R1 Kit

[pierre_levasseur]

<p>I just bought a R1 kit that I want to use with my D700 and my SB-800. Can someone explain me how to use it with my on board flash and the SB-800? R1 booklet is not quite clear on how to make this work. Thanks for all the answers to come and a merry Christmas to all photo.net members and familly.<br>

Pierre</p>

[frank_skomial]

Set your in-camera flash as a commander, and perhaps you want to use the filter that came with your macro kit over the flash ? or set the commander flash output to "--" it taking macro photos,

 

Set your little macro flashes on one group.

Set SB-800 as remote, and set it on another group, so you could control SB-800 and macro flashes independently from the in-camera commander.

 

Set all flashes on the same communication channel.

 

Read SB-800 minimum distance specifications and see how close to the subject you could possibly place the SB-800 flash, or how far.

 

For macro photography, position macro flashes mounted on the ring over the lens, and SB-800 at a distance but withing angle and distance of the camera built-in flash as a commander commanding range.

 

If you use macro flashes not for macro, take them off the lens ring and possition as desired.

[ShunCheung]

<p><a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Common-Assets/PDF/FastTrack_To_WirelessSpeedlights.pdf">http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Common-Assets/PDF/FastTrack_To_WirelessSpeedlights.pdf</a><br>

The master control on the D700 should be very similar to those for the D200 and D300 listed.</p>

[pierre_levasseur]

<p>thanks guys!</p>