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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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9th Aug 09 at 22:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive got a flash gun but want to be able to use it away from the camera body.

What do i need?
Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
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10th Aug 09 at 02:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.photoanswers.co.uk/Video-Tutorials/Search-Results/Camera-Techniques/How-to-use-off-camera-flash/
mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Northumberland
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10th Aug 09 at 09:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just need a cable that goes onto camera hotshoe to flash, jessops do one for about 30quid for canon.
JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
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10th Aug 09 at 12:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I use mine via Infra Red. Bit annoying sometimes when it doesnt fire, normally in bright sunshine
mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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10th Aug 09 at 13:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I use the Nikon CLS thing thats in the camera
AndyKent
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10th Aug 09 at 13:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I bought some proper wireless triggers off ebay. They were shit, fired the flash once every 4 times at best.

You know they're gonna be shit when the packet arrives from someone named Lily Dong
Jenko_Sport
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10th Aug 09 at 13:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So what am i best using then with my d60.
Jenko_Sport
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10th Aug 09 at 13:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Would prefere wireless.
AndyKent
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10th Aug 09 at 14:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you want 'proper' wireless then you're looking at a set of PocketWizards at huge expense. Best you can otherwise hope for is infra-red as Jonny suggested but you will have limited range (probably enough for most uses) and might not fire every time.

Proper wireless can trigger round corners/behind obstacles whereas infra-red needs line of sight but is much cheaper. Don't all Nikons have an infra-red transmitter built in? If so you'd just need a flash with infra-red reciever.
Jenko_Sport
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10th Aug 09 at 16:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well I've got a flash gun but it hasn't got an infa red reciver. I'm unsure if the d60 has a built in transmitter hence asking realy. If they are built in the I just need one to trigger the flash then.
dav182
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Registered: 7th Nov 09
Location: Buckley, Flintshire
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20th Nov 09 at 21:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
radio slaves like pocket wizards are good but cost £300


[Edited on 20-11-2009 by dav182]
Matt L
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21st Nov 09 at 09:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I use the cheap pt-04 wireless trigger things and i have to say they have never done me wrong always worked and never miss fired.
dav182
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21st Nov 09 at 10:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
where do you get pt 04 triggers from ?
Matt L
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21st Nov 09 at 17:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ebay
Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
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21st Nov 09 at 19:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ITTL compatible?
Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
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21st Nov 09 at 21:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
I use mine via Infra Red. Bit annoying sometimes when it doesnt fire, normally in bright sunshine
I used my SB800 and D200 with the flash aiming directly towards the sun and incredibly it worked perfectly!
Matt L
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21st Nov 09 at 23:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
ITTL compatible?


mine arent unfortunatly or well im pretty sure they aren't but for the price i cant complain they do what i need them to.

 
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