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OK - got a flash with NX500 question or two

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Ben Herrmann
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OK - got a flash with NX500 question or two

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

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markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: OK - got a flash with NX500 question or two

Have you tried a different set of batteries?

Although that probably wouldn't explain why the settings would be greyed out..

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CyberDEL
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Re: OK - got a flash with NX500 question or two
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No, there is nothing wrong with your flash. Your flash, Metz 44 af1 (or it's af2?) can work wireless, only as a slave flash and only with cameras that support the wireless A-TTL system of Samsung NX, and that's only NX1 and NX30. These cameras have a built-in pop up flash that is able to work as a master flash. Unfortunately the small flash of your Camera, SEF 8, can't work as master.

There are wireless settings on the menu, which are disable now, just to work with Samsung SEF580 flash, which can work as a master on your camera to control slave flashes wireless.

The JJC FC-NX TTL-Off-Camera Flash Cord it's the cheapest way to use your flash off camera.

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Finder80
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Re: OK - got a flash with NX500 question or two

With external I assume you mean with the flash on the hotshoe and not wireless as a previous poster suggested?

You mentioned using aperture priority mode, perhaps the shutterspeed exceeded the sync speed? I think that was 1/200th of a second on the nx500. Try setting it to S or M and keep the shutterspeed below the sync speed.

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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 in  2004 and 2005

Ben Herrmann
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Thanks for the belated advice...

Wow, I had forgotten about this old post - but I did solve this issue way back then (can't remember what I did, but it worked).  All has been fine now...

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Ogard New Member • Posts: 12
Re: Thanks for the belated advice...

Just to be clear, is it possible to use a metz 44 af-2 off camera with an nx500 with a-ttl mode?

The wireless flash menu point is greyed out, and I cant seem to fing a solution.

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otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
Re: Thanks for the belated advice...

You need a commander compatible flash - either built in (NX1, NX30) or SEF580A or, apparently, Metz 44 af-2 but I don't have it to confirm. Slaves can be Metz 44 af-1 or af-2, or SEF580A (not sure about SEF42A).

Small SEF8A flash can do nothing for ATTL slaves.

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