Monitor Preflashes (SB800)
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:48 pm
Hi All,
I'm not 100% about this question but anyway I'll attempt to ask it.
Equipment: SB800 & D200
Settings on the flash: AA and the 2 flash symbols.
Settings on the D200: basically single shot, Aperture priority at f1/250.
Going by what the SB800 Manual has said is that by setting the flash in 'Monitor preflashes (the 2 flash symbols) and AA that the camera will
Mmmm, I say. How does one trigger these preflashes? because I've tried a number of different setting on both SB800 and D200 to try and do this. Is there some sort of trick to it?
Has anyone had success with preflashes mode and what were the setting used on both SB800 and D200?
Cheers,
Bill
I'm not 100% about this question but anyway I'll attempt to ask it.
Equipment: SB800 & D200
Settings on the flash: AA and the 2 flash symbols.
Settings on the D200: basically single shot, Aperture priority at f1/250.
Going by what the SB800 Manual has said is that by setting the flash in 'Monitor preflashes (the 2 flash symbols) and AA that the camera will
"Just before the flash fires, the SB800 fires a series of imperceptible preflashes that are detected by the camera's TTL Multi- Sensor and analyzed for brightness and contrast"
Mmmm, I say. How does one trigger these preflashes? because I've tried a number of different setting on both SB800 and D200 to try and do this. Is there some sort of trick to it?
Has anyone had success with preflashes mode and what were the setting used on both SB800 and D200?
Cheers,
Bill