Nikon SB-600 with Coolpix 990 ?
Henry Kolesnik
this year but right now I have an opportunity to get a SB-600
speedlight. I also have the SK-E900 bracket and AS-E900 cable. What I
want to know is if the SB-600 will work and work well with these older
cameras?
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Thanks & 73
Hank WD5JFR
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<kole...@nojunksbcglobal.net> wrote:
it'll work fine.
Henry Kolesnik
Good and thanks..
I'm going to get it.
Is there any gotchas or things to watch out for?
Hank
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<kole...@nojunksbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Is there any gotchas or things to watch out for?
since the 950/990 have a flash sensor beside the lens, not behind it,
you won't get true ttl. infrared autofocus assist won't work either.
just trigger and squelch.
Henry Kolesnik
Thanks for the URL, I had seen it before but not for the life of me
refind it. I get the unit today...
Another question. I don't know the correct term but can I set this
flash near some object that I'm going to photograph and have it
triggered by my 990's flash from a few feet away?
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Hank WD5JFR
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> On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:03:05 -0500, in rec.photo.digital "Henry
> Kolesnik"
> <kole...@nojunksbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Hey nospam
>>Good and thanks..
>>I'm going to get it.
>>Is there any gotchas or things to watch out for?
>
> For a listing of capability see,
> http://support.nikontech.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/887/kw/compatibility/p/88/r_id/116678/sno/1
>
ASAAR
> Thanks for the URL, I had seen it before but not for the life of me
> refind it. I get the unit today...
> Another question. I don't know the correct term but can I set this
> flash near some object that I'm going to photograph and have it
> triggered by my 990's flash from a few feet away?
No, unless you get a remote slave trigger for it. Nikon's SB-800
and SB-900 have an SU-4 wireless flash mode that allows them to be
triggered by your camera's flash, even those from cameras used by
other photographers if you're not careful.
Henry Kolesnik
and work with SB-600 and 990?
Thanks
Hank
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ASAAR
> Thanks, so what kind of remote slave trigger would be good, inexpensive
> and work with SB-600 and 990?
The slave would need to be compatible with the camera, not the
flash, but after checking B&H and Adorama it doesn't look like there
are any good inexpensive remote triggers. They have enough Wein and
Speedotron units, but they're as expensive as decent speedlights.
I'd suggest trying eBay. They probably have some inexpensive models
from the far East. Alternatively, you could try to find used Nikon
SB-26 speedlights. They may be older models that aren't fully
compatible with Nikon's CLS speedlight system, but they're in demand
because they also have a built-in remote trigger and they're well
built and much less expensive than the SB-800 and SB-900.
nospam
<cau...@22.com> wrote:
> > Thanks, so what kind of remote slave trigger would be good, inexpensive
> > and work with SB-600 and 990?
>
> The slave would need to be compatible with the camera, not the
> flash, but after checking B&H and Adorama it doesn't look like there
> are any good inexpensive remote triggers.
there should be. the 990 does not emit a preflash, so any cheapo slave
will work.
Henry Kolesnik
The 990 has a red eye reduction mode but I can turn it off. So what is
a good cheapo slave or maybe not so cheapo. And do I have to worry
about how much voltage it puts on the contacts of the SB-600?
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ASAAR
>>> Thanks, so what kind of remote slave trigger would be good, inexpensive
>>> and work with SB-600 and 990?
>>
>> The slave would need to be compatible with the camera, not the
>> flash, but after checking B&H and Adorama it doesn't look like there
>> are any good inexpensive remote triggers.
>
> there should be. the 990 does not emit a preflash, so any cheapo slave
> will work.
Oops - that quote implies the opposite of what I wrote by not
providing enough context. What immediately followed "inexpensive
remote triggers." was this :
> They have enough Wein and Speedotron units, but they're as
> expensive as decent speedlights. I'd suggest trying eBay. They
> probably have some inexpensive models from the far East.
So I didn't really say that good, inexpensive remote triggers
don't exist, but that these two companies don't have any. Or are
you aware of any inexpensive slaves that B&H and Adorama sell which
I missed? That the CP 990 doesn't have to worry about preflashes is
nice because remotes often can deal with preflashes from some
cameras and fail miserably with others and should make it compatible
with almost any remote trigger/slave.
nospam
<kole...@nojunksbcglobal.net> wrote:
> He nospam
> The 990 has a red eye reduction mode but I can turn it off.
true, but if i recall, it shines a bright white light, not strobe the
flash.
> So what is
> a good cheapo slave or maybe not so cheapo. And do I have to worry
> about how much voltage it puts on the contacts of the SB-600?
any slave with a hotshoe will work. also, the flash is what has the
potentially high voltage that can damage the camera, not the other way
around. the sb600's trigger voltage is low and will certainly not
damage another nikon camera.
nospam
<cau...@22.com> wrote:
> So I didn't really say that good, inexpensive remote triggers
> don't exist, but that these two companies don't have any. Or are
> you aware of any inexpensive slaves that B&H and Adorama sell which
> I missed? That the CP 990 doesn't have to worry about preflashes is
> nice because remotes often can deal with preflashes from some
> cameras and fail miserably with others and should make it compatible
> with almost any remote trigger/slave.
what do you consider inexpensive? searching at b&h for flash slaves
finds the following:
the least expensive is a wein peanut for $19, but it will require a
hotshoe adapter to connect to the sb600 (typically $5-10):
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/63118-REG/Wein_W940001_PN_Peanut_
Slave.html>
noname hotshoe slave, $24:
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/90055-REG/Morris_11180_Popular_Sh
oe_Slave_Adapter.html>
wein hotshoe slave, $35 and a used one currently available for $25
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/62712-REG/Wein_W940030_HS_Hot_Sho
e_Slave.html>
the wein hotshoe adapter is probably the best bet, especially the used
one (not much to go wrong with them). i've never heard of the other
brand. i've seen used slaves for less, but as with anything used, you
never know if you'll find one when you need it.
ASAAR
> what do you consider inexpensive? searching at b&h for flash slaves
> finds the following:
>
> the least expensive is a wein peanut for $19, but it will require a
> hotshoe adapter to connect to the sb600 (typically $5-10):
> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/63118-REG/Wein_W940001_PN_Peanut_
> Slave.html>
>
> noname hotshoe slave, $24:
> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/90055-REG/Morris_11180_Popular_Sh
> oe_Slave_Adapter.html>
>
> wein hotshoe slave, $35 and a used one currently available for $25
> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/62712-REG/Wein_W940030_HS_Hot_Sho
> e_Slave.html>
>
> the wein hotshoe adapter is probably the best bet, especially the used
> one (not much to go wrong with them). i've never heard of the other
> brand. i've seen used slaves for less, but as with anything used, you
> never know if you'll find one when you need it.
Those are reasonably priced. The only ones that the B&H site
presented to me that were *near* reasonably priced ranged from about
$70 to $100, and a few of those required a matching transmitter,
doubling the total price. I initially tried what should have been a
global search for Wein and nothing was found. About 15 minutes
later I stumbled upon a corner of the website that had several Wein
units, but none were the inexpensive ones you turned up. On the
other hand several times while in B&H's store I've been able to help
their staff locate items that even *they* can't find.
Atheist Chaplain
I was looking at Flash information just the other day and came across a
multitude of "flash triggers"
this is one of the sites I found useful
http://tinyurl.com/cfr2um (Rob Galbraith) and he mentioned what he called
the best of the cheap eBay triggers here http://tinyurl.com/286br7
I hope this helps
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Henry Kolesnik
decide if I should go wireless or slave. The Cactus has a nice stand
with it that could be handy. I saw one bad review on the Wein saying it
was unreliable. The Pocket Wizard sounds like the best but out of my
budget range. Later on I'll probably bite the bullet and get DSLR and
wonder which will have more use, the Wein or the Cactus?
Thanks
Hank
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