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<p>Thanks for all the good info. For my two SB600s, I purchased two hot shoe adaptors (item #0065) and two Optical Slave units (Sonia Extended Range Slaves, item #0100) from Fashzebra. The slaves plug directly into the aforementioned adaptors thus eliminating additional PC cords. Using a PC sync cord to connect to my SB-800 and the camera, all three flashes fire reliably. A very inexpensive solution (under $50.00). As a note, I found Fashzebra to be very reliable vendor with quality products and prices below the norm.<br /> <br /> Thanks again.<br /> Ray J<br /> <br /></p>

Thanks for the multitude of suggestions. I will have to explore most of them. This a great forum were folks are more than willing to share their ideas. I will report the results of my experiments. Thanks again.

 

Ray J

Thanks again for your response. Nadine….how would I hook up the Cybersyncs and slaves with only one transmitter and one receiver? The system does not need to be proprietary since it is a home-based system to be used mainly for portraits of friends and family and to take photos of our pottery and sculptures that we make and sell. Thanks again.

 

Ray J

Thanks again for all he great suggestions. To further explain my setup, I’m trying to use my two SB-600 flashes as remotes that shoot through transparent umbrellas. I would like to use he SB-800 as a “bounce” fill because of its greater power. Also, I have a Sekonic light meter that conveniently connects to the SB-800. So my desire is to use the SB-800 as a master and the two SB-600s as slaves. This worked quite well with my D-300. I understand completely that the Nikon CLS system will not work with the situation I have for my large format camera (a new adventure).

 

Based on the info and some of the links you provided, I found a cheapie solution that may work. FlashZebra has a simple hot shoe adaptor (item 0065) that I would need for almost any option that I choose (the SB-600 does not have a sync connection). Additionally they have Item #0100 Optical Slave (Sonia Extended Range), which will plug directly into the previously noted adaptor. From surfing various forums, it seems that the Sonia gadget will work O.K. with the SB-600 (apparently not so for Cannon flashes). For a pair of each total cost was about $50.00.

 

If this doesn’t work, it looks like the Cybersyncs option would be the next best bet. For this option it looks like I would need one transmitter (connected to the large format camera) and three receivers. Is this correct?

 

Again I appreciate all comments and suggestions.

 

Thanks,

 

Ray J

All great suggestions. Frank..how can I get both SB-600s and the SB-800 all to fire at the same time?

Thanks Ray J

I Have an SB-800 and two SB-600 flashes, which work wonderfully with my D-300 using CLS. However, I would like

to be able to use the same flashes for my large format camera that has a Copal shutter with a PC connection.

 

Using a hot shoe connected to the Copal shutter, I am able to fire the SB-800. But, I need a simple way (not too

expensive) to fire all three flashes simultaneously. From what I’ve read, Pocket Wizards are the ideal solution.

If I were to go that route, how many would I need and how would they be connected? Also, is there reliable

cheaper way go? I’ve seen may reviews on the Wein Peanut that are not very favorable.

 

Any recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

Ray J

More good info. Thanks

Ray J

Thanks. Very helpful!

I'm confused. Does the SB 800 have a PC connection? Thanks.

Ray J

Thanks. Very helpful!

Hi. From what I can ascertain from my SB 800 Users Manual, the terminals on the

side he unit are only for firing remote flash units. If I want to use my SB 800

on another camera that has a PC connection, do I need a PC to Hot Shoe cord?

Thanks.

Ray J

Hi,

As newbie to large format, I have been looking at lighting alternatives. Is it

possible to hook up my Nikon SB 800 to a 150mm Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N f5.6

lens with a Copal 1 shutter (I also have two SB 600s that can be used as

slaves)? If so, what cables will I need. In order to evaluate the lighting

effects I assume that I will need some sort of flash meter. Will a Sekonic L

358 do? Thanks.

Ray J

Thanks David and Andy. Both helped me get everything properly positioned. Andy, thanks for the kind manual offer. Although I could not find an on-line manual, I did discover that I could order a manual from Mamiya (which I did). Thanks again.

Ray J

I just purchased a used Toyo 45AII (without a manual, of course), and I am

struggling with just opening it up properly. How do I get the front standard to

erect vertically?

Thanks

Ray J