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Need help with Nikon D600, no PC Sync port.
I rented a Nikon D600 today, was told that it has a PC Sync port but came home and found out it does not. Was trying to rent the D800 which is where I did all of my research but they were out, so I took the rep's word for it. My question is how do I use external flashes (strobes) with the D600 without the PC sync cord? I have my backup system but wanted to try the Nikon line and have been using the PC sync port for everything. Thanks so much  Aug 30 13 09:56 pm Link You can do one of three things. First, if your lights have an optical slave (many do), you can trigger your strobes with the on-camera flash. Second, you can rent a wireless triggering device such as a Pocket Wizard. Bear in mind, unless your lights have a receiver built in, you will have to rent two of them. Be sure the trigger cable you rent with the Wizards is compatible with your lights. Third, you can get a hot shoe adapter to allow you to attach a sync cord to the hot shoe. You can usually buy them for $10-$30. They are inexpensive and work fine. I am sure you can make one of those solutions work. Aug 30 13 09:59 pm Link The D800 has a PC sync terminal. It's on the front of the body in the upper right area (as you face the camera from the front). It has a cap to keep moisture out, etc. Check P. 380 of your owner's manual. Aug 30 13 10:02 pm Link Camerosity wrote: Thanks but I got the D600 instead because they were out of the D800 and was confidently told that YES the D600 has the port that I needed. Aug 30 13 10:04 pm Link GPS Studio Services wrote: Thank you so much Aug 30 13 10:06 pm Link Camerosity wrote: NatashaO wrote: Yeah, I saw that after I posted. Sorry... Aug 30 13 10:07 pm Link Camerosity wrote: Camerosity wrote: Yeah, I saw that after I posted. Sorry... No worries, shoot starts tomorrow at 9am. Good thing I have my backup in the event, I can't get what is needed to make this work. Aug 30 13 10:10 pm Link Nikon has the AS-15 adapter. It fits on the hot shoe of the camera and provides a PC terminal on the front of the unit. I imagine there are other manufacturers of similar devices.  Aug 30 13 10:12 pm Link KB9NDF wrote: A lot of companies make them. The Nikon version is about $20. You can get generic ones for about $10 and some premium ones for as much as $30. They are a very common item that can be used on virtually every brand of camera. Aug 30 13 11:04 pm Link Thanks! Aug 31 13 03:07 am Link you'll never go back once you try wireless triggers...being cabled to a strobe isn't fun... Aug 31 13 07:51 am Link One of my biggest disappointments with the Nikon D600 was no sync connection. Aug 31 13 07:59 am Link The D600 shouldn't be in the D## series because it's a consumer aimed body, hence no sync port or 10 pin. It's a FX sensor in a D7000 body which was the replacement for the D## series. Aug 31 13 08:12 am Link Even pocketwizard now offers a hotshoe with PC sync passthrough. http://www.lightingrumours.com/pocketwi … ables-4603 Aug 31 13 08:33 am Link Time to Shoot wrote: I cannot remember the last time I used a PC sync connection. If I needed one, I have an adapter, but I can't imagine why I would ever put one on. Aug 31 13 08:44 am Link ACPhotography wrote: I dunno, the D7100 runs rings around my D300s which is marketed as Nikon's professional DX camera. I anguished between the D600 and the D800. I get new cameras when it is time, not when they are released. It was time for a new body. Aug 31 13 08:47 am Link ACPhotography wrote: I haven't used a PC port for at least 5 years even on the cameras that have one. Somehow, I've still managed to make money as a professional photographer. Aug 31 13 10:44 am Link Wireless triggering is the best. If you going to get wireless triggering, I suggest try one that offer high speed sync. If you have high speed sync, you no longer limit yourself with 1/200th (on the D600). Can the D600 do high speed sync? For me, I can go up to 1/8000th (using Hensel Strobes) with the wireless triggers I have. PC Sync cord is unreliable and trouble some. Aug 31 13 04:14 pm Link Check your camera manual for the usage of older flash. Some have greater than the 6V threshold for safe usage. Otherwise, invest in something like Wein's Safe Sync products, i.e. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/2 … _Sync.html Sep 01 13 10:59 pm Link If you check your camera manuals for Nikon and most Canon's you will find that the cameras are rated up to 250 volts. If you go to Botzilla.com you will find that very few flashes were ever a problem. In fact they were rare. and they are very very old. This problem was dealt with over 30 years ago when it first surfaced. I worked in the fifth largest camera store in the US when this first happened and I have sold a lot of professional strobes of many brands. The only flash I know of that was common was the Vivitar 283 made by Hitachi in Japan and it was the first model and I never saw one as it was discontinued that quick. It fried Nikormat cameras. Nikon repair was 5 blocks from the store I worked in reported the issue and it was solved. Sep 01 13 11:30 pm Link I've had the D600 since January, and until I read this thread I had no idea it didn't have a PC port. Good to know. I'd just use the one on my RF-603 trigger anyways, cause it's usually on my hotshoe anyways. Sep 02 13 01:04 am Link GPS Studio Services wrote: How old is the D300s compared to the D7100 now? My iPhone is a better computer than my C=64 was any day, lol... (Yea I know it's a horrible analogy but cameras are now computers and technology changes.) For someone like me the D300s with a grip is a better balanced body being on the end of my 70-200 or 400 2.8, I find the small bodies to be awkward on the big lenses. Sep 02 13 06:07 am Link IMAK Photo wrote: I don't use the PC connector a lot, but when running remote cameras it's nice to have it there. I've had a flash in the hot shoe with a PW rubber banded to the side of the flash and the camera connected to the PW via a PC cord. I like having all my options there when I need them. Sep 02 13 06:12 am Link EditablePhotos wrote: Jan 30 16 03:19 pm Link American Glamour wrote: Jan 30 16 03:36 pm Link American Glamour wrote: Yes the D600 is awesome... Before I bought I did reading on the 600 & 800, the only difference I could really find was the MPix.. 24 vs 36... the 800 photos are to large unless Billboards... Jan 30 16 03:41 pm Link |
