D810 with neither pop up or external flash working?

[keiththom]

So today I went to use my pop up flash on the 810 and it wouldn't fire. I tried the external flash and it would fire either. The custom setting e3 was on TTL. I went thru the setting as well as I could and could see no setting that I thought would keep flash from working. The only other thing I knew to try was to do a factory reset. The flash immediately began working after the reset. But now I have to go thru all my setting and reset them. A small pain. If it ever happens again, what setting could it have been that would have kept the flash from working?

 

[HP1999]

In case I mis understood your explanation what when you press the lighting bolt button on the camera body and rotate it. This is how you can override the flash

 

[keiththom]

In case I mis understood your explanation what when you press the lighting bolt button on the camera body and rotate it. This is how you can override the flash

If I understand it correctly, you are referring to the Flash compensation button. To my knowledge, I did not have any flash compensation on, and even if I had, shouldn't the flash have still fired?

 

[HP1999]

In case I mis understood your explanation what when you press the lighting bolt button on the camera body and rotate it. This is how you can override the flash

If I understand it correctly, you are referring to the Flash compensation button. To my knowledge, I did not have any flash compensation on, and even if I had, shouldn't the flash have still fired?

 

[jimofcan]

In case I mis understood your explanation what when you press the lighting bolt button on the camera body and rotate it. This is how you can override the flash

If I understand it correctly, you are referring to the Flash compensation button. To my knowledge, I did not have any flash compensation on, and even if I had, shouldn't the flash have still fired?

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When the flash compensation button is held in, the thumbwheel cycles the flash to; Red Eye reduction, red eye reduction with slow sync, slow sync, rear curtain sync, and flash disabled.

Last spring I was shooting a Union Convention, and a couple of Politicians dropped in. Well everyone wanted their picture with the a Cabinet Minister. Fine, mounted the flash and it would fire. Shutter would open and stay open. Camera was not even using a sync speed between 1/60 - 1/250. The flash would fire and the shutter was staying open. I eventually figured out the camera had been 'adjusted' so the flash/comp was set to 'slow'. I wouldn't have surprised if my friend, a Canon fan, had 'tweaked' the setting when I had set the camera down for a bit

 

[keiththom]

In case I mis understood your explanation what when you press the lighting bolt button on the camera body and rotate it. This is how you can override the flash

If I understand it correctly, you are referring to the Flash compensation button. To my knowledge, I did not have any flash compensation on, and even if I had, shouldn't the flash have still fired?

 

[HP1999]

In case I mis understood your explanation what when you press the lighting bolt button on the camera body and rotate it. This is how you can override the flash

If I understand it correctly, you are referring to the Flash compensation button. To my knowledge, I did not have any flash compensation on, and even if I had, shouldn't the flash have still fired?

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Activate the flash pop it up and turn on the camera

You should be able to turn off the flash with a master shut off just like the D750/D850

Usually you press that lighting bolt button and rotate the rear Or front thumb dial to scroll though.

this is how you can set rear and front curtain sync or red eye. scroll though the flash functions not just set flash exposure comp. It should be able to do both functions.

you can turn off the flash even if it is popped up

I just tried it and you are correct. the flash can be disabled this way. I don't know if that was what the problem was, and never will, but I bet that was exactly it.

If it ever happens again, I'll be sure to check this. Thanks !

No Problem. It has happened to me as well

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[Sagittarius]

I am glad you sorted it out. But why before do camera reset, you did not look in the manual. It is right there on page 192.

 

[keiththom]

I am glad you sorted it out. But why before do camera reset, you did not look in the manual. It is right there on page 192.

 

[HP1999]

Yep that or one used the self timer and forgot to switch it back to normal use

playing with rear / front curtain sync

red eye reduction mode

And

dont forget flash exposure comp is cumulative meaning if the flash unit itself is set to X and the camera body is also set to X they add up. So I never use flash exp comp on the flash unless it is a concious decision on my part

 

[keiththom]

Yep that or one used the self timer and forgot to switch it back to normal use

playing with rear / front curtain sync

red eye reduction mode

And

dont forget flash exposure comp is cumulative meaning if the flash unit itself is set to X and the camera body is also set to X they add up. So I never use flash exp comp on the flash unless it is a concious decision on my part

Good tip !

 

[Tony Beach]

you can turn off the flash even if it is popped up

I'm curious about why Nikon implemented this. It seems rather redundant, and in this instance caused an issue for the user. On my D800 if I want my flash off I just push the flash down (or turn off the Speedlight). I'm guessing there is some situation where you go from one mode to another and this saves you the step of engaging or disengaging the flash.

 

[HP1999]

you can turn off the flash even if it is popped up

I'm curious about why Nikon implemented this. It seems rather redundant, and in this instance caused an issue for the user. On my D800 if I want my flash off I just push the flash down (or turn off the Speedlight). I'm guessing there is some situation where you go from one mode to another and this saves you the step of engaging or disengaging the flash.

 

[Leonard Migliore]

you can turn off the flash even if it is popped up

I'm curious about why Nikon implemented this. It seems rather redundant, and in this instance caused an issue for the user. On my D800 if I want my flash off I just push the flash down (or turn off the Speedlight). I'm guessing there is some situation where you go from one mode to another and this saves you the step of engaging or disengaging the flash.

Probably if you're using Commander mode with remote flash units and don't want any on-camera lighting.

 

[Tony Beach]

you can turn off the flash even if it is popped up

I'm curious about why Nikon implemented this. It seems rather redundant, and in this instance caused an issue for the user. On my D800 if I want my flash off I just push the flash down (or turn off the Speedlight). I'm guessing there is some situation where you go from one mode to another and this saves you the step of engaging or disengaging the flash.

Probably if you're using Commander mode with remote flash units and don't want any on-camera lighting.

That one is available on my D800.

 

[Tony Beach]

you can turn off the flash even if it is popped up

I'm curious about why Nikon implemented this. It seems rather redundant, and in this instance caused an issue for the user. On my D800 if I want my flash off I just push the flash down (or turn off the Speedlight). I'm guessing there is some situation where you go from one mode to another and this saves you the step of engaging or disengaging the flash.

Does the flash auto pop up in Auto program mode.

I am not aware of any Auto program modes on the D810 (or my D800).

 

[theonetruepath]

Yep that or one used the self timer and forgot to switch it back to normal use

playing with rear / front curtain sync

red eye reduction mode

And

dont forget flash exposure comp is cumulative meaning if the flash unit itself is set to X and the camera body is also set to X they add up. So I never use flash exp comp on the flash unless it is a concious decision on my part

Also... the nastiest one that has caught me... turn on exposure bracketing by mistake on those cameras that have a dedicated button for it (ie lots of Nikon DSLRs). Your camera exposure starts going haywire, very annoying until you eventually realise what you did.

 

[Samir Samuel David]

I mean, thanks million. I'm feeling relaxed. It worked. I got it why nikon d810 is said to be a pro camera. It worked exactly the way what you suggested here. Thanks to core of my lens.

I took my case to some of the so called professional studios in my town, and they were like telling me everything from your flash is faulty, you bought it in a hurry, why don't you have the green auto button your camera and all bla bla bla.

I used to work with a nikon d5100 and then a nikon d5200 till now. I recently got a new nikon d810 to live my dream of being the top photographer in my city

The built in flash of my d810 wasn't working, like it was dead. I was wandering to get it fixed. Nothing worked. I read your suggestion here and all my worries got sorted in just 2 minutes.

You deserve blessings and a photography studio heaven. Blessings for you.

Regards

Samir Samuel David