Using an SB800 wireless

<p>Hi</p>

<p>This may be a stupid question but it's bugging me so hopefully someone can point me in the right direction!<br>

I am using an SB800 flash and use it remotely with the pop up flash on my D200 acting as the trigger.<br>

Is it possible to adjust the power of the flash as once it's in remote mode the only control that seems to work on the flash unit is the zoom function and I cannot access the mode to adjust the power?<br>

If I use the on camera flash +/- button it seems to have some effect of power but the range is pretty limited and it doesn't give me the options I would get if I used the flash in manual mode.<br>

What am I doing wrong? I guess I am missing something obvious!</p>

<p>Many thanks</p>

 

<p>When using SB-800, SB-900, SB-600 or SB-R200 flashes as remotes, the power or EV compensation must be set at the commander. When using the pop-up flash on a D200 as commander to control the remote speedlight, you must adjust flash settings using the camera's menu.</p>

<p>Thank you for the reply - I expected it to be on-flash rather than the camera but that should make life easier!</p>

<p>Having checked the flash settings using the camera menu it appears that I only get 3 stops to play with - there doesn't appear to be the option to reduce the power to 1/64th or 1/128th.<br>

Is that correct or am I missing something?<br /><br />Thanks</p>

<p>Not sure what menu you are in, but for manual power level of a remote flash, you want to be in the COMMANDER menu, D200 manual page 163-164. It goes down to 1/128 power, in 1/3 stops.</p>

<p>There is another camera menu for the internal flash in MANUAL mode. This is NOT about commander/remote mode, but the D200 also goes down to 1/128 power there.</p>

<p>Here is a Nikon Quick setup sheet for Commander/Remote flash.<br>

http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Common-Assets/PDF/FastTrack_To_WirelessSpeedlights.pdf</p>

<p>Wayne - thank you.<br>

I was looking at the flash compensation rather than the menu where I set it up as a commander.<br>

All sorted and thank you all so much<br>

Dominic</p>