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Nikon Commander Mode

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December 6, 2010
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Instead of creating another post, I updated the “How to get the best out of your pop-up flash” article to include plenty of information and a new video on Nikon’s Commander Mode on semi-pro and pro-level Nikon camera bodies. Information on how to set up the built-in pop-up camera flash to be a commander, as well as configuring Nikon speedlights (SB-600, SB-700, SB-800 and SB-900) is also included.

Here is the video on how to use the commander mode + flash communication basics:

Our next upcoming article + video is going to be about Nikon speedlights and how to use them in various configurations indoors. Stay tuned!

Related posts:

  1. Flash Photography Week
  2. Nikon D5000 vs D90
  3. How to get the best out of your pop-up flash
  4. Nikon D3 vs D3s
  5. How to Change Aperture on Nikon D80 and D90
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is a professional photographer based out of Denver, Colorado. He is the author and founder of Photography Life, along with a number of other online resources. Read more about Nasim here.

Comments

  1. 1
    ) Brad Hawley
    December 10, 2010 at 8:02 am

    I am enjoying your articles and videos on flash photography. Do you have any hints on how to best photograph Christmas trees with lights to be able to retain the light effect and yet illuminate the tree and ornaments?

    Thanks.

    Reply
    • 3
      ) Nasim Mansurov
      December 10, 2010 at 4:17 pm

      Brad, that’s coming up in our new videos! Our next one is for using speedlights and then the one after that will be for taking pictures indoors :)

      Reply
  2. 2
    ) Eduardo Siqueira
    December 10, 2010 at 9:33 am

    Hi Nasim, your tutorial on flash photography is amazing. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Changing subject, I’d like to know whether it is possible to use an Infrared Filter on Nikon D5000. How would the image look like? Do you have any exemplo. I’m very curious about this filter.
    Regards, Eduardo.

    Reply
    • 4
      ) Nasim Mansurov
      December 10, 2010 at 4:18 pm

      Thank you Eduardo!

      To be honest, I don’t know much about infrared filters, since I have never tried infrared photography…

      Reply
  3. 5
    ) Igor
    February 12, 2011 at 5:09 am

    hi Nasim
    thank you for sharing your knowledge
    your articles are very useful
    i always read then any time
    hope you keep it

    Reply
    • 6
      ) Nasim Mansurov
      February 25, 2011 at 12:53 pm

      Thank you for your feedback Igor!

      Reply
  4. 7
    ) SVRK
    May 19, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    Hi Nasim, is there any way I can download your videos through a podcast client? Thanks, Prabhakar

    Reply
  5. 8
    ) Andrea Hanks
    July 4, 2011 at 12:37 am

    Hello Nasim,

    I have an aggravating problem with my Nikon Commander Mode. I have been using the system for almost 2 years now, and there are occasions when I use the off camera flash in commander mode in which my photos come out blurry. I have checked shutters speed and it is quick enough it should not be a problem. I am frustrated beyond belief, especially with this new set of photos I shot of a bride and a groom. They are gorgeous, but not in focus. Any suggestions? I am happy to send a photo as an example.

    Reply
  6. 9
    ) Andrea Hanks
    July 4, 2011 at 12:38 am

    Nasim,

    Sorry, I hit enter before I signed my name!

    Thank you!
    Andrea

    Reply
  7. 10
    ) Barry R. Boyd
    May 2, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    Nasim,

    I just got my SB-700 in and it will fire in slave mode with my D3100 pop up flash. I have read here and elsewhere that this would not work.

    Reply
    • 11
      ) Naftoli
      May 22, 2012 at 1:27 pm

      it will fire in su4 slave mode but u will not be able to use ttl and control the power of it remotly via ur camera

      Reply

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