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Jan 7, 2015 10:13:32   #
Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY
 
I have the SB600, and I am trying to trigger it with a Phottix flash trigger. I use the Phottix Odin system, with my SB910, and it works great, but when I try to use it with the SB600, I can seem to navigate the menu, to find the setting. The SB910, has a switch for "remote," so it very easy to set and use. The SB600, however, is a lot more involved to set up. I currently have the SB600, set up to use in Commander mode, and it works find it that mode.

I called Nikon, but the rep. I got on the phone, didn't have a clue to what I was asking. I guess I could Google the question, but I thought I would see what my fellow Hoggers, have to say.

Any help, as usual, will be greatly appreciated.

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Jan 7, 2015 10:22:59   #
WereWolf1967 Loc: Knoxville, TN
 
Mikeazz wrote:
I have the SB600, and I am trying to trigger it with a Phottix flash trigger. I use the Phottix Odin system, with my SB910, and it works great, but when I try to use it with the SB600, I can seem to navigate the menu, to find the setting. The SB910, has a switch for "remote," so it very easy to set and use. The SB600, however, is a lot more involved to set up. I currently have the SB600, set up to use in Commander mode, and it works find it that mode.

I called Nikon, but the rep. I got on the phone, didn't have a clue to what I was asking. I guess I could Google the question, but I thought I would see what my fellow Hoggers, have to say.

I've never used my SB 600 in the slave mode. I know that it is designed to run in the commander mode but I think that you'll find that an SB 800 was originally required to act as a commander unit when these two units were originally designed.

Any help, as usual, will be greatly appreciated.
I have the SB600, and I am trying to trigger it wi... (show quote)

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Jan 7, 2015 10:28:36   #
Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.
 
Mikeazz wrote:
I have the SB600, and I am trying to trigger it with a Phottix flash trigger. I use the Phottix Odin system, with my SB910, and it works great, but when I try to use it with the SB600, I can seem to navigate the menu, to find the setting. The SB910, has a switch for "remote," so it very easy to set and use. The SB600, however, is a lot more involved to set up. I currently have the SB600, set up to use in Commander mode, and it works find it that mode.

I called Nikon, but the rep. I got on the phone, didn't have a clue to what I was asking. I guess I could Google the question, but I thought I would see what my fellow Hoggers, have to say.

Any help, as usual, will be greatly appreciated.
I have the SB600, and I am trying to trigger it wi... (show quote)


I do not have a remote trigger set as you are talking about, but should't it be that the flash is set to use the signal from the trigger receiver like it was mounted on the hot shoe of the camera? So basically don't you set the flash like you were shooting on camera?

Commander mode on the camera uses the pop up flash to trigger the remote flash, but the wireless just uses the hot shoe mounted transmitter to trigger the receiver right?

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Jan 7, 2015 10:34:32   #
Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY
 
I tried that, but it doesn't work. I thought there would be a setting in the menu, but I can't seem to find it because you have to press 2 buttons, at once, on the 600, and it's not easy to navigate the system, and can be frustrating.

There is also the possibility that the 600 is not designed to be used with a remote triggering system such as a Phottix or Pocket Wizard.

Thanks for the reply.

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Jan 7, 2015 10:37:02   #
Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.
 
Mikeazz wrote:
I tried that, but it doesn't work. I thought there would be a setting in the menu, but I can't seem to find it because you have to press 2 buttons, at once, on the 600, and it's not easy to navigate the system, and can be frustrating.

There is also the possibility that the 600 is not designed to be used with a remote triggering system such as a Phottix or Pocket Wizard.

Thanks for the reply.



All I have ever seen / used is commander mode, and thats just a toggle in the menu on the flash.

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Jan 7, 2015 10:55:13   #
traveler90712 Loc: Lake Worth, Fl.
 
This may help.

http://www.dailyphotographytips.net/flash-photography/how-to-set-sb600-flash-to-work-in-commander-mode/

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Jan 7, 2015 11:02:07   #
Searcher Loc: Kent, England
 
The Phottix web site does mention the SB600 as being compatible, but not with a D70 or D70s.

The email for help link is:

http://www.phottix.com/index.php/en/contacts

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Jan 7, 2015 11:08:00   #
Leon S Loc: Minnesota
 
Searcher wrote:
The Phottix web site does mention the SB600 as being compatible, but not with a D70 or D70s.

The email for help link is:

http://www.phottix.com/index.php/en/contacts


The sb600 seems to work just fine on our d70 when our son barrows it from us.

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Jan 7, 2015 11:27:07   #
Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY
 
Thank you. I will check it out. I appreciate your help.

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Jan 7, 2015 11:27:51   #
Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY
 
Thanks. I will check it out.

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Jan 7, 2015 11:32:00   #
traveler90712 Loc: Lake Worth, Fl.
 
Mikeazz wrote:
I have the SB600, and I am trying to trigger it with a Phottix flash trigger. I use the Phottix Odin system, with my SB910, and it works great, but when I try to use it with the SB600, I can seem to navigate the menu, to find the setting. The SB910, has a switch for "remote," so it very easy to set and use. The SB600, however, is a lot more involved to set up. I currently have the SB600, set up to use in Commander mode, and it works find it that mode.

I called Nikon, but the rep. I got on the phone, didn't have a clue to what I was asking. I guess I could Google the question, but I thought I would see what my fellow Hoggers, have to say.

Any help, as usual, will be greatly appreciated.
I have the SB600, and I am trying to trigger it wi... (show quote)


Please use "Quote Reply" when responding to someone, so that someone knows who your referring too. :)

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Jan 7, 2015 12:20:45   #
Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY
 
Thanks. Didn't know that.
traveler90712 wrote:
Please use "Quote Reply" when responding to someone, so that someone knows who your referring too. :)

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Jan 7, 2015 12:49:34   #
Searcher Loc: Kent, England
 
Leon S wrote:
The sb600 seems to work just fine on our d70 when our son barrows it from us.


I have both SB600 and D70s and yes, the combination works fine especially in Commander mode.

On the Phottix website, the D70 and D70s are singled out as being NOT compatible with the Phottix system but Phottix does not say why.

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Jan 7, 2015 13:13:36   #
Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY
 
Thanks, Searcher. I'm using it on a D800, so it should work. I'll keep you posted. Thanks, again.
Searcher wrote:
I have both SB600 and D70s and yes, the combination works fine especially in Commander mode.

On the Phottix website, the D70 and D70s are singled out as being NOT compatible with the Phottix system but Phottix does not say why.

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Jan 7, 2015 16:53:12   #
Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.
 
Mikeazz wrote:
I have the SB600, and I am trying to trigger it with a Phottix flash trigger. I use the Phottix Odin system, with my SB910, and it works great, but when I try to use it with the SB600, I can seem to navigate the menu, to find the setting. The SB910, has a switch for "remote," so it very easy to set and use. The SB600, however, is a lot more involved to set up. I currently have the SB600, set up to use in Commander mode, and it works find it that mode.

I called Nikon, but the rep. I got on the phone, didn't have a clue to what I was asking. I guess I could Google the question, but I thought I would see what my fellow Hoggers, have to say.

Any help, as usual, will be greatly appreciated.
I have the SB600, and I am trying to trigger it wi... (show quote)


Just ran across this posted on a web site... could your issue be the SB-600 going into standby mode and the remote trigger not being able to wake it up?

Text:

SB-600 for Wireless Flash
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The one other option working with the SB-600 is to attach a (radio) trigger on the flash foot, since there is no optical slave mode, nor a PC socket. When using radio triggers itÂ’s recommended to deactivate the standby mode. To learn more about wireless flash, go to the SB-600 remote flash section.
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Just a shot in the dark....

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