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Nikon flashes on Canon DSLR?

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by Bruno D on Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:40 am

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Hi everybody,

after some attempts with a camera trap setup (Canon 20D + Trailmaster unit) placed along a wildlife trail for about one week, I got frustrated by the short battery lifespan and long "waking up" delay of the Canon 550EX units I've used. So, I did some research and it turned out that even at National Geographic, camera traps are used connecting Nikon SB-28 strobes to a Canon DSLR, which seem to have a better response in such conditions. Does anyone know how this could eventually work (i.e. sync cords/cables necessary to connect and fire the flash manually)?

Cheers and many thanks in advance for any suggestion!

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by Scott Linstead on Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:49 am

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Ah, this is an easy one! You can set the Nikon flashes in SU-4 mode and they will basically trigger (optically) whenever any other flash goes off.

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