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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 253360" data-attributes="member: 12496">The actual idea would be to set the MODE of the internal flash group to be mode &quot;- -&quot; (in the commander menu).&nbsp; This disables the internal flash contribution.&nbsp; It still flashes the commands before the shutter opens, but does not thereafter contribute to the lighting.In practice, there won't be much difference between &quot;- -&quot; and 1/128 power, because there is also necessarily an optical slave trigger after the shutter opens, and the both it and commander would be around the same level.&nbsp; But this is normally insignificant to exposure. Either one can cause a catchlight in near shiny subjects.&nbsp; See <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/awl.html#panel" target="_blank">Using the Nikon CLS Remote Wireless Flash System</a> about that.If real manual mode (the mode called M, not using commander), you set level in each individual flash.Using the commander, you use commander menu.&nbsp; There are no controls on the flash in Remote mode.Using commander, you can set a manual level in 1/3 stops, in the commander menu (where it says COMP - which is compensation for TTL mode or manual level for manual mode units).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 253360, member: 12496"] The actual idea would be to set the MODE of the internal flash group to be mode "- -" (in the commander menu). This disables the internal flash contribution. It still flashes the commands before the shutter opens, but does not thereafter contribute to the lighting. In practice, there won't be much difference between "- -" and 1/128 power, because there is also necessarily an optical slave trigger after the shutter opens, and the both it and commander would be around the same level. But this is normally insignificant to exposure. Either one can cause a catchlight in near shiny subjects. See [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/awl.html#panel"]Using the Nikon CLS Remote Wireless Flash System[/URL] about that. If real manual mode (the mode called M, not using commander), you set level in each individual flash. Using the commander, you use commander menu. There are no controls on the flash in Remote mode. Using commander, you can set a manual level in 1/3 stops, in the commander menu (where it says COMP - which is compensation for TTL mode or manual level for manual mode units). [/QUOTE]

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