Clarification on Flash Transmitters/Triggers

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some_evil

Senior Member
Hi All,


I am looking at purchasing a flash to mount on top of my Nikon D3200 and a trigger to set off a secondary flash... basically I would like to be able to do what is in Image 1 below. As im not a professional photographer and my camera does not have any infrared or the likes, I believe I need to purchase a trigger/transmitter thingy... Can someone please tell me if the gear in image 2 is what i need...


Also can someone tell me what the RF-600TX is for (the square box in the Image 2)?? I understand the two rectangle boxes in image 2 are to clip the flash into, and one of those two rectangle boxes clips into the shoe on my camera, but I have NFI what the square box is for???


As you can see this is all new to me and im after some clarification on how to do this on the cheap (sub $200), and looking at Ebay it looks like 2 x YN-560 II paired with two RF-602 2.4GHz is what i need. Is that correct?

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Krs_2007

Senior Member
The item is image 2 is a remote trigger for the devices. There a lot of options with triggers and I dont have this brand, but it is mentioned several times here. Do a search here on Nikonites or wait a bit and someone will chime in on these.
 
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WayneF

Senior Member
There are different styles, but in this case, the square thingie is the transmitter for the camera hot shoe (the TX implies transmitter). The longer thingies are the receivers for the flash foot. In other cases, both receiver and transmitter are the longer shape.

There is vast amounts of detailed description available on the web. Search Google for specific models

RF-600TX
RF-603 Review
etc

There are vast amounts of opinions and descriptions to read. Try just a little harder. :)

Such radio triggers can do remote triggering, but it will be manual flash mode. Automatic point&shoot TTL flash mode will not be possible.


The Yongnuo RF-603 III flash unit (a manual flash unit) has a compatible radio receiver built into it. The II model does not , and will need the separate receiver.
 
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STM

Senior Member
I went on the cheap and got some triggers on Fleabay. I use them for both studio and location type strobes, though they have different size pins and are not interchangeable. They work well up to well over 100 feet, which works for me because my go-to lenses for outdoor portraiture are my 180mm f/2.8 of 300mm f/2.8. The receivers use 2 AAA batteries and the transmitter a single CR123A battery. I use rechargeables for both.
 
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some_evil

Senior Member
Just to clarify and be 100% sure before I place any orders...

I require 1 x transmitter (the square device) to clip into hot shoe on camera. Then a flash can clip into transmitter.

Then according to the image there are 2 x receivers, which i take it means I can have two other flash within 100ft of the transmitter, and every time i take a photo with the camera, all 3 flash will fire.

Have i got this one correct?

I have been reading up on them today and my brain is in a twist. But what I have figures out is that my Nikon D3200 does not have the commander function like the higher end Nikons, and also this thing 'TTL' doesnt come into play as my camera will only fire a flash in manual mode.

Does all this sound correct?

Cheers for your replies!
 
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WayneF

Senior Member
I do not see any hot shoe for a flash on this transmitter? The picture you showed is for two remote manual mode flashes.

There are many choices... for example Amazon.com : Yongnuo RF-603 N3 2.4GHz Wireless Flash Trigger/Wireless Shutter Release Transceiver Kit for Nikon D90/D3100/D5000/D7000 : Camera Shutter Release Cords : Camera & Photo

Where either unit can be transmitter or receiver. This model can also be a wireless remote shutter button (instead of flash), however this needs a cable to connect to camera shutter, and this cable needs to match the connector that the camera model expects. This one does not mention D3100? Remote flash use will not use the cable.

Cameras with Nikon Commander, for example, the D7100 camera.. These can control Nikon flashes remotely, in either manual flash mode or TTL flash mode, but in situations much more limited than radio triggers can do. However, the inexpensive radio triggers (like discussed here) can only do manual flash mode. This limitation is not the camera or necessarily the flash, but the radio trigger can only trigger manual flash mode.
 
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some_evil

Senior Member
ah of-course, I've been looking at them for that long today i overlooked the plain obvious! Thanks for the advice, back to the drawing board!

Cheers
 
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WayneF

Senior Member
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some_evil

Senior Member
Just looking deeper into my options, it looks like this Yongnuo YN 560 III can communicate with no additional trigger/receiver devices. Can someone with greater camera knowledge than me confirm/deny this for me please? It seems to be the case if I read it correctly.
 
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WayneF

Senior Member
some_evil said:
Just looking deeper into my options, it looks like this Yongnuo YN 560 III can communicate with no additional trigger/receiver devices. Can someone with greater camera knowledge than me confirm/deny this for me please? It seems to be the case if I read it correctly.
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Yes, the YN560 III is a manual-mode-only flash which has a radio receiver built into it (only the III). It is compatible with a RF-602 or RF-603 transmitter, which you will have to provide.

Here is a write up about it: YongNuo YN-560 III ? Review ? Changing the Game | FLASH HAVOC
 
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