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Nikon d90 + Nissin di866 flash helP

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  • Started 3 years ago by hitofu
  • Latest reply from NikoDoby
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  1. hitofu

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    Joined: Feb '10
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    Hi,

    I have just bought the Nissin Di866 flashgun. I notice my in built flash fires no matter how I set it in commander mode. I followed some online video to set-up the camera and flashgun to use it wireless, but I don't want my built in flash to affect the exposure.

    my setting in the D90 commander mode
    built in flash -- --
    Group A TTL 0.0
    Group B -- --
    Channel 1

    setting on flash
    -set it to remote

    When zoom my lens, the flashgun does automatically adjust the zoom range. However, the built in flash fires whenever i press the shutter and of course the flashgun fires as well.

    From what I read from internet, the built in flash won't be active if i set it to "--". It doesn't happen to me, it fires every time... :(

    is it normal ? is there a way to deactivate the built in flash and only the wireless flashgun fires?

    Posted 3 years ago #
  2. gsi

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    Joined: Apr '09
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    Hello, the built-in flash always fires to give the off camera flash a signal. The signal flashing doesn't affect the exposure but is visible if you shoot a mirror or something that give a reflection.

    Posted 3 years ago #
  3. NikoDoby

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    Joined: May '09
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    Yup the in camera flash is what triggers the off camera flash. If you don't want the onboard flash to be visible then you need something like the Nikon SU-800 wireless flash commander which sits on the camera's hotshoe. Not sure if it's compatible with the Nissian though. Your other option are wireless transmitters.

    Nikon wireless commander
    http://nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Flashes/4794/SU-800-Wireless-Speedlight-Commander.html

    Discussion on wireless triggers
    http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=1833
    http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=756

    Posted 3 years ago #

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