Using Nikon D80 Flash Commander

[Dal]

One of the guys I work with has kindly let me play around with his Nikon D80 so I can try to remotely operate my SB800 flashgun.

Downside is I have no idea how to do get the built in commander to work and I dont have the manual.

How do I set it? Thanks.

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[cherryrig]

Maybe have a watch of this and it'll tell you how??

Off camera flash (http://www.photoanswers.co.uk/Video-Tutorials/Search-Results/Camera-Techniques/How-to-use-off-camera-flash/?&R=EPI-1467)

[kendo]

Its a little tricky to recall how to set things up on the camera but you need to access the built-in flash menu and set it to Commander mode. Similarly, you'll need to set up the SB800 to receive the preflash signal from the camera.
You should be able to download both manuals from the Nikon site

D80 - http://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nikoneurope_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=19029&p_created=1157589186&p_sid=jff7ohZi&p_accessibility=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX 3Jvd19jbnQ9NCZwX3Byb2RzPTE5LDM3NCZwX2NhdHM9NjUwJnB fcHY9Mi4zNzQmcF9jdj0xLjY1MCZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc 3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=&p_topview=1

SB800 - http://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nikoneurope_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7310&p_created=1064488400&p_sid=jff7ohZi&p_accessibility=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX 3Jvd19jbnQ9MyZwX3Byb2RzPTg4LDE1MiZwX2NhdHM9NjUwJnB fcHY9Mi4xNTImcF9jdj0xLjY1MCZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc 3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=&p_topview=1

[Dal]

Right, We've figured out how to get the SB800 to fire with the D80.

Is it possible to stop the D80's built in flash from firing aswell as the SB800???

[Dal]

Thanks for the links.

I cant watch that video on the work pc unfortunately :(

[Phil T]

No the on-camera flash has to go off - it is this that "instructs" the SB800 what to do. It won't interfere with your exposure, so don't worry about that.

[Wile E. coyote]

No the on-camera flash has to go off - it is this that "instructs" the SB800 what to do. It won't interfere with your exposure, so don't worry about that.

True, leave it on -- on the settings menu and it won't contribute the lighting, or you can adjust it to add extra light.

[Dal]

excellent. Thanks for the replies.

The downside is i can't do it with my own D50 so i think its time to upgrade...........mmmmmmmmmmmmm D300 if funds allow.

[dizzledazzle]

As all the questions have been answered, ill just add what a great feature the Nikon CLS is, so easy to use the results are always spot on!

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[Danincanberra]

Hi all,

I have a D80 and the internal flash is broken (it pops up but doesn't flash anymore) I'm not to disappointed about losing the internal flash, but it would be great if I can still run the D80 as commander mode for my SB800. It used to work when the internal flash worked, but it doesn't anymore, even if I turn off the internal flash in the commander settings.

Any ideas how to make it work again without having to take it in and having the flash fixed would be greatly appreciated!!!

As another thought... I have a SB800 and a SB600 - can I use the SB800 on the camera as a commander and have it nor fire? so that just the SB600 fires off-camera?

Thanks,
Dan

[puddleduck]

have a SB800 and a SB600 - can I use the SB800 on the camera as a commander and have it nor fire? so that just the SB600 fires off-camera?


Yes, you can do that too.

[CraigF]

excellent. Thanks for the replies.

The downside is i can't do it with my own D50 so i think its time to upgrade...........mmmmmmmmmmmmm D300 if funds allow.

Or you could buy a D70s, and have the added luxury of massive flash speeds.
If your going from a D50 dont overlook the gem that is the D70's.