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OK - got a flash with NX500 question or two

Started Nov 4, 2016 | Discussions thread
eSteeS New Member • Posts: 10
Re: OK - got a flash with NX500 question or two

Ben Herrmann wrote:

Hey you NX die-hard Homies...

I know this is such a simple scenario, but I'm having a typical monthly brainfart and I need an assist here.

I have not yet used an external flash with my NX500 (I had previously always used the Metz 44 AF TTL dedicated for Samsung on the NX300 and NX30).

I wanted to shoot external flash today with the NX500, but nothing would function. I noticed that the "External Flash Settings" menu item in the NX500 was shaded out. I have my regular flash to "fire always". Yet with the Metz 44 AF attached (and on), it will not fire at all - regardless of what I do. I keep wondering why my External Flash Settings menu item is grayed out and I don't know how to turn that on so I can adjust where needed.

My settings include Aperture Priority, AWB, Auto ISO (even tried regular different ISO's), RAW mode. I can't think of anything else that would prevent my flash from firing with the NX500.

Do I have a defective flash - or a defective NX500? Or a defective Ben Herrmann

Hi Ben,

please find out and try:

Firmware Update for both the NX500 and the 44-AF-2.

But it might not work with the 44-AF-1!

I cant promise you, but I read somewhere these days this solution, and it says it will work exclusively only with the NX 1, 30 and 500.

I wish you good luck!

eSteeS

PS I worked with the US army as an trainer here in Germany inĀ  2004 and 2005

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