lonewolfsx
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Sup everyone, while I await my D800's arrival, I had a question that someone may be able to answer regarding an assumption I had made and just realized could be faulty.
I planned on using my 105mm f/2.8 Micro for portraits (I've used it a lot on film and I think it looks fantastic), and I also own the AS-14 [wired] Controller which mounts onto the flash shoe, then a cable runs to the SB-21 Macro Speedlight which is fitted to the front of the 105mm lens. My question is, can I use this macro flash while at the same time using the built-in commander function to trigger an external off-camera flash such as the SB-700 or SB-800 units? Or can I only trigger external flashes with the D800's pop-up flash engaged?
I'd love to know, so if anyone happens to have an old non-wireless flash controller, hook it up and see if you can fire that flash while also triggering an external wireless unit. I kind of have this idea in my head of lighting a subject from the front with the macro flash while using the off-camera from another angle.
I planned on using my 105mm f/2.8 Micro for portraits (I've used it a lot on film and I think it looks fantastic), and I also own the AS-14 [wired] Controller which mounts onto the flash shoe, then a cable runs to the SB-21 Macro Speedlight which is fitted to the front of the 105mm lens. My question is, can I use this macro flash while at the same time using the built-in commander function to trigger an external off-camera flash such as the SB-700 or SB-800 units? Or can I only trigger external flashes with the D800's pop-up flash engaged?
I'd love to know, so if anyone happens to have an old non-wireless flash controller, hook it up and see if you can fire that flash while also triggering an external wireless unit. I kind of have this idea in my head of lighting a subject from the front with the macro flash while using the off-camera from another angle.