SC29 TTL Coiled Remote Cord

Is as good as i expected. Solid build quality, it works fine. There were a few things i did not know about this before i bought it, maybe other people could use this info as well 1)Gives you about arms reach distance between camera and flash, can probably be uncoiled with heat, but dont expect to put it more than 3 feet before it starts pulling on the stands. Perfect if you want to just hold it in your hand and get different light effects. 2) Has a switch on the front that either allows the AF illuminator in the flash or the termial on the hot shoe of the camera. One or the other. Cant use both. I doubt anyone would need both though. 3) No PC connection. I read that the SC-28 has one though 4) it does have the shoe locks. 5) Worth every penny.

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both cords were defective.. because 3rd party seller nikon will not replace was outside of 30 days but seller refused to assist

This sync cable does exactly what it's supposed to. Excellent quality...looks like it will last a long time. Fits well, works well. It is nice to have AF assist on your hot shoe when the flash is remote or oriented in such a way that it will not help with it's own assist lamps. Would give it 4 1/2 stars because it's pretty expensive for what it is, but most Nikon accessories are more expensive than they should be or need to be. However, quality is never an issue if you buy genuine Nikon - it's as good as it gets. 5 stars, not 4, simply because it is a solid performer.

I use the SC-29 extensively for outdoor and indoor portraits. I shoot weddings and have found that using this for the outdoor portraits where I'm working reasonably close to the couple, I can hold the flash in nearly any position with my left hand while operating the D700 in my right hand. This allows me to work quickly and ensure that I get good exposure on the eyes and remove the nasty eye-socket shadows you normally get in outdoor shots in the sun. I've dropped this and carried it around the world several times and it just keeps going. Also love the infra-red focus light it provides on the hotshoe mount. This is obviously a very well thought-out design. Sometimes it is a little difficult to use the flash to the right of the camera because of the way the cable is mounted to the hotshoe connector, but with a little practice you can work around that. The price has come down since I bought it, thankfully. But I'd save up and buy it again if I had to.

There is no substitute for genuine Nikon products (perhaps barring the Nikon GPS unit). This cord is no exception. I use it with a Nikon D300s and either an SB-900 or SB-700, usually in an event photography setup involving a bracket. The necessity of the cord is really not in dispute with most people. Rather, whether a cheaper third-party substitute would perform equally as well. In nearly every experience in which I did choose a cheaper alternative to Nikon, I was usually dissapointed in either quality or durability. Durability is simply incredible as is features and compatibility. It provides a little over arms reach for obtaining unique lighting angles and very quickly attaches to any shoe on a bracket. If you plan on going further than arms reach, you will enter the world of wireless anyway, either through the CLS or Pocket Wizards. There is no PC connection however. Also, a switch on the front of the unit gives you a choice of AF illum in the flash or hot shoe. This is a must have item for photogs going off camera with lighting.

What can I say, its a little expensive, but you need one of these. NOW! Get your flash OFF of your camera and start playing around with different lighting angles. You won't regret it I promise. Some people complained that the tension on the chord is too stiff and its hard to pull out too far, but its really not a big deal. Remember the day when we had chords on our phones? Yeah...same thing. As long as you are hand holding the flash, its pretty darn easy to stretch it as far as your arm will reach. The only hinderance is if you are mounting it to another tripod and really trying to put some distance between the camera and the flash. But at that point you should just be going wireless anyway. So unless you have $$$$$$ to shell out for the SB-800 or want to spend a couple hundred dollars more to go wireless with the SB-600 get this cable.

Basically, this cord gets an attached flash from behind the lens to greatly reduce glare and increase the shading of the subject. Doing so provides greater visual relief by casting subtle shadows. What it does not do, however, is allow one to use commander mode for multiple wireless flashes unless the attached flash also has a commander mode built in already, i.e. SB-900. I do not understand why Nikon does not provide better descriptions of it's attachments by promoting the benefits instead of a list of technical features. It's as if a clock were described as "an analog display consisting of multiple needle pointers that rotate in a ratio of 60 to 1 so that the angle of the pointers relative to the vertical axis indicates the precise number of cycles of an internal driving device that is synchronized with the rotation of the earth."

No issues using with D7200 and SB700 speedlight.

Good quality. But the fact that it contains lead got me a bit concerned! It serves the purpose well...

Sehr gute verarbeitung. NIKON. Nichts anderes erwartet. Arbeitet sehr correct und direct. Am Anfang hatte Ich den eindruck dass das Kabel zu schwer war. Aber es ist sehr flexibel. Prima Wahre. Teuer aber ...

I bought a cheap cable thinking whats the point of paying for an expensive cable, after all a cable is a cable, right? no wrong. This is a cable build to last and you also do not have to constantly worry about the AF light on your flash pointing directly at your subject (in dark places). The AF light on this is built in on the part that connects to the camera, freeing you to point the flash at any angle you want without the lens hunting to get focus. If you are a serious photographer and want to use your flash as more than just a "point and shoot" then this cable is a must, specially in the dark. With out it, you will need to take a small tourch to ensure the lens can lock focus.

Nickel. Professionnel.