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Nikon D200 and Nikon's Creative Lighting System
by Digital Darrell

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  Nikon D200 & CLS
 

Commander Mode

  Commander Mode in detail
  Commander Mode Settings
  Setting Up the SB-800 Speedlight Unit for CLS
  Setting Up the SB-600 Speedlight Unit for CLS
» Conclusion
   
   
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Conclusion

This article only covers how to use the Nikon D200 camera and Nikon SB-800 and SB-600 speedlights hardware. The number of variables involved with setting up a good multi-flash shooting session extends beyond this topic and my goal was to acquaint you with the basic settings.

Nikon SB-800, D200, SB-600
Nikon SB-800, Nikon D200, and Nikon SB-600


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Once you’ve mastered the settings, I suggest you get a good book on Lighting Technique and study it well. You’ll have to learn how to control shadows and reflections. Plus, you’ll have to understand something about lighting ratios so that you can recognize a good image when you see one.

Buy a couple of light stands and a cheap white flash umbrella and set up some nice portrait sessions of your family or product shots. With the Nikon D200 and even one extra Speedlight, you can create some very impressive images with much less work than ever before.

Nikon CLS sample

The really nice thing is that the Nikon Creative Lighting System built into your Nikon D200 and external Speedlight flash units will allow you to shoot without worrying so much about detailed exposure issues. Instead, you can concentrate on creating a great looking image.

 

Keep on capturing time…


 

see also

Nikon D200 Users Group
Speedlights forum
Photography Glossary
Photo Pro Shop


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