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Can D70 trigger 2xSB800?

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Can D70 trigger 2xSB800?

Postby Yi-P on Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:32 pm

I was having fun with a borrowed extra SB800 last weekend.

Tried a shot with D70 Commander TTL to the SB800.

Both on Channel 3, group A. But only one fired??

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Postby losfp on Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:35 pm

I'm pretty sure you can - Just only in one group
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Postby owen on Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:39 pm

Maybe you were covering the sensor on one?
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Postby Yi-P on Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:22 pm

owen wrote:Maybe you were covering the sensor on one?



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Postby xorl on Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:11 am

Yep, they should both fire at the same level as a pair (unless one didn't see the D70).

If you want to have more control and output a different amount of light from each flash you should set the D70 to manual flash mode - previously I used 1/16 and a business card to block the inbuilt flash from the subject. Set the SB-800's to SU-4 mode and manually set their light output. This give you a lot of options, even if it is a bit more tedious.
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