TTL Bulkhead Connector Cable for S&S DX-D100

This might be old news, but new to me. I purchased third hand gear, and started to investigate the YS-90DX strobes working with my Nikon D100 camera. I see that the small syn cable that goes from the camera shoe to the bulkhead is only a single pin circuit. This leads me to manual operation only, and would explain why a good percentacge of my photo's are overexposed, with the strobe settings at TTL. First thing I do next will be to operate my strobes in manual.

Now, I want to find and replace that single pin cable with a multi core cable so that I can make full use of the TTL stobes. I spent all day digging in cyber space with no luck. I found TTL convertors for D200 with issues as posted here on this forum.... yuk.....

Can I do what I think is possible, or forget it and stay manual. And if its possible, where can I find the info and cost. Comments please.

Kevin

Hi,

It is a long story but, will try to make it short;

1.D100 is using different type of TTL(d-ttl). It is different from film TTL but, also, not same as d200 or d300(i-ttl). You will not get TTL by just connecting to YS-90DX strobe.

2.S&S TTL cnvtr does not work with d100.

3.You have to send your d100 housing to S&S or service shop & it will cost few hundred dollors to repair/change 2pin connector to 5pin.

4.I am not sure other TTL cnvtr support d100 or not but, it will cost $6-700 extra if it work & it requires fast recycle strobe & yd-90dx is not.

I think I will stay with manual if I am in your shoes.

Sam

Thanks Sam for your input here, as it gives me a big jump on solving this.

Sounds like this could add up fast. I know it's old technology, but this stuff is still used, and looking for others that mayhave done the conversion, and can report on the pro's/cons etc......

I'm pretty good with the soldering iron, and understand electronics, just need to understand camera and stobe technology and then make the connection. Buying a shoe from the camera store and doing the work myself??? Still looking for any diagrams that could help me.

K.