I'm having an issue getting my Elinchrom BX500ri strobes to trigger the speedlights using the optical slave feature. I have 2 SB-900's and both are set with the SU-4 option to the "on" position. The sb-900's trigger each other when one is set to the "on" position and the other to the "remote" position. The sb-900 also can trigger the strobes via an optical slave feature in the strobes. What I can't do is get the stobes to trigger the speedlights. Any ideas?
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Optical slave issues with Nikon SB-900 speedlights
Started by dmac802, May 12 2014 06:57 PM
sb-900 optical slave strobes
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Posted 12 May 2014 - 06:57 PM
#2
Posted 13 May 2014 - 07:30 AM
My SB-900 works fine in SU-4 mode when triggered by a small dumb flash unit. SU-4 set ON in the menu, rotary switch set to REMOTE, either manual or auto mode.
Chris
#3
Posted 13 May 2014 - 03:43 PM
#4
Posted 16 May 2014 - 05:44 AM
Are they set up at an extreme angle in respect to the Elnichrom strobes?
No...i shot directly at the sensor and it's on SU-4 and remote
My SB-900 works fine in SU-4 mode when triggered by a small dumb flash unit. SU-4 set ON in the menu, rotary switch set to REMOTE, either manual or auto mode.
Chris
haven't tried auto mode....might be worth a try
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