Can I use a Canon speed light flash on my Nikon D90?

icon1 Posted by admin in Camera Technology on 10 7th, 2009 | 4 responses

I am wanting to buy a speed light flash for my Nikon D90, and I was wondering if I could use a Canon flash?

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4 Responses to “Can I use a Canon speed light flash on my Nikon D90?”

  1. empenage2003 says:
    February 8, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    no. you need nikon

  2. David M says:
    February 8, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    Nope, you need a Nikon flash.

  3. AWriterWandering says:
    February 8, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    Depending on what model of flash, you actually might be able to. Sorta.

    Modern flashes have a feature called TTL, which allows the camera to adjust the settings of the flash based on the scene. The problem is that this system tends to be proprietary to a particular brand. Nikon cameras cannot use the TTL on a Canon flash, or vice versa.

    A decent flash though will still have a full manual mode as well. This means you have to set the power and anything else on the flash itself. In this mode the flash can work on almost any brand of SLR, since the basic flash sync terminal is nearly universal.

  4. Ara57 says:
    February 12, 2009 at 5:06 am

    It might be possible to use a Canon flash on manual. Part of Nikon’s strength is in their iTTL flash system. Why would you want to give that up? Get a Nikon flash.

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