D90 Settings for Triggering a Studio Flash with a Hot Shoe Adaptor

[Roger3006]

Hello Everyone

I have been through this before and I am sure there is a thread on this subject but I cannot find it.

I am trying to fire my Norman P2000D via a hot shoe adaptor with a cable. The adaptor and cable check out fine. I used it with another camera and it works.

I sent my camera to KEH and they, by my request, reset everything back to factory defaults. I have tried everything I can think of to make it fire my flash and it refuses.

Something else I noticed. The menu selections for the MD-80 are active. I do not have a MD-80 installed. I do not remember these options being active in the past.

I tried an old Nikon SB-28 Speedlight and it did not fire either. It works on ohter cameras like my F4.

I am shooting in the manual mode. How do I set the camera to trigger the hot shoe when I shoot the camera (thought about shooting it with a 12 gauge).


I was doing some product photography in another location and it worked fine. I set up a studio in my home and it is not working. I am getting just a little frustrated. I know it is something simple but I cannot remember what it is. I do know it is time for me to go to bed.

I need help like a dead man needs a coffin.

Thank you and yall have a great week.


Roger

 

[Mach0]

Hello Everyone

I have been through this before and I am sure there is a thread on this subject but I cannot find it.

I am trying to fire my Norman P2000D via a hot shoe adaptor with a cable. The adaptor and cable check out fine. I used it with another camera and it works.

I sent my camera to KEH and they, by my request, reset everything back to factory defaults. I have tried everything I can think of to make it fire my flash and it refuses.

Something else I noticed. The menu selections for the MD-80 are active. I do not have a MD-80 installed. I do not remember these options being active in the past.

I tried an old Nikon SB-28 Speedlight and it did not fire either. It works on ohter cameras like my F4.

I am shooting in the manual mode. How do I set the camera to trigger the hot shoe when I shoot the camera (thought about shooting it with a 12 gauge).

I was doing some product photography in another location and it worked fine. I set up a studio in my home and it is not working. I am getting just a little frustrated. I know it is something simple but I cannot remember what it is. I do know it is time for me to go to bed.

I need help like a dead man needs a coffin.

Thank you and yall have a great week.

Roger

By placing a flash in the shoe ( except auto mode )
It should fire as long as its compatible.

 

[Roger3006]

Thank you

That is what thought.

Has anyone else experienced this problem?

Roger

 

[gsgary]

Have you blown your cameras flash circuit ? is the voltage on the Norman too high for your camera ? always better to use radio triggers just in case of the voltage

 

[Roger3006]

I do not know. The internal flash works fine. The power of the flash should not matter. All you are doing is closing a circuit.

Thanks,

Grits

 

[gsgary]

I do not know. The internal flash works fine. The power of the flash should not matter. All you are doing is closing a circuit.

Thanks,

Grits

The trigger voltage matters http://www.photographers.co.uk/html/studio-flash.cfm

 

[Roger3006]

I stand corrected; however, it has worked fine for months.

Thanks for the link,

Roger

 

[morganza]

I do not know. The internal flash works fine. The power of the flash should not matter. All you are doing is closing a circuit.

Thanks,

Grits

The trigger voltage matters Firing your studio flash without frying your camera

Oh, thanks for the link!