instead of goggling can someone help me? (Page 2): What brand/model of mono lights do you have? Many of them have an optical slave sensor built in so they will flash when they see...

sloscheider Loc: Minnesota

What brand/model of mono lights do you have? Many of them have an optical slave sensor built in so they will flash when they see another flash go off. Look at the control panel for the mono lights for a switch to select the optical slave.

So try this....

- Set all the mono lights to trigger with their optical slave
- Set your camera to fire its on board flash at very low power, that means you'll be running in manual mode not TTL
- Set your camera to its Manual mode
- Set you shutter speed to 1/60 of a second
- Set ISO to 100
- Set you aperture to around 10

Take a photo of the front of the lights so you know they fired and were in sync.

sloscheider Loc: Minnesota

Something else that might fowl things up is the Flash Sync Speed - this is in the Custom Settings Menu - E1

It defaults to 1/250 which works fine with my radio triggers but when using optical slaves (at least the one I have) it's too fast. Now I know many of you are going to say I'm nuts, shutter speed controls sync and I would love nothing better than for someone to explain how and why this works.

I have an older Photogenic 400ws power pack with 4 heads and it didn't matter what shutter speed I chose (as slow as 1/10) I couldn't get them to sync until I changed the Flash Sync Speed to 1/60 and then everything worked perfectly. So you MAY (hopefully not) have to adjust that setting as well.

Note: I'm working with a D7000 and not the D300 but they both have the same settings for Flash Sync Speed

14kphotog Loc: Marietta, Ohio

Put all lights on slave setting and use camera pop up flash to trigger. Reflect the pop up off your hand or a small card (3x5) to bounce light to slaved lights.

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

I'm not certain but I believe you'll either need to use a sync cord or an adaptor like the Nikon AS-15 on the accessory shoe to use the monolights.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Pepper wrote:

I'm not certain but I believe you'll either need to use a sync cord or an adaptor like the Nikon AS-15 on the accessory shoe to use the monolights.

All the higher-end Nikons, including the D300, have a pc outlet. No adaptors are needed to use a sync cord, as I already suggested.

effrant Loc: New Hampshire

You can get multiple receivers. These are the easiest things to set up I've ever seen, and inexpensive....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yongnuo-2-4GHz-Wireless-Remote-Control-RF-602-N1-for-Nikon-D1-D2-D3-D200-D300-D7-/160732158221?pt=Camera_Camcorder_Remotes&hash=item256c62190d

Bigdaver

You didn't sync, I think you had a shutter speed long enough to drag all that in.
You should be in manual mode, so there is no pre flash. Or have monolights that have a preflash ignore mode.
Nikon preflashes several times in TTL, so your monolights go off too early.
Try manual flash commander mode.

kevindunne

Not sure I can help...but Berger Bros Camera has some nikon guys on staff that have been very helpful to me in the past. Try giving them a call...or a visit. Yvonne Berger seems to be the lighting guru.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

effrant wrote:

You can get multiple receivers. These are the easiest things to set up I've ever seen, and inexpensive....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yongnuo-2-4GHz-Wireless-Remote-Control-RF-602-N1-for-Nikon-D1-D2-D3-D200-D300-D7-/160732158221?pt=Camera_Camcorder_Remotes&hash=item256c62190d

Have you used them?
I need something inexpensive so I can convince my boss to buy some better ones down the road... That didn't sound right.
I need something that works so I can demonstrate that we need them. We can't buy through paypal or e-bay. Probably go with pocket Wizards if this scheme works.

effrant Loc: New Hampshire

GoofyNewfie wrote:

quote=effrant You can get multiple receivers. The... (show quote)

I own a couple sets and a couple optical slaves and there is nothing PWs can do these can't. I use them with SB900, SB600 and SB28....

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

effrant wrote:

quote=GoofyNewfie quote=effrant You can get mult... (show quote)

Thanks!

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

effrant wrote:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yongnuo-2-4GHz-Wireless-Remote-Control-RF-602-N1-for-Nikon-D1-D2-D3-D200-D300-D7-/160732158221?pt=Camera_Camcorder_Remotes&hash=item256c62190d

I own a couple sets and a couple optical slaves and there is nothing PWs can do these can't. I use them with SB900, SB600 and SB28....

Wil these do TTL or are they strictly manual?

Dietxanadu

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Hope it works...not sure what else to do.
Glad to help!
I lived in Rome, NY when it was a kid and took classes at RIT later.

Now this was a very nice post. A person needed help. And someone who new how to help was able to help. That is how this group should work.
Even I learn something.
Thank you both for a learning post.
Diet

lpurschke Loc: new york

Thank you everyone for your help I do love this site... I will try all of the above , although from the sound I hear I do believe it is a sync problem Goofynewbie I will try the sync cord (once I find it) thank you all.... will post a pic once I get it figured out....

effrant Loc: New Hampshire

GoofyNewfie wrote:

effrant wrote:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yongnuo-2-4GHz-Wireless-Remote-Control-RF-602-N1-for-Nikon-D1-D2-D3-D200-D300-D7-/160732158221?pt=Camera_Camcorder_Remotes&hash=item256c62190d

I own a couple sets and a couple optical slaves and there is nothing PWs can do these can't. I use them with SB900, SB600 and SB28....

Wil these do TTL or are they strictly manual?

I honestly can't answer that, I have only used them in manual. You need to preset the remote units, so I don't see how TTL would work. There are some photo wizards here, hopefully one will chime in and we'll both learn the answer....