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? asked in Consumer ElectronicsCameras · 4 months ago

What is the best way add an off camera flash to D5300 Nikon ?

I know I can get a flash with Slave Mode on and then use the built in flash to trigger set that off.  But this will add built in flash light to the photo too. I don't really want that.

If I want to use TTL and fire the off camera flash...what system I can get for cheap. I just need one flash. Would a Flash and radio TX & RX works here ?

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  • qrk
    Lv 7
    4 months ago
    Favorite Answer

    You haven't said what you're photographing with a flash. That matters.

    Option 1. Buy an external speedlight that fits on to your camera's hot shoe. A speedlight that uses Nikon's TTL metering system is recommended. It needs to have a swivel head. Nikon's TTL BL metering system is magic once you understand how to use it. I don't know if off-brand flashes work as well as Nikon's speedlights regarding exposure control

    Learn to use bounce flash. Properly done, bounce flash produces flattering lighting. You can use the ceiling, walls, or someone's back (if they are wearing a white shirt) for bounce. Bounce may do exactly what you need to do.

    Avoid directly aiming the flash at your subject.

    You can buy radio triggers for the speedlight where the TTL functionality is preserved. Be careful with radio triggers as many of the cheaper triggers don't work well.

    You can also get cables that allow you to get the flash off the camera. I've modified such a cable and put Ethernet jacks on the cable so I can extend the cable with an Ethernet extension cable.

    I don't think the D5300 support Nikon's creative lighting system fully, thus, your camera can't work wirelessly with a remote flash using the CLS system. Wireless CLS support starts with the D7xxxx series bodies.

    Option 2. Buy a monobloc(s) with a light modifier (umbrella, soft box, or use bounce flash). You can connect via a cable (need to buy a hot shoe to PC or 3.5mm adapter), slave it to your on-camera flash (use the on-camera flash in manual mode at the lowest power setting so the on-camera flash won't influence the lighting or add just a tad of fill), or use a radio trigger.

    Monoblocs are very flexible, but aren't conveniently portable.

    Option 3. Use continuous lighting. You can buy a few work lights from the hardware store and use 1600 lumen 6000°K LED lights. This works for photographing things that are close (within a couple meters). Not very portable.

    With any lighting system you may want to learn to use reflector cards to add fill light.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    4 months ago

    get a slave flash and mount it on a holder , there only activated buy light from another flash .

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 months ago

    What's your budget and what & where are you going to be photographing?

    If you're in a studio or need a portable studio lighting with flashes, umbrellas, etc... then you have a lot of options ranging from mono blocks (big batteries with connections for various flashes/strobes) to battery-powered flashes/strobes.

    If you are doing weddings or social events and not studio type work, then the best way to do o.c. flash is either with an off-camera flash cord combined with an off-camera shoe, or with a radio slave like the very popular Pocket Wizard.  Put the flash where you need it and the PW will fire it.  If all you need is to put the flash on small off-camera flash bracket, then a simple off-camera flash cord will do just fine.

  • 4 months ago

    Separate glimmers utilize either a hot shoe or a module slave link. Your camera needs to have one of those two activities what you need.

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    4 months ago

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  • 4 months ago

    The D5300 has a standard "hot shoe" flash mount with trigger contact, plus Nikon specific data link connections for appropriate flash systems.

    Get the "Godox XPro N" TTL wireless trigger.

    That can control various remote flashes or you can use an X1 receiver with a non-wireless hot shoe flash, by the look of it.

    It also connects to the camera data link system for exposure testing and control, from looking at the reviews.

  • 4 months ago

    Try using fill-flash and the slave one set and angled to produce whatever kind of modelling light you seek. Otherwise get a synch cable that fits on the hot shoe viz: https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/eu/BV_article?arti...

  • Andrew
    Lv 7
    4 months ago

    Look for an off-camera synch cable compatible with your system.

    You'll have a metre of cable to play with.

  • 4 months ago

    You can find a detailed intro here:

    https://digital-photography-school.com/beginners-g...

    You will find a sample set-up for NIKON in the comments, maybe you need to expand it by clicking "view"

    It is possible to trigger a remote flash optically without having the build in flash contributing to the exposure.

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