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And thanks to all - stumbling across this enabled me to update the firmware on all of my Godox devices.

My AF never 'struggles' outdoors. The only time I use NDs is in full sunlight, which provides lots of light for the AF modules. My standard HSS vs. ND blurb, and please note my remarks on five ...

It does not - CLS only, no "dumb" trigger modes, no SU-4.  At least, that's what I remember from my SB-600s, and the manual has no mention of SU-4.

Have a look at the Debao SU-800.  It's a clone, uses AA, has greater range, costs less than a Nikon SU-800, and has 1/3-stop Manual adjustments (unlike the Nikon SU-800 which has only full-stop ...

Having just more carefully read what was written, my comments. Pre-flash as we are using is the control flashes, not the TTL flashes, and I'll acknowledge that 'pre-flash' is probably the wrong ...

The pre-flash affects exposure only at macro ranges (about 1/3 of a stop).  So when doing macro with the R1/C1 combination, I put an IR filter in front of the Master flash. Agreed.

Precisely. From page H-22 of the SB-700 manual, at 24mm the GN is 23. It only uses 2AAs, so it is incredibly compact. It only takes "forever to recycle" if used at full power, which it won't be ...

it does (cost about that much), but it is not (quite large). Perhaps you are thinking of the SB-5000. The SB-500 is inexpensive (as Nikon flashes go) and incredibly compact.  In spite of that, it ...

Always.

try googling "hss vs hypersync" to get started.

Essentially no. Here is a study by Stephen Eastwood:

People move, mountains don't.

Thanks for the correction - maybe one of those will end up in my kit! PS: having found the right part of the manual, it looks like the SB-500 will act as a AWL/CLS master, so that will work nicely ...

In the spirit of suggestion, you and others may find that modelling lamps help you to immediately visualize the end result, and  more so to achieve some surprise (and postive) results - moving a ...

It's because your exposure settings aren't up to the task of fill, or something else regarding the use of hte bounce card / board - if you drew a diagram of your setup that would be helpful. Even a ...

But time is not.  Modelling lights save a lot of time.

Prepare for disappointment.  Only Nikon flashes (I think only the SB-5000, but I could be wrong) can be controlled from the body. Other flashes can be controlled the usual way: on the flash itself, ...

Agreed. Any modern Nikon body will do the timelapse video in-camera.

4 minutes at 24 fps is 5760 frames, no big deal.  Charge accordingly if you're worried about shutter wear, or rent a camera and add that to the invoice.  Or shoot it in liveview, silent shutter, ...

https://dslrdashboard.info/downloads/ is working as of now.  I've often found the website to be flaky, but the solution is still there and supported as of today (hubaiz is posting in the support ...