff even with the 2.8 glass


Thanks for the help.

z_28

SU-800

two slow

z_28 wrote:

SU-800

I don't know that I would call the SU-800 low profile.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/410490-USA/Nikon_4794_SU_800_Wireless_Speedlight_Commander.html

ziggy53

Art,

The Nikon D300 appears to have a "Commander mode" to allow the on-board flash to fire either an SB-600 or an SB-800 externally and wirelessly.

It uses a visible pre-flash, but it appears you can program the "Func" button to pre-flash and hold the value of the pre-flash until you take the shot.

z_28

two slow wrote:

I don't know that I would call the SU-800 low profile.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/410490-USA/Nikon_4794_SU_800_Wireless_Speedlight_Commander.html

It's only one, so it's whatever profile.

Van Isle

It's as low-profile as having your built in flash up.There is a bit of a delay when triggering the flash this way though, as the remote flash unit waits for all the info from the pre-flashes. It's timed sort of like "red-eye reduction" on most cameras.

So if you need instant response, not a good method.

If you don't then it'll be great.

VI

dangin

using commander mode from either on the camera OR an sb-800 flash head both leave you with a light source that you may or may not want. they still still fire the flash in order to trigger the sb-800 or sb-600 heads. the su-800 sends the signal via ir to the heads to pop instead of light. is the su-800 slim, sleek, and sexy? no. it looks like an overgrown knob with buttons. but it does work. if you have to shoot wireless i-TTL, that or commander mode are the only ways to do it. otherwise, get some pocket wizards (or other rf triggers) and shoot manual mode.

Joves

I love flash commander even though without the su800 it fires the built in flash. The built in is greatly reduced and, I havent seen much affect from it.