About two months back I bought a manual LP160 flash to explore the world of flash photography with my Nikon D90. The flash arrived in a box with a strange looking cable which had the headphone jack (3.8mm) on one side and one strange looking jack on the other. Two similar ports were available on the flash.
I always wanted to buy a flash to explore the world of off camera photography. I knew something about D90 that it can be fired in a commander mode and that LP160 was able to work as slave but that's where all my knowledge ended.
It all started as an ordeal to figure out how to work with the flash. To be very frank I tried all the things but since I didn't have the opportunity to buy stuff easily online it took me a long long time to figure out the options irrespective of the fact that so much information was available on Storbist. Amazing tutorial but I guess I needed a lot more explanation to understand the basic terminology like Quad sync !
So I read more and at least now theoretically I understand how the set up works. So I thought I will write about it so that some one new (i doubt if there are people as novice as me !).
Making the Right Connections
Before I jump in to the details we are talking about Manual stuff. This is like using a lens mounted on a reversal ring. Everything needs to be adjusted manually and no NIKON iTTL will be available. Don't worry even if you don't know what it is. In fact it helps if you don't know it in some ways :). For those who are still interested it's like auto flash management system which integrated the flash with the camera
Nikon D90 allows any manual flash to be attached on the Hot Shoe. This works perfect but the real fun was to move the flash off-camera. This is straight out of the box and I guess one hardly needs any help on this one.
Other Off-Camera Flash Options
And when I say others I mean "FREE" or which require minimum investment. There are two broad categories wired options (messy but reliable) plus non-wired aka remote options.
Better aka Expensive Off-Camera Flash Options
Radio Triggers
To be contd.
External References and Links
1. Flash Triggering Excellent guide:
2. Discussion Forum Threads here , here and here
Sep 23, 2010
Rediscovering Self
Let me admit something self pride and beliefs are so easily built up and they take us by surprise when the point of concern is put to test. Well a confused thought yes it is but let me quote something personal.
I am not a sports person of any kind and probably if you are reading this blog - there is a very high probability that you have spent time with me in school or at work. I guess every one is a type and I always was the one not sweating in the sun. And after the easy job, comforts of the life and all the smoking that happened in between I thought yes I would have lost some stamina. The emphasis here was on "SOME" rather than "STAMINA" and when that was put to a test the emphasis shifted !
Being in the company of marathon runners at work, people who are always planning one activity or the other it was not too hard to get inspired and I did put on my running shoes last evening and believe me it was a shocker !
I couldn't run for 15 minutes. I was panting like a dog and yes I was not trying to run FAST. I was just trying to run. Just 30 years and I couldn't run for 10 minutes :(.
But that was day before yesterday. I resumed the run yesterday. Did a brisk walk for 15 minutes and then followed up with a jog for another 15 minutes and then in between bouts of walking and jogging.
Getting the body to do something is much more difficult then the mind to do something. Problems and IT issues are difficult to handle but they are fractional compared to teaching body to do something.
The plan stays the same at least half and hour for the next week. I know it is much harder with the hectic evening and the laziness but this time I want to do it.
Updated: 30 Sep 2010
There was no running since FRI. Was out of station and visited a family friend in Ahmadabad. There was no running even yesterday and today because of the rains :( Laziness at it's peak. Am surely going to run tomorrow !
I am not a sports person of any kind and probably if you are reading this blog - there is a very high probability that you have spent time with me in school or at work. I guess every one is a type and I always was the one not sweating in the sun. And after the easy job, comforts of the life and all the smoking that happened in between I thought yes I would have lost some stamina. The emphasis here was on "SOME" rather than "STAMINA" and when that was put to a test the emphasis shifted !
Being in the company of marathon runners at work, people who are always planning one activity or the other it was not too hard to get inspired and I did put on my running shoes last evening and believe me it was a shocker !
I couldn't run for 15 minutes. I was panting like a dog and yes I was not trying to run FAST. I was just trying to run. Just 30 years and I couldn't run for 10 minutes :(.
But that was day before yesterday. I resumed the run yesterday. Did a brisk walk for 15 minutes and then followed up with a jog for another 15 minutes and then in between bouts of walking and jogging.
Getting the body to do something is much more difficult then the mind to do something. Problems and IT issues are difficult to handle but they are fractional compared to teaching body to do something.
The plan stays the same at least half and hour for the next week. I know it is much harder with the hectic evening and the laziness but this time I want to do it.
Updated: 30 Sep 2010
There was no running since FRI. Was out of station and visited a family friend in Ahmadabad. There was no running even yesterday and today because of the rains :( Laziness at it's peak. Am surely going to run tomorrow !
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