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Hi I have tried a few differnt ways to get the remote flash set up to only flash the SB800, but every time I keep getting the camera flash going off what is the settings to stop the camera flash interfering in the final shot?

Michael.
 
The internal flash needs to fire to set off the SB800 but it will actually have finished before your shutter opens so won't affect your photo :)
 
I think under the CLS menu you set the internal flash to off (--) and the SB800 to whatever you want to set it to.

Pop the internal flash up, it'll fire for the communications but not fire for the actual exposure.

That said, if you're photographing something very near, you might get some residual glow from the flash tube having just fired.

The alternative is to get an SG-3IR, which goes in the hotshoe and covers the built in flash with an IR filter. That or tape a bit of unexposed but developed black and white film over the flash. Those are more for when using the optical trigger than the CLS system, the method above should work for you.
 
thanks for the feedback, I will try some shots later and get back to you all.

Michael
 
As Blapto said you need to set the internal flash to off in the CLS menu. The flash will still go off but as far as I know it's a pre flash which doesn't affect the exposure itself. I gave this a go myself and it worked out fine.
 
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