d70s can't defeat flash in manual mode?

i swear i was able to defeat the built in flash in manual mode before but i
can't now? any ideas?

Thanks,

onanov

I figured this out--nevermind.


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i swear i was able to defeat the built in flash in manual mode before but i
can't now? any ideas?

Thanks,

onanov

onanov wrote:
i swear i was able to defeat the built in flash in manual mode before but i
can't now? any ideas?

What the hell is "defeat the flash"? Do you mean switch it onto manual
mode?

I was going to suggest super glue but will keep that to myself now. ;-)

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I figured this out--nevermind.


"onanov" wrote in message
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i swear i was able to defeat the built in flash in manual mode before but
i can't now? any ideas?

Thanks,

onanov

onanov wrote:
i swear i was able to defeat the built in flash in manual mode before but i
can't now? any ideas?

If it's like the D50 you have to be in Auto mode to turn the flash off.

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On 5 Jul 2006 07:52:38 -0700, in rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
wrote:


onanov wrote:
i swear i was able to defeat the built in flash in manual mode before but i
can't now? any ideas?

If it's like the D50 you have to be in Auto mode to turn the flash off.

??? I believe you mean the other way around. On my older D70 the flash will
pop up automatically if needed in Auto mode. Set to P-mode if you still
want automatic exposure mode, but don't want the flash popping up on it's
own. You control whether or not it's used by leaving it down or raising it
yourself.

The D50 decides if you need the flash, it will pop it up automatically
(in Auto, portrait, child, macro and night portrait modes), unless you
change the setting to specifically turn the flash off. According to the
D50 manual, you cannot turn off the flash in P, A, S or M modes, which
is presumably what the original poster meant by "defeat the flash".
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"Ed Ruf (REPLY to E-MAIL IN SIG!)" wrote:

On Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:26:39 -0700, in rec.photo.digital.slr-systems "Dr.
Boggis" wrote:


The D50 decides if you need the flash, it will pop it up automatically
(in Auto, portrait, child, macro and night portrait modes), unless you
change the setting to specifically turn the flash off. According to the
D50 manual, you cannot turn off the flash in P, A, S or M modes, which
is presumably what the original poster meant by "defeat the flash".

Please point that specific page out. I can find no such mention in fine
manual for the D50, nor the manuals for my D70 and D200. I have a hard time
believing the D50 would be so different.

On the D50 manual PDF I downloaded from Nikon USA, it's on page 36. It
explains the different flash sync modes and the cycle of what happens
when you hold the flash button and rotate the command dial.
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??? I believe you mean the other way around. On my older D70 the flash will
pop up automatically if needed in Auto mode. Set to P-mode if you still
want automatic exposure mode, but don't want the flash popping up on it's
own. You control whether or not it's used by leaving it down or raising it
yourself.

Nope, with the D50 if you go to Auto Mode and press the Flash Button
you get a thumbwheel menu on the upper LCD one of which options is
Disable Flash. Pushing the Flash Button in any other mode pops the
flash up.