How to use flash without firing built in flash?
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are you talking about using D7000 built in flash as commender and SB700 is set as remote flash?
read the camera user manual, you need to go to camera custom menu to set your built in flash as commender and without flash output aka "-.-", than go to custom manual of your SB700, set SB700 as remote flash.
I believe TS is asking, how to trigger his external flash remotely and not using the build in flash as a commander... I think none of Canon camera can do that unless you use a wireless remote flash trigger. Not too sure about Nikon (was not a nikon user).
I am assuming you intend to trigger your SB700 wirelessly using only your D7000 camera, and no other accessories.
As mod catchlights has mentioned, you have to set the D7000's pop up flash to commander mode, with pop up flash set to '--' and slave (eg. Ch A) set to 'TTL' or 'M' or whatever you fancy. You WILL have to pop up the flash and fire though, but it should not contribute to your overall exposure.
Switch to the Canon system and get yourself a 600EX-RT and another 600EX-RT or ST-E3, then you can get true "wireless" flash.
That aside, the pop-up flash must be fired in order for your SB-700 to trigger, even if you set the built-in flash output to nil. The "wireless" nomenclature confuses alot of first time users since in their mind wireless means Wi-Fi or some sort of radio system. Correct me if I'm wrong.
That aside, the pop-up flash must be fired in order for your SB-700 to trigger, even if you set the built-in flash output to nil. The "wireless" nomenclature confuses alot of first time users since in their mind wireless means Wi-Fi or some sort of radio system. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Blur Shadow said:
+1
Seems like the simplest solution if you don't want any light output from the flash.
Or you can buy the su 800. The output in that case is infrared.
I believe they are optical triggered and not infrared.
Infrared IS optical...
Infrared = light
GRbenji said:I believe they are optical triggered and not infrared.
They are around 900-1000nm range, which is infrared. : p
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_control
You can't see infrared ray (can you?) but can see the flash fires to trigger the slave.
You can't see infrared ray (can you?) but can see the flash fires to trigger the slave.
Just because your eyes cannot see that wavelength of light does not mean it's not optical. It's still a light being flashed.
Yes, I know what infrared is. You can't see ray from those TV remote, can you?
But you can see the flash fires to trigger the slave, right?
GRbenji said:BTW, infrared is light, but infrared is not optical!
Optical = visible light.
Optical is not just visible light. It's ANY light.
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