SU-800 on non-Nikon DSLR

azul123 · 13th May 2009

Has anyone tried connecting a non-Nikon DSLR with a SU-800 and using the SU-800 to trigger remote Nikon flashes via CLS/AWS?

Will it work?

../azul123

simcher · 13th May 2009

if you do not know, nikon flash system will only work on nikon camera. so SU-800 commander unit will not work on other brand because of the hotshoe pin configuration.

zac08 · 14th May 2009

Originally Posted by simcher

if you do not know, nikon flash system will only work on nikon camera. so SU-800 commander unit will not work on other brand because of the hotshoe pin configuration.

Actually... Nikon flashes can work on other cameras.... tried and tested before. It's just tat the full functions are not capable of being fulfilled... i.e. you can shoot it in M mode or A mode

azul123 · 14th May 2009

Originally Posted by zac08

Actually... Nikon flashes can work on other cameras.... tried and tested before. It's just tat the full functions are not capable of being fulfilled... i.e. you can shoot it in M mode or A mode

That is what I was wondering about, if my camera just need to fire off the SU-800 and SU-800 set the remote flashes their power, will it work?

Wanting to know if anyone have tried this before.

../azul123

zac08 · 14th May 2009

Originally Posted by azul123

That is what I was wondering about, if my camera just need to fire off the SU-800 and SU-800 set the remote flashes their power, will it work?

Wanting to know if anyone have tried this before.

../azul123

Haven't have a chance to try tat yet.... see if anyone got this to test out with other brand's of cameras.

longkangman · 14th May 2009

Right now I test it on the 5d2 it did not work. Sorry.

azul123 · 14th May 2009

Originally Posted by longkangman

Right now I test it on the 5d2 it did not work. Sorry.

I was planning to test it on the weekends, but after seeing your post, I dug the required stuff and tried on Panasonic G1, same results did not fire.

Using SU-800 and one remote SB-R200.

../azul123

longkangman · 14th May 2009

Originally Posted by azul123

I was planning to test it on the weekends, but after seeing your post, I dug the required stuff and tried on Panasonic G1, same results did not fire.

Using SU-800 and one remote SB-R200.

../azul123

I mounted the SU-800 on 5d2 with SB900/SB800 SBR-200 all did not fire.

13th May 2009	#1
azul123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Eastern Bloc Posts: 2,487	SU-800 on non-Nikon DSLR Has anyone tried connecting a non-Nikon DSLR with a SU-800 and using the SU-800 to trigger remote Nikon flashes via CLS/AWS? Will it work? ../azul123

13th May 2009	#2
simcher Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 106	Re: SU-800 on non-Nikon DSLR if you do not know, nikon flash system will only work on nikon camera. so SU-800 commander unit will not work on other brand because of the hotshoe pin configuration. __________________ [Nikon D90]-[Nikkor 18-105mm VR]-[Nikkor 50mm F1.8D]-[Tamron 35-80mm CF Macro]-[SB-900]

14th May 2009	#6
longkangman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: sewage drain/manhole Posts: 4,959	Re: SU-800 on non-Nikon DSLR Right now I test it on the 5d2 it did not work. Sorry. __________________ Studio TFCD :-)