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hot shoe flash on Nikon d40x problem?
I have a Nikon d40x and I am trying to use a hot shoe flash.
I have the external flash connected but the built in flash still pops up.
Any suggestions? Am I missing a setting?
What kind of flash are you using?
If this is one of the Nikon TTL flashes, that the camera can “talk to”, then you have a problem. May need to call Nikon Helpline, and see if either a flash or a camera is defective and may need a repair.
If it’s a manual or automatic 3rd party flash – then the camera would not be aware of it, and you need to set it manually. If you’re using it on AUTO or one of the picture modes, that would not be a proper way. The camera is not going to be able to select correct exposure. It will expose as if you had no flash, and respectively, firing a flash will likely overexpose everything badly, and if it goes beyond max sync speed, it’s going to make it even worse! You’ll have to set the camera to Manual mode, dial in a shutter speed that is below the max sync speed (which is 1/200 for your camera) and an aperture according to the flash setting you’re using (either calculated per flash instructions, or if automatic flash – same as the flash mode is set to, per your current ISO).
LEM.
==Edit===
Caoedhen: you are incorrect. I just double checked it. Picked up my Nikon D80, which is made by Nikon, and tried. When I mount my SB-600 flash (dedicated Nikon), nothing pops in any modes, as camera knows there’s a flash sitting on it. When I mount Sunpack 383 (third party automatic flash), in “Auto” mode the flash pops as soon as I touch the shutter button. At least tries to, as the mounted flash does not let it fully pop… So if it’s not a dedicated flash – auto is not a mode to use! Actually – “auto” is a mode one should not use at all, if you ask me, but with a flash it just creates the named problem to begin with!
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