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Using a Nikon D500 and a wide-angle lens, I was able to include the distant ridges and mountains behind Skyler for a dramatic background. But would the flashes fire with the stand behind me (not line-of-sight)?
I attached the new Nikon WR-R10 Wireless Remote Controller to the camera’s 10-pin terminal using the WR-A10 Wireless Remote Adapter. One big difference from the optical SU-800 transmitter is that the WR-R10 doesn’t require a separate battery. Instead, it runs off the camera battery. Fewer batteries are a good thing. Also, this transmitter is so small that you barely notice it’s on your camera. To adjust power settings of the flash groups, you use a commander screen on the camera LCD. The radio receiver is built
042 into the SB-5000, so no extra piece of gear is needed.
I took the first image, and the flashes fired right on cue. Shot after shot, the flashes just kept firing. I was getting a little giddy at how well this signal worked. The clouds were turning orange as the sun rose, and the speedlight added punch to the shot.
I asked Skyler to run to a distant ridge and set up the SB-5000. How far could he go before the signal failed. Back and back he went until at about 300' the signal finally stopped triggering the flash. This was three times the distance Nikon states the system will work. How often will you shoot a football field away from your subject? Not often, but you have the ability now.
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