Nikon D810 and Nikon 14-24mm 2.8

Bounce the flash or shoot with the flash held further away from the camera are the only solutions I can think of.

Is this with the hood on ?

I assume from the question that the OP is using the built in flash and seeing the shadow from the bulbous front element / built in petal shaped hood. The only way I know to get rid of it is to used a flash that sits taller, such as one of the larger speedlights, or to use the flash elevated on a bracket.

Anancy said:

Have a Nikon D810, and am trying out a Nikon 14-24mm 2.8, however if I use the flash am having an issue with a black spot showing up in the bottom of the pictures. Any suggestions?

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Can you provide a sample photo(s)?

Yes there is a large lens shadow if using the built-in flash on D810 esp at 14mm. As other posters have said buy an elevated flash and/or bounce the light. Why use a on-camera flash on a super wide at all? Just for face fill light?

Anancy said:

Have a Nikon D810, and am trying out a Nikon 14-24mm 2.8, however if I use the flash am having an issue with a black spot showing up in the bottom of the pictures. Any suggestions?

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The camera's built-in flash is not intended for use with the entire family of Nikon lenses, and it is otherwise limited in use. At 14mm, not only will you have a lens shadow at the bottom, but the flash coverage is not wide enough.

You have a nice camera - buy a nice SB flash unit for it and greatly expand your photographic opportunities.

Get another flash. You are seeing the shadow from the lens.

Many lenses will have this issue with built-in flash, especially with a lens hood on.

Anancy said:

The built-in flash can be used with CPU lenses with focal lengths of 24 mm (16 mm in DX format) to 300 mm, although in some cases the flash may be unable to entirely light the subject at some ranges or focal lengths due to shadows cast by the lens,

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At least for me, I've found the high ISO operation to be sufficiently good that I don't use the flash for indoor photography at all but just rely on natural light.

Page 425 of the instruction book confirms a shadow cast is likely wider than 24 mm (FX mode).

...if you must use the pop-up flash, use a white card to block direct light from flash to subject, angled so the light will bounce from the ceiling, which will act as a wide-angle diffuser. "White card" can be anything white, of a handy size. Once upon a time, I used a white napkin.

As others have already indicated, the larger, wider-bodied lenses will cast a shadow when using the pop-up flash. Some of my wide-angle lenses, with the hood in place, will manage to cast a shadow with a Speedlite/Speedlight mounted on the hot shoe. (I shoot with both Canon and Nikon, therefore the "Speedlite" part. ;-) )

If outdoors, and you must use the pop-up flash, for whatever reason, and the open sky is the background, invert your camera, taking the shot upside-down, as the shadow will disappear into infinity.

The best practice, of course, if flash is required for the conditions, is to get your flash off-camera, using a Speedlight, or other flash unit, with either a TTL cord, or using optical- or radio-triggered wireless. This will open creative possibilities that you have yet to imagine.

Congratulations on your new camera/lens combination! I am a bit envious, as the D810, and Nikkor 14-24G, both remain on my wish list, rather than my gear list. I might manage to acquire one, or the other, but not likely both, this year.

And, most importantly, welcome to the forum!

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