D90 and SB-900

[GlasgowGunner]

Hi all i am looking into getting a Nikon flashgun.

The one i have in mind is the SB-900 but im not sure if my D90 has the built in remote i have been reading about to fire the flashgun of camera remote.

Does anybody have any idea if my camera will manage to do this?

 

[Dave Pickett]

Yes it has the cameras own flash can be put into commander mode.

Theres a D90 tutorial here;

http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/d90/index.shtml

 

[sdb123]

Yes, the D90 has the commander mode and will work with the SB-600, SB-800 and SB-900 flashes just fine. Would two SB-600's not work better for you than one SB-900?

 

[GlasgowGunner]

is that how it works then? any idea what is the max distance this works at?

 

[puddleduck]

I swapped my SB-900 over for Volusian's 2 SB-600s a while back, felt like a good move to me (although I ended up only needing 1)

 

[sdb123]

is that how it works then? any idea what is the max distance this works at?

What kind of distances did you have in mind?

 

[GlasgowGunner]

Well i did'nt have a distance in mind just looking for info on the flashgun.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

The Nikon CLS on the SB-900/D90 works at a range up to about 30ft, but the camera must be able to "see" the flashgun in order for it to work,as it uses infrared light as a trigger. The Cactus and other such radio triggers which will work over several hundred feet and don't need to be in a direct line with the camera, but will only allow use of the flash in manual mode.

 

[jayeshpp]

You'll be fine with the D90 and the SB900.

I recently bought the SB900 to use with my D90 and its great!