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Problem with Nikon D70 and Vivitar ringlight flash
I have attached a Vivitar 6000AF ringlight flash (for Nikon) to a Nikon
D70. However, I cannot get the shutter to fire. Camera is set to auto. Settings have been reset to default. The lens is a D series CPU lens (AF Micro Nikkor 105mm 1:2.8D). The ready light on the flash is lit, the test button fires the flash just fine. The flash indicator is blinking. The shutter fires correctly when the flash is not attached. The flash is TTL capable. I have tried focusing at various ranges from less than 1 foot to 8 feet. I have tried setting ISO to auto. Is there a setting I need to change in order for this to work right? |
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On 16 Jan 2005 20:16:52 -0800, "Vexius" wrote:
I have attached a Vivitar 6000AF ringlight flash (for Nikon) to a Nikon D70. However, I cannot get the shutter to fire. Camera is set to auto. Settings have been reset to default. The lens is a D series CPU lens (AF Micro Nikkor 105mm 1:2.8D). The ready light on the flash is lit, the test button fires the flash just fine. The flash indicator is blinking. The shutter fires correctly when the flash is not attached. The flash is TTL capable. I have tried focusing at various ranges from less than 1 foot to 8 feet. I have tried setting ISO to auto. Is there a setting I need to change in order for this to work right? Never tried to use such a beast, but off-the-top-of-my-head you might try: a) Set the camera to Manual mode. The D70 only fully supports "iTTL" flash mode, which I doubt the Vivitar does. From the little I've heard about using ring flashes, you'd probably want this mode anyway. b) Switch autofocus mode to AF-C... if you're in AF-S and the camera can't get focus, it won't fire the shutter (either the distance could be wrong for the lens, or the flash unit might be blocking the AF-assist light). b) Connect the flash to the shoe, but not mounting it on the lens... if this works, then the ring-flash might have been physically constricting the lens in some way [only a guess -- I don't know how it fits, so I don't know how likely this is]. HTH. Regards, Graham Holden (g-holden AT dircon DOT co DOT uk) -- There are 10 types of people in the world; those that understand binary and those that don't. |
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Vexius wrote:
I have attached a Vivitar 6000AF ringlight flash (for Nikon) to a Nikon D70. However, I cannot get the shutter to fire. Camera is set to auto. Settings have been reset to default. The lens is a D series CPU lens (AF Micro Nikkor 105mm 1:2.8D). The ready light on the flash is lit, the test button fires the flash just fine. The flash indicator is blinking. The shutter fires correctly when the flash is not attached. The flash is TTL capable. I have tried focusing at various ranges from less than 1 foot to 8 feet. I have tried setting ISO to auto. Is there a setting I need to change in order for this to work right? Hi, D70 Manual, page 188 states that if a 'Nikon' speedlight which isn't iTTL compatible is attached and is in TTL mode the shutter will lock. They can however be used in NON TTL auto and manual modes. RAS -- Ronnie Sellar |
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