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Old 06-26-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Default S5 P and A modes with flash won't set shutter speeds
Hi

I'm new to this forum so please excuse me if this is a commonly asked question.

Occasionally I would like to use program auto or aperture priority mode when using flash. However, whenever I try this the shutter speed remains the same as it would be if in-built flash wasn't activated or my SB600 wasn't attached. This obviously results is overexposed images. Both the camera and flash manuals state that in P mode with flash the camera will take care of aperture and shutter speed. Not for me it doesn't!

The only way I have been able to use flash is fully manual - which is fine - but sometimes I want to be able walk around a room at a party and shoot without worrying about settings too much.

My lenses are both CPU - Nikkor 18-200 and Sigma 30 f1.4

This is frustrating the hell out of me, any help would be gratefully recieved. Maybe my camera is faulty?


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Default Re: S5 P and A modes with flash won't set shutter speeds
i would clean the contacts first. and make sure the lock is all the way down. another thing to check is the cycle time on the batteries. when mine are low i have that issue. it takes a reading before the flash is ready then the flash powers up and its over exposed.

yu want the flash in i-ttl mode and stay out of bl mode.
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Old 06-27-2009   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: S5 P and A modes with flash won't set shutter speeds
In your Set Up Menu, under Flash/BKT, what is your Flash Sync Speed?

In your Set Up Menu, under Flash/BKT, what is your Flash Tv Speed?

In your Set Up Menu, under Flash/BKT, which of the following Built-in Flash Modes are you using?


  • TTL Mode
  • Manual Mode
  • Repeating Mode
  • Commander Mode
Which of the following Flash Synchronization Modes are you using:


  • Front Curtain Sync,
  • Red Eye Reduction,
  • Slow Flash Sync with Red Eye Reduction (Works only with Aperture & Program Exposure Modes),
  • Slow Front Curtain Flash Sync (Works only with Aperture & Program Exposure Modes), or
  • Slow Rear Curtain Flash Sync.
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Default Re: S5 P and A modes with flash won't set shutter speeds
Also, what are your settings for:
  • Exposure compensation
  • Flash exposure compensation
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Default Re: S5 P and A modes with flash won't set shutter speeds
Also, what is your ISO setting?

The reason I ask is that the TTL flash feature only works up to 1600 ISO.


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