steve_myaskovsky Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Anybody tried it? It supose to work in Auto mode on nikon flash. Share your experiences if you tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsel_adams Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 In un-dedicated modes (auto & manual), flash brand isn't a factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_ Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 If the electric contacts 'match' between the flash unit and the camera body, maybe. But why risk it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 It may depend on the flash but I've done it with a Nikon SB-28DX and a Canon 1Ds mark 1 body. As others have pointed out : you'll be restricted to manual and auto options and have to set the focal length (35mm 24x36mm equivalent and f-stop directly on the flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesque Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 C Jo Gough, who posts here, does it. Might want to email him. I think this issue is also addressed on The Strobist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_rubinstein___mancheste1664880652 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I did it with an SB-5 (?) and my 10D, worked great in auto mode and it gave me the idea of trying auto flash instead of the truly horrible ETTL 1. The downside is you have to program everything in, iso/focal length/aperture/compensation. If you want a good auto flash on a canon body then the Metz lineup might be worth looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cjogo Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I still like to be able to shoot "auto" with a small strobe, in fill situtations.. Using the Canon 20d (in manual) I can set the Nikon strobe to a auto setting > and be faster & more reliable < than with compensation of the 580 in TTL, for my results. The 580 TTl flash output, in conjunction with the 20d metering ~~ is too determined by the tonal values of the subject & it's the surrounding area. I do have success with using the Canon flash in manual..when the situation lends itself... i.e. the subject to camera ~ is relatively stationary... It performs independent of any camera metering :: always same output @ a given footage. I use the Quantum flash,,, for anything requiring a solid F8 @ more than 10 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 If you do that, you have to read the Nikon manual and set the flash so it doesn't go to sleep on you. On a dedicated camera, touching the camera shutter button reactivates the flash ... which it won't do on a non-Nikon camera ... so it won't fire unless you manually wake it back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger.a Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Are you guys putting the Nikon flash directly on the camera hot shoe? I've tried putting my Nikon SB26 flash on the hot shoe of an old Canon (EOSRT), and it seems to work fine, but I haven't dared risk putting it directly on my 5D in case it messes up the electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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