Why won’t my Nikon D7000 trigger an SB-600 in Commander mode?
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My Nikon D200 triggers my SB-600 reliably in Commander mode, but my D7000 does not, even with what appear to be the same channel/group settings. Is there a setting on the D7000 or SB-600 that commonly prevents CLS wireless triggering from working?
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Some things to check:
- Make sure custom setting e3, Flash cntrl for built-in flash (Menu > Custom Settings Menu > Bracketing/Flash > e3) is set to CMD↯
- Under setting e3, Group A should be set to TTL or M. The SB-600 doesn't have a thyristor sensor, so A won't work.
- Make sure your compensation or power isn't set so low that you can't see much light.
- Under setting e3, set Channel to 1.
- The SB-600 should be in slave mode. Hold Zoom and - until the menu appears, and press + or - until the synchronization icon (squiggly right arrow) appears press Mode until this turns to On.
- Make sure your camera is in P, S, A, or M -- CLS doesn't work in Auto or Scene.
- Make sure you have line of sight from the D7000's on-camera flash to the IR sensor on the SB-600.
- Is the D7000's flash firing?
Oh, and one thing that I find really annoying that might be tripping you up: Make sure to hit OK after changing settings in the Commander Mode menu -- just changing them without hitting OK won't save them.
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Yes—there are a few common setup points on the D7000/SB-600 that can stop Nikon CLS Commander mode from working.
Check these first:
- On the D7000, set Custom Setting e3 (Flash cntrl for built-in flash) to CMD.
- In e3, set Group A to TTL or M. The SB-600 does not support the AA/A mode.
- Set the channel to match, commonly 1.
- Make sure the SB-600 is in Remote/Slave mode.
- The camera must be in P, S, A, or M; CLS won’t work in Auto/Scene modes.
- The built-in flash must be popped up.
- Ensure line of sight between the D7000’s built-in flash and the SB-600’s sensor.
One reported fix is setting the D7000 built-in flash output in commander mode to “--” instead of TTL. In some setups, the built-in TTL flash seems to interfere, while “--” still sends the commander pulses without contributing visible flash.
If the D200 works but the D7000 does not, the issue is most likely one of these D7000 commander settings rather than the SB-600 itself.
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