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<blockquote data-quote="GracieAllen" data-source="post: 588375" data-attributes="member: 41283">Rather than hijacking the other thread asking about using a flash, I'll ask this separately...I've got a D500 on order but it won't be here for a few days.&nbsp; I'm more than a little confused about the whole &quot;wireless flash control with optical or radio&quot; thing...&nbsp; I've been controlling my SB-800 wirelessly ever since my D300.&nbsp; Fire up commander, pop up the flash, set it to remote, voila - flashes fire when I want.&nbsp; Same thing with the D810.&nbsp; Never had a problem.BUT, on the D500, no popup flash, no Commander...&nbsp; So, WHAT piece or pieces do I actually NEED to control my venerable SB-800s wirelessly on the D500?&nbsp; Is it a WR-R10 or SU800 or WR-A10 or WHAT?And WHAT does an SB-5000 buy me for $600 that's so much better than what I've got that it'd be worth the cost?&nbsp; Is there full wireless RADIO control directly from the D500 to an SB-5000 50 feet away or do I STILL need additional pieces of equipment to make it work?Lastly, if there ARE additional pieces required, can someone relate Nikon-speak to Ebay-speak and point me at whatever I'd need from one of the 3rd parties to do wireless control for the SB-800s, and if I DO need some additional thing to control an SB-5000 what 3rd party choices there may be?&nbsp; Preferably to provide radio control for a 3rd party SB-5000 equivalent for the D500 and optical control from my other bodies...I presume this will make a lot more sense once I've had the D500 for a month, but at the moment I've read a bunch of contradictory posts and I'm going to need the same or better full wireless flash control for the D500 than I have now with my other bodies.&nbsp; So, experts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GracieAllen, post: 588375, member: 41283"] Rather than hijacking the other thread asking about using a flash, I'll ask this separately... I've got a D500 on order but it won't be here for a few days. I'm more than a little confused about the whole "wireless flash control with optical or radio" thing... I've been controlling my SB-800 wirelessly ever since my D300. Fire up commander, pop up the flash, set it to remote, voila - flashes fire when I want. Same thing with the D810. Never had a problem. BUT, on the D500, no popup flash, no Commander... So, WHAT piece or pieces do I actually NEED to control my venerable SB-800s wirelessly on the D500? Is it a WR-R10 or SU800 or WR-A10 or WHAT? And WHAT does an SB-5000 buy me for $600 that's so much better than what I've got that it'd be worth the cost? Is there full wireless RADIO control directly from the D500 to an SB-5000 50 feet away or do I STILL need additional pieces of equipment to make it work? Lastly, if there ARE additional pieces required, can someone relate Nikon-speak to Ebay-speak and point me at whatever I'd need from one of the 3rd parties to do wireless control for the SB-800s, and if I DO need some additional thing to control an SB-5000 what 3rd party choices there may be? Preferably to provide radio control for a 3rd party SB-5000 equivalent for the D500 and optical control from my other bodies... I presume this will make a lot more sense once I've had the D500 for a month, but at the moment I've read a bunch of contradictory posts and I'm going to need the same or better full wireless flash control for the D500 than I have now with my other bodies. So, experts? [/QUOTE]

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