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05/10/2010 03:21:17 PM · #1 |
Hi
Is there a way to fire the speedlight with the studio lights? Skyport trigger for studio lights fit in hot shoe. Normal commander and remote setting does not work. Also, in any case, it is not ideal because speedlight is then triggered with pop-up flash which gives off unwanted light...
I think what will work is to buy a skyport receiver and connect is to speedlight?
Any other ideas?
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05/10/2010 03:29:05 PM · #2 |
| Yep, you could add a receiver to the speedlight or you could just purchase an optical slave, use it in manual mode, and it should fire along with the other lights (this would be the cheapest alternative but should work fine). |
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05/10/2010 03:35:26 PM · #3 |
Please help
What is a optical slave? How do I then set it on manual? |
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05/10/2010 03:44:12 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by RamblinR:
Yep, you could add a receiver to the speedlight or you could just purchase an optical slave, use it in manual mode, and it should fire along with the other lights (this would be the cheapest alternative but should work fine). |
No, you don't need to buy or do anything- the 900's and 800's have one built in.
Utilize the SU-4 slave mode.
You can find info in your manual.
Also, this website explains how to set it up too.
This will cause the Nikon flash to fire as soon as the Elinchrome fires off. It is a dumb slave, meaning there is no information sent to it, so you will set it to remote and manually choose the setting.
ETA:It fires as a result of the flash pulse from the Elinchrome, so you may need to swivel it a bit to make sure the sensor is facing the other flash. This will depend upon the environment you're shooting in. Also note that when using optical slaves, you cannot work with other lighting setups along side you, as they, too, will trigger your speedlight every time and eat your batteries/not have your strobe charged when you want it to be.
Message edited by author 2010-05-10 15:46:55. |
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05/10/2010 04:00:08 PM · #5 |
| Thank you will do this... I thought it should be build in somehow... |
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05/10/2010 04:26:14 PM · #6 |
spiritualspatula - thanks for correcting me on that. I didn't realise current Nikon flashes had optical triggers (canon speedlites certainly don't), had thought it was only some of the old models like the SB26 that had them built in.
Nikons CLS system is far superior to that of canon.
Message edited by author 2010-05-10 16:26:44. |
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05/10/2010 04:32:26 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by tinkie2010:
Thank you will do this... I thought it should be build in somehow... |
It should be noted that the built in optical slave is a rather unusual feature. To my knowledge, none of the Canon flashes include one, and those two, as well as the SB-26, are the only ones from Nikon. Sigma's 500 includes one I think too, and I'm sure there are some from the smaller companies as well, like the Yongnuo YN460. For flashes that don't have one built in, as  RamblinR mentioned, you can buy an optical slave trigger for a pretty reasonable price (something like $20). |
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05/10/2010 04:38:11 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by RamblinR:
spiritualspatula - thanks for correcting me on that. I didn't realise current Nikon flashes had optical triggers (canon speedlites certainly don't), had thought it was only some of the old models like the SB26 that had them built in.
Nikons CLS system is far superior to that of canon. |
No worries :)
It's a feature that a lot of owners don't even know about, much less owners of Canon's. CLS is pretty cool, but that's also why 900's cost $450...
It's definitely got its own weaknesses too. CLS triggering is pretty good I think, but certainly not foolproof and obviously is rather directional (though I've found I can trigger flashes behind the camera usually). |
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