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Solving Two Problems when using Off
Camera Flash with the CoolPix 5000
Read about using the CoolPix 5000 with it's
built in flash
Read about using the CoolPix
5000 with the SB-50
Using the CoolPix in a Photo Studio situation |
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I'm starting to
use the Stroboframe Camera Flip bracket with the CoolPix 5000
and an SB-24 flash |
| Check out the firmware update
which solves this flash problem |
A better option than taping over the built in flash
(below) is to use scotch tape on the flash contact that lets the camera
know that it's ready. The above photograph is the end of the SC-17 that
fits in the camera hot shoe. The bottom of the Nikon SB flashes has the
exact same pin configuration. |
| The firmware update is designed to let
the camera work with studio strobes connected through standard synch cord
to the AS-15 adapter. BUT, for the first time, the flash when a Nikon
strobe is connected is really a pre flash and doesn't affect the image. |
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using my SB-24 and SC-17 cord with the CoolPix 5000. The first and most
important is that the internal flash still goes off
effecting the exposure and causing you to loose what control you have over
the lighting. My work around was to cover the internal flash with black
gaffers tape. I chose gaffers tape because there is less chance of leaving
a tape residue. Also, as you can see in the picture, I left a folder over
tab to make it easy to pull the tape off when I finish shooting.
I've read that other people have used black paper or aluminum foil to
cover the flash. The other problem is that Nikon's design of the SC-17 (or
AS-15 if you're using a standard synch cord) is to direct the cord
toward the front of the camera where it can easily fall into the
path of the lens. I've address this problem by using a wire tie (from a
loaf of bread) to connect the SC-17 to the camera strap lug. A possible
solution in the next generation of the camera could be a redesign of the swivel hot shoe. Maybe by pulling up it can be turned
and then reseated. That way the shoe could be directed to the side with
the SC-17 and directed towards the front with an on camera flash. Nikon,
are you listening? Or at least supplying a synch socket somewhere on the
camera where it won't get in the way. |
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Peter iNova's
solution is to bounce the flash back into the Photocell to shorten
the duration, though still under a layer of tape. |
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