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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 543431" data-attributes="member: 12496">I don't have one to know much, but I know that it has no menu or modes or buttons without the camera.&nbsp; &nbsp; If present on camera, it uses the cameras internal flash menu, in the camera menu.&nbsp; The camera knows how to program it from that menu.&nbsp; Same is true of the SB-300 also.&nbsp; These are NOT fully featured flashes.&nbsp; This saves cost of menu LCD and some control buttons.&nbsp;So if not on the camera hot shoe, possibly it might flash if triggered, but there is no way to set mode, no way to set manual power level, no way to receive a TTL level.&nbsp; At best if it flashes remotely, there will be no control, just some wishful hoping.&nbsp; &nbsp; It is designed to work on the camera hot shoe, but other flashes should offer much better plans for remote operation, those with a menu. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> The SB-400 instructions say only &quot;mount it into camera shoe, and turn camera and flash power on&quot;.&nbsp; No mention of remote operation.&nbsp; On line searches seem to verify this.The YN622 is apparently smart enough to&nbsp; claim to know how to set power levels into it, it operates all flashes that way.&nbsp; But dumber radio or optical slaves never heard of its special needs, all they can do is maybe trigger it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 543431, member: 12496"] I don't have one to know much, but I know that it has no menu or modes or buttons without the camera. If present on camera, it uses the cameras internal flash menu, in the camera menu. The camera knows how to program it from that menu. Same is true of the SB-300 also. These are NOT fully featured flashes. This saves cost of menu LCD and some control buttons. So if not on the camera hot shoe, possibly it might flash if triggered, but there is no way to set mode, no way to set manual power level, no way to receive a TTL level. At best if it flashes remotely, there will be no control, just some wishful hoping. It is designed to work on the camera hot shoe, but other flashes should offer much better plans for remote operation, those with a menu. :) The SB-400 instructions say only "mount it into camera shoe, and turn camera and flash power on". No mention of remote operation. On line searches seem to verify this. The YN622 is apparently smart enough to claim to know how to set power levels into it, it operates all flashes that way. But dumber radio or optical slaves never heard of its special needs, all they can do is maybe trigger it. [/QUOTE]

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