Can I use an on-camera SB-700 in TTL while triggering off-camera flashes manually on a Nikon D7000?
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I’m shooting with a Nikon D7000 and want to keep an SB-700 on the camera in TTL while also firing off-camera speedlights in manual. My Yongnuo RF-605N does not provide TTL pass-through, so I’m unsure how to combine both setups. Is there a practical way to do this, or is there a better alternative for Nikon flashes?
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The SB700s have built-in wireless triggers for multiple flash-unit photography. I am assuming all your flashes are SB700/800/900 or compatible. You will not need the Yongnuo RF.
The master flash unit on your camera commands the remote units. The flash mode can be set on each flash unit.
http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/245/SB-700.html
If you have additional flashes that are not Nikon, you could use optical triggering for them.
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If your off-camera flashes are Nikon SB-700/800/900 units or compatible with Nikon’s optical wireless system, you likely don’t need the RF-605N at all. The SB-700 has built-in Nikon CLS/AWL wireless capability, so an on-camera master flash can command remote flashes.
In that setup, you keep the on-camera SB-700 working normally and use it to trigger the remote units. Flash mode is set on each remote flash, so you can configure the off-camera units as needed.
If your other flashes are not Nikon CLS-compatible, a simple alternative is optical slave triggering, provided those flashes support it or have an optical slave attached.
So the practical answer is:
- For Nikon-compatible speedlights: use Nikon’s built-in wireless flash system instead of the RF-605N.
- For non-compatible flashes: consider optical triggering.
That avoids the TTL pass-through limitation of the Yongnuo trigger.
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