Youngnuo and Slave Mode

Help! I've literally spent the last 5 hours trying to get my Nikon D3200 (I know, entry level camera ) to work on slave mode with my Youngnuo 565EX and I can't get it to work! It's fine when on camera, but will not fire when in slave mode. I've tried switching channels, groups, playing with "c" "n" and "cn"... but can't get the speedlite to flash off camera. It's blinking with the red light, looking like it wants to work, but nothing. I've scoured youtube and everyone makes it work right away (although different model of camera, speedlite, or both). what am I doing wrong? Do I just need to buy a transmitter? I'm looking at using one or two of these on stands and having one on my camera for an event coming up. Please help, I'm sure it's an easy fix and I'm overlooking something in my panic.
Amanda

Help! I've literally spent the last 5 hours trying to get my Nikon D3200 (I know, entry level camera ) to work on slave mode with my Youngnuo 565EX and I can't get it to work! It's fine when on camera, but will not fire when in slave mode. I've tried switching channels, groups, playing with "c" "n" and "cn"... but can't get the speedlite to flash off camera. It's blinking with the red light, looking like it wants to work, but nothing. I've scoured youtube and everyone makes it work right away (although different model of camera, speedlite, or both). what am I doing wrong? Do I just need to buy a transmitter? I'm looking at using one or two of these on stands and having one on my camera for an event coming up. Please help, I'm sure it's an easy fix and I'm overlooking something in my panic. Amanda

in order to use the flash as a slave you have to have a master flash, i don't know much about nikons, but i'm thinking the camera you have doesn't act as a master flash...

Are you sure it's the 565EX for Nikon (and not Canon)? Looking at Amazon with this model, I think you could be having issues with it being an older flash (looks like it's meant for older Nikon DSLRs). For slave operation, they seem to be recommending the RF-603 transmitter/receiver. The nice feature going this route is that it's radio and not optical (don't need line of sight):

RF-603

565EX link

I think that, as posted, you need either a Commander flash on-camera to issue Nikon-code commands to slaves, or, a pop-up flash just to trigger the slave in S1/S2 mode.

For greater reliability and verstailuty, look at using radio controllers/receivers like the YN622N.

It's for a nikon or canon. You can tell it what you're using...but the communication is not there. It works fine on camera, it just getting them to sync off camera.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, but is there a way to have it act as the master flash? I have it popped up and aimed in the direction of the speedlite but it's not recognizing the flash when it's off the camera.

I've tried all those modes as well...S1 and S2, in multi, manual and TTL...nothing is getting this thing to flash other than putting it back on my camera and taking it off slave mode. When it's in slave mode and across the room, I have the red blinking lights like it wants to "talk" to my camera, but can't figure out anything on my camera settings that has anything to do with getting it to communicate with the off camera flash. Looks like I'l have to get a transmitter/receiver?

Yes, you have to get the transmitter/receiver: literature says the flash is too old for newer Nikon DSLRs

The flash is relatively new I think- it's not the flash, it's the body isn't capable of acting as a master- OP could have a Nikon flash in slave mode and it wouldn't fire because the body doesn't offer that

No, it's not....please read the Amazon link I posted: it's been discontinued and they have advisories of the D2 not being compatible (D3200 is more recent then that even). The user reviews say for newer Nikon DSLRs, you need a separate trigger for slave operations.

Edit: also see why it wouldn't work with the 3100 specifically (the 3100 doesn't have a master "commander" mode). Get the trigger if you want remote control.