how to balancing external speedliht flash with nikon

Setup for Nikon Equipment

Camera Settings (menu locations may vary depending on camera model)

1. Open the Custom Settings Menu
2. Scroll down and select menu “e” – Bracketing/flash
3. Choose e3 on the list – Flash cntrl for built-in flash
4. Choose the last selection on this list – Commander mode
5. The first line item is Built-in flash, scroll right to highlight the Mode column. If you haven’t messed around with this it will probably be set to TTL.
6. Scroll down until it reads – –. This means that the camera’s built-in flash will only trigger the off-camera flash and won’t add any additional light to your exposure.
7. No need to change it but note what channel is selected as your flash will need to be set to the corresponding channel.
8. Press OK.
9. Pop open the built-in flash.