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01/31/2012 09:14:12 PM · #1 |
Is there a way to adjust the power when shooting in commander mode with an Nikon SB600 off camera? Is this done in the camera when on commander?
I have zoom control but that doesn't change the intensity of the flash. This may be a dumb question but I can't figure it out. |
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01/31/2012 09:45:21 PM · #2 |
I think you should be able to, but I have neither a SB600 or a D70 to help out.
Here are some links-
//photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00GPsJ
//www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/ittlslave.htm
'Ole Ken says you can control the power, either using manual or TTL.
Zoom doesn't quite change the intensity of the flash, but it kinda does. It focuses the beam, so the output is not technically higher, but you have the same amount of light focused in a smaller area (so it does increase power, in a sense).
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01/31/2012 09:55:04 PM · #3 |
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01/31/2012 10:57:56 PM · #4 |
| When in Commander mode, you change the off camera flash power via the camera's commander mode settings. On the D80, this is in the "Built-in Flash" settings where you change the camera from TTL to Commander mode. You also must have the SB-600 "Wireless Remote Flash Mode" set to "on" as well as configure the group and channel to the same values on the camera and the flash unit. |
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02/01/2012 01:10:29 AM · #5 |
| Flash compensation button. The power can be compensated from -EV 3 to +EV 1. |
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02/01/2012 01:21:47 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by alexlky:
Flash compensation button. The power can be compensated from -EV 3 to +EV 1. |
Flash compensation is one way to do it, but the camera Commander mode can vary the flash output from full power down to 1/128th power. |
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02/01/2012 04:41:51 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by dswann:
Originally posted by alexlky:
Flash compensation button. The power can be compensated from -EV 3 to +EV 1. |
Flash compensation is one way to do it, but the camera Commander mode can vary the flash output from full power down to 1/128th power. |
That's very true, Daniel. Sorry for my short comment. Worried about my bad grammar:). Pls advice
Here my off camera setting for fill flash I mostly used. In-camera commander mode I set:
1. *The built-in flash to --
2. The flash group A channel 1 to TTL mode, Compensation 0 (the flash default)
3. I shot with one hand holding the flash at desire angle (mostly bounce)
From here I play flash compensation button and  SEG should be able to control flash intensity.
The setting is just me, anyone with better setting, pls advice.
For strobe/umbrella/softbox, my flash setting was set in the camera commander mode to manual compensation (M) from 1/64th (macro) to 1/1 (outdoor).
*(I like to shot 1/4000s off camera flash with this -- setting)
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02/01/2012 04:58:12 AM · #8 |
One thing to note is that using the Flash Compensation with TTL can be somewhat frustrating, because your flash power will vary from shot to shot since the camera is "deciding" what power to use as it goes. What this means is that if you take a photo, see that it's -.7, set your compensation to +.7 to fix that, your next exposure might end up somewhere around +1.3 because the camera has changed the flash power before applying the compensation. Sometimes this works well, sometimes not. If I plan to shoot any more than just a few shots of something, I use Manual instead of TTL.
One time that TTL and flash compensation works great for me is when I'm using my Orbis for macro work. I'll use a +.3 or +.7 compensation because it seems to underexpose a bit when I use the Orbis otherwise. The TTL is great here, as I can handhold the Orbis off axis and shot as my subjects (insects) move along.
Message edited by author 2012-02-01 04:59:23. |
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02/01/2012 05:23:39 AM · #9 |
| The TTL is unpredictable, that's very true. Definitely manual is better and accurately producing stable intensity. But newbie like me have to depend on it before gaining more experience as what light meter can do. It's same thing for daylight fill flash, TTL will be very frustrating. Is that Orbis a ring light? Would it give doughnut shape to eyes reflection? |
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02/01/2012 05:53:02 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by alexlky:
The TTL is unpredictable, that's very true. Definitely manual is better and accurately producing stable intensity. But newbie like me have to depend on it before gaining more experience as what light meter can do. It's same thing for daylight fill flash, TTL will be very frustrating. Is that Orbis a ring light? Would it give doughnut shape to eyes reflection? |
Yeah. A more accurate description is a ringlight adapter. The unit itself does not light at all, but you stick your flash in it and use the flash to provide the light. It distributes the light like a ring though. I like it quite a bit and use it a lot, but it isn't cheap. I was really hesitant to spend that much on what really is just a piece of plastic, but I've been really happy with it. Here's a bigger version of my profile pic for DPC- 
You actually see the edge of the Orbis framing my face. I purposefully set the camera back a bit from the hole for the lens. I often use it off axis though, holding it out and over objects, acting sorta like a portable little sun for macro or fill for portraits or whatever. |
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