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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 110353" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>Should not encourage me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> The thing to be careful of (when reading specs or manuals) is that Nikon has had three flavors of TTL flash.</p><p></p><p>1. TTL - Film camera TTL</p><p>2. D-TTL - early digital TTL</p><p>3. iTTL - current digital TTL</p><p></p><p>All very different, and incompatible.</p><p>When Nikon specs or manuals say TTL, they specifically mean Film TTL (no bets about exceptions). </p><p> For example, this SU-4 description at B&H says it does TTL, which specifically means Film TTL. iTTL is a whole different system. </p><p>For example, the SB-600 and SB-800 were backwards compatible to do any flavor the camera could do (any of the three), and sections of those manuals speak of TTL, D-TTL, and iTTL. When it says TTL, it specifically means Film TTL - without ever saying the word Film. It says TTL. TTL does not mean iTTL.</p><p></p><p>When you see Nikon cables called TTL cables, those have three pins, and are for Film TTL remotes, done either that way, or with the SU-4. TTL does NOT mean iTTL. iTTL cannot use any cable (other than the SC-28 type hot shoe extension cords for one flash). Wireless Commander is used for multiple or remote iTTL flash.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Except - another situation: The camera and flash MENUS are different... Menu space is limited, and TTL there is an abbreviation, the generic Through The Lens meaning without being specific of flavor, and it means whatever TTL flavor this hardware can do.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The flashes with SU-4 mode have Auto and Manual sub-modes. Auto was for Film TTL, to quit when master flash quit. Auto "could" still work for digital manual flash (but would flash twice at digital iTTL preflash). But the idea is its Manual sub-mode for digital manual flash, and control is better then (but manual). You program the flash level manually in the remote flash.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 110353, member: 12496"] Should not encourage me. :D The thing to be careful of (when reading specs or manuals) is that Nikon has had three flavors of TTL flash. 1. TTL - Film camera TTL 2. D-TTL - early digital TTL 3. iTTL - current digital TTL All very different, and incompatible. When Nikon specs or manuals say TTL, they specifically mean Film TTL (no bets about exceptions). For example, this SU-4 description at B&H says it does TTL, which specifically means Film TTL. iTTL is a whole different system. For example, the SB-600 and SB-800 were backwards compatible to do any flavor the camera could do (any of the three), and sections of those manuals speak of TTL, D-TTL, and iTTL. When it says TTL, it specifically means Film TTL - without ever saying the word Film. It says TTL. TTL does not mean iTTL. When you see Nikon cables called TTL cables, those have three pins, and are for Film TTL remotes, done either that way, or with the SU-4. TTL does NOT mean iTTL. iTTL cannot use any cable (other than the SC-28 type hot shoe extension cords for one flash). Wireless Commander is used for multiple or remote iTTL flash. Except - another situation: The camera and flash MENUS are different... Menu space is limited, and TTL there is an abbreviation, the generic Through The Lens meaning without being specific of flavor, and it means whatever TTL flavor this hardware can do. The flashes with SU-4 mode have Auto and Manual sub-modes. Auto was for Film TTL, to quit when master flash quit. Auto "could" still work for digital manual flash (but would flash twice at digital iTTL preflash). But the idea is its Manual sub-mode for digital manual flash, and control is better then (but manual). You program the flash level manually in the remote flash. [/QUOTE]
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