A Nikon/D7000 flash question

Pupator · March 2, 2011

Why am I not allowed to choose "no flash" mode when in P,M,A, or S modes? I could on my Sony A700 and now I'm rather confused. Sometimes I'd rather crank up the ISO and down the shutter speed than fire the flash. It seems the D7000 doesn't want to let me do that.

Help? What am I missing?

ziggy53 · March 3, 2011

Just guessing here:

Maybe try Custom Menu e:Bracketing/flash

Set e2 to 30 sec (I think that will work for you)
Set e3 to Manual (if the above doesn't do it)
Set e4 to Off (so that the onboard flash does not fire a burst when you press the DOF preview button)

That's all I see that could affect what I think you want to achieve.

time2smile · March 3, 2011

I dont have a D7000, but just wondering if you are leaving the flash up, my D90 fires when up, in P S A M and does not fire or try to fire if down (closed)

cab.in.boston · March 3, 2011

I concur with time2smile. In PASM modes, the flash shouldn't pop up automatically, but if you pop it up, the camera think you want to use it, so it fires. You should be able to just close the flash and it won't pop up. At least that's how it works on my D90 and D300.

endurodog · March 3, 2011

Ok just pulled my D7000 out of the bag and previous guys are right. Pop up the flash and it goes off. Push it down and it doesn't fire.

basflt · March 3, 2011

push flash-button on left
with flash popped up
push same flash-button and rotate rear dialer until the no-flash icon appears

endurodog · March 3, 2011

On my D7000 with it set in "M" mode when I push the flash button it pops up but it doesn't allow me to change the flash mode. The only way I'm able to get the flash to flash is to push the button and have the flash pop up. Then if I push the flash down it won't fire. The rear dialer doesn't change the flash mode. Maybe I have some other settings conflicting but not sure what that would be.

Pupator · March 3, 2011

Thanks guys. On the Sony, if you didn't choose "no flash," it would pop up automatically. It does not seem to do that on the Nikon.

basflt · March 4, 2011

^^^
dont put flash down

with flash up , press [ and hold ] same flash-button + rear dialer

if it works for me , it works for you too

Pupator · March 4, 2011

basflt wrote: »

^^^
dont put flash down

with flash up , press [ and hold ] same flash-button + rear dialer

if it works for me , it works for you too

Nope, that doesn't work and according to the manual it shouldn't work. The no-flash setting is not available on those modes. You just have to leave the flash down. Maybe it's a US/UK thing.

MomaZunk · March 4, 2011

There is a time when you will have your built-in flash up, and not want it to fire.
This is when you are using your camera to trigger your Nikon speed lights off camera.
Nikon uses IR to fire the off camera speed lights which comes from your built in flash.
In this case, go to CSM e3 (I keep this one in my custom menu). There select commander mode, and toggle the mode for the built-in flash to "--", leaving the mode for your OCF to M or TTL.
You will get a pre-flash from the built-in flash that is the trigger, but nothing during the actual shot.

Matthew Saville · March 5, 2011

MomaZunk wrote: »

There is a time when you will have your built-in flash up, and not want it to fire.
This is when you are using your camera to trigger your Nikon speed lights off camera.
Nikon uses IR to fire the off camera speed lights which comes from your built in flash.
In this case, go to CSM e3 (I keep this one in my custom menu). There select commander mode, and toggle the mode for the built-in flash to "--", leaving the mode for your OCF to M or TTL.
You will get a pre-flash from the built-in flash that is the trigger, but nothing during the actual shot.

Oooh, digging deep into the menu, woohoo! Yes, I love this customization.

Unfortunately, I've actually noticed that if your ambient settings are bright and your subject is very close, the pop-up flash WILL still appear in the image even when you set it to "--"

The best way to REALLY kill it is to go just 1/2 stop past your sync speed, when in "--" mode. Of course it also immediately cuts into your wireless flash power, but if the remote strobe is close enough you'll be fine...

=Matt=

time2smile · March 5, 2011

Pupator wrote: »

Nope, that doesn't work and according to the manual it shouldn't work. The no-flash setting is not available on those modes. You just have to leave the flash down. Maybe it's a US/UK thing.

I think flash off is only available if you have a speedlight attached, i will check later and let you know, as for on camera there is no falsh off on D90.

basflt · March 5, 2011

also
in menu F3 , you can select FN-button

A Nikon/D7000 flash question

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