Lighting Equipment help! How do I sync D7000 with lighting system?

[cann0718]

I just bought a lighting system and got it all set up, but when reading on how to use the lights with my camera the instructions said:

"Link your MT-160 with your camera by means of synch cord or use the built-in slave sensor to trigger the light"

I tried using the sync cord that was given with my D7000 but it did not fit---What exactly is the built-in slave sensor and how to I get it to work? I am very new at this!

Thank you!!

 

[slowhands214238]

1) Are you certain you were trying to connect to the "PC SYNC" connector on your D7000 and not some other jack or connector? (See the manual for the location)

2) It is possible you purchased some strobes designed for some other standard, but I cannot imagine what it might be. What did the strobe's specifications say?

3) Optical triggering simply requires a "flash" of light to trigger the strobe. Set your camera on MANUAL mode... adjust your camera and strobe(s) to achieve the exposure on the subject. You can cover the pop up flash with film to reduce it's contribution to the image.

 

[JRDavis]

The D7000 does not have a PC sync port. You will have to use an AS-15 hotshoe adapter (or generic) if you intend to use the sync cable supplied with your lights. On the other hand you can purchase some inexpensive radio triggers and run your strobes without the hassle of cords.
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[slowhands214238]

Maybe DPREVIEW got it wrong.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_d7000.asp
says there is a hotshoe and a sync port.

shrug ...I shoot Canon...but have a Wein SafeSync from years ago which also adds a Sync Port.

 

[JRDavis]

Slowhand...no sync port on the 7K.
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[drh681]

It's hard to believe they missed that liitle thing.

they're so used to using radio triggers they dont even look for the PC connector anymore!
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[balloonchasers]

Agree... Seems like such a simple thing to add these days. Not sure why every new dSLR doesn't have it.

John

It's hard to believe they missed that liitle thing.

they're so used to using radio triggers they dont even look for the PC connector anymore!

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[Onetrack97]

I've got one on my D3 but don't use it any more. Go wireless. Much less hassle.

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[Quantum Help]

The OP will have to use the AS15 Nikon PC adapter in the hotshoe and connect the sync cord to it. Usually, the light manufacturer provides a synch cord, with their connector on one side and a male PC connector on the camera side.

You can also have the popup flash trigger it since the off camera flash sounds like it has an electronic sensor in it.

Thire choice is to use radios, such as the Quantum Radio slaves. The sender goes in the hot shoe of the camera and the receiver is connected to the remote flash with the synch cord.

 

[UKphotographers]

The D7000 doesn't have a PC socket, but it can record some mean video..

I bought a cheap pass through TTL connector with a PC socket for mine, allowing the use of an on camera TTL flash or transmitter if needed, it was a PXL TF-322 from ebay. This works well.

Alternatively, just put your on camera flash on and turn the power down to 1/128. Do this by going to your Custom setting 'e' 'Bracketing/Flash' and set this to 'Manual' then 1/128. If you turn on your slave cells on your flash heads these will automatically trigger from your camera flash. If you see the on camera flash in your results, put a tissue over the on camera flash for now, and add an IR filter gel later. The IR gel will enable the flash to be seen by the flash heads, but not record on your image. Cheap, simple and mostly reliable.

Don't forget to switch your flash settings back later.

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