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<blockquote data-quote="Revet" data-source="post: 222879" data-attributes="member: 17612">Ok, I have been reading about the SB-700's commander mode.&nbsp; Why can't i use the SB-700 on my D3100 (which I am very familiar with) in commander mode and fire the two SB-600's in remote mode?&nbsp; According to Mr. Google, I should be able to do this.I spoke to a professional Photographer face to face today and he recommended I try using the flash on the camera facing forward (up high on the step ladder) possibly with a diffusion dome on it and then setting up the remotes about 1/3rd of the way into the group (from the center) on each side at camera level or a little behind, and try to bounce them at 45 to 90 degrees off the ceiling (pending which gives the proper light in the test shots).&nbsp; According to the manuals, these should be 3-6 feet from the ceiling.&nbsp; If I just cant get enough light, I will face them all forward and hope for the best as far as shadows go.&nbsp; He also recommended I go wide but not all the way to 18 on the Tamron lens, maybe 30-35mm and keep space on the outside of the group in case of lens distortion and for framing.If this sounds like a good starting point I think I'm good.&nbsp; Any comments are welcome though and please confirm that I can use the SB-700 as the commander on my D3100.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Revet, post: 222879, member: 17612"] Ok, I have been reading about the SB-700's commander mode. Why can't i use the SB-700 on my D3100 (which I am very familiar with) in commander mode and fire the two SB-600's in remote mode? According to Mr. Google, I should be able to do this. I spoke to a professional Photographer face to face today and he recommended I try using the flash on the camera facing forward (up high on the step ladder) possibly with a diffusion dome on it and then setting up the remotes about 1/3rd of the way into the group (from the center) on each side at camera level or a little behind, and try to bounce them at 45 to 90 degrees off the ceiling (pending which gives the proper light in the test shots). According to the manuals, these should be 3-6 feet from the ceiling. If I just cant get enough light, I will face them all forward and hope for the best as far as shadows go. He also recommended I go wide but not all the way to 18 on the Tamron lens, maybe 30-35mm and keep space on the outside of the group in case of lens distortion and for framing. If this sounds like a good starting point I think I'm good. Any comments are welcome though and please confirm that I can use the SB-700 as the commander on my D3100. [/QUOTE]

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