Nikon SB-26 with Canon 300D

[elnicky]

I'm sure this question has been asked before (although I assure you searched!), but regardless, I need an answer.


I just purchased a Nikon SB-26 to go with my Canon 300D (mostly due to strobist.com's recommendation), butI can't find any information about using it WITH the 300D. I need to know how I can hook it up to my camera to fire it externally? and also while mounted on top of the camera for that matter.
Also, due to limited funds currently, I need to do it as cheaply as possible. So if anyone has any experience with shooting with the sb-26's on a canon camera, if you could give me any advice it would be great. If you have any links for where you bought the equipment, that would be even better. Bear in mind, I need cheap!


Thanks in advance if anyone can help me out.

ps. I live in UK, so I'll need stuff delivered from here.

[bieber]

Read Strobist's lighting 101, specifically the part about syncing the flash to the camera. You can either use wireless triggers or sync cables for off-camera, and to fire it on-camera just put it on your hot-shoe.

[elnicky]

Read Strobist's lighting 101, specifically the part about syncing the flash to the camera. You can either use wireless triggers or sync cables for off-camera, and to fire it on-camera just put it on your hot-shoe.

I did read it. I guess I was mostly just confused by the new terminology, and the fact that when I searched, the triggers, cables, etc, all range in price so dramatically with no really obvious reason for it.

[bieber]

Pocket Wizards are expensive because they work well, all the time, without fail. eBay triggers are cheap because their build quality is crap, and they're anything but reliable. Sync cables will tend to be on the cheap-er side, just pick up some PC->Household cables and then use household extension cables to extend your reach.

[bieber]

Oh, also, I should mention that you could set the SB-26 off by optical slave using your built-in flash. Just pop up the flash, fire it at as low a level as possible, and set the SB-26's front switch to "D." Set your shutter speed at or below 1/200, and you're in business (does anyone know if there's a way to disable ETTL on the popup flash, so you can forgo the triggering delay?)

[elnicky]

I just bought a safe sync thing as I read about messing up my camera, and a cheapy ebay remote trigger thing. Let's hope it works.

Thanks for the help.

[bieber]

The SB-26 has a sync voltage well within the limits of EOS cameras; you can forgo the voltage limiter.