SB105 Compatability for Digital

[fpoole]

It's even more annoying when you buy a $2000 camera like the D100 and cannot use a TTL strobe at all!

LOL... Geeesh.. I hear ya... although I hear there's a little gizmo that can be attached to what looks like the synch cord.. don't know if it works or not..

Also, the L&M has their version of TTL, but then that's their housing etc...
Sometimes I wonder if it's all a major plot.. heheh... and then I come back with the occassional kewl pic or two and it all seems worthwhile...

Till the next time... thanx for clarifying it... someone has a camera that can switch it off.. I was a HUGE topic of confusion somewhere... Ahhh... the mind, a wonderful thing to forget...

Lator and thanx..

 

[StevenB]

Some do, some don't, the best summary I have seen of what does and doesn't is on the Ikelite website, in the digital camera, Nikon section.

Steve B

Steve,

The newer Coolpix cameras have NO sync cord connection and cannot trigger a flash other than by slave mode. In addition, they also use a pre-flash that causes all slave strobes (except special digital slave strobes) to fire before the main flash. The 105 will NOT work at all with these coolpix cameras - except with a special slave trigger.

Mark

 

[ReyeR]

If you could turn off the pre-flash, there would be no need for the new digital-compatible strobes, triggers.....
The problem is that on most newer digital cams, you cannot turn off the pre-flash. Not a problem for 99.44% of the camera-toting population. Just for us.

There are plenty of digicams out there where you can turn off the pre-flash: Olympus C5050/5060/8080 and Canon A80/A85/A95/S45/S50/60/S70 off the top of my head.
Here is how you can give new life to older strobes: New Digital Life for an Old Strobe