Nikon flash help?

[Andy_con]

guys ive got an sb600 flash for my d60 and i thought you could get some kind of remote trigger so you dont need the flash connected to the camera at all.

am i correct or talking crap?

all help welcome

 

[koi]

Something like this will do the job

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RF602-RF-602-...184?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a09c5a4e8

 

[Andy_con]

ok cool do nikon themself do anything similar?

 

[swordjo]

Not sure if it works on the D60, but there should be a setting in the flash menu on the camera so set the flash to commander mode. This will send a signal to the SB600 (when in slave mode), but won't acutally appear in the picture. It's Nikons CLS system.

 

[Andy_con]

Not sure if it works on the D60, but there should be a setting in the flash menu on the camera so set the flash to commander mode. This will send a signal to the SB600 (when in slave mode), but won't acutally appear in the picture. It's Nikons CLS system.

sorry dont understand say that again?

 

[swordjo]

You want me just to write the same thing out again?

There should be a setting on your camera (within the flash settings) which allows you to set the onboard flash to Commander mode. This will send a signal to the SB600 telling it to go off (aslong as the sb600 is set to the slave mode). Simple.

 

[Andy_con]

oh ok so i dont actually need any additonal kit to use the flash seperate from the camera.

ill have to have a look in the instruction book.

 

[Nick_P]

I googled this the other day and found out how to do it, i wil try link you, as its a pain to figure out with manuals iirc

 

[Nick_P]

sorry mis-read thought it was a D90 in question.

 

[Andy_con]

can you post the link anyway as it may give some clues

 

[Ribena]

two main ways to use your SB600 off camera:

Radio Triggers - YongNuo RF602 triggers: cheap, quite popular. PocketWizards are the expensive option.

Nikon CLS - For the D60, you need a commander unit to trigger the off camera flash - this can be an SB800, an SB900 or an SU800.

You DO need additional kit in order to be able to use your flassh off camera. I suggest you get some RF602s as they're relatively cheap. I have a set myself and can report no major problems although I prefer to use CLS.

 

[Nick_P]

Sorry, just found this page again....

http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/lighting/64792-wireless-syncing-nikon-d90-sb-600-speedlight.html