D70 with SB800 issue

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I believe that I recently got trapped by some switch settings while using
the SB800 with my D70. The flash was set for TTL and all my pictures were
substantially over-exposed. It turns out that I had inadvertantly set the
in-camera flash compensation, using the button to the left of the lens mount
and the sub-command dial, to +1. When I set it back to 0, everything seemed
to work "as normal."

I haven't done extensive testing on the effect of this setting but
appearantly, it adds to the compensation set up on the SB800 and there seems
to be no indication in the viewfinder, or on the top display as to what
value this in-camera flash compensation is set. Pushing the compensation
button on the camera give a read-out, but the is no warning otherwise that
this is not set to zero.

As I get to know this combination better, I probably won't get trapped (so
often<g> ) but if anyone has a "method" of avoiding these sorts of traps
before beginning a session, I'd love to hear.

BTW, it sure was nice not to wait for the negs to come back from the lab to
see my mistakes!

Regards,

D.

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there is an indicator in the top display that shows only when compensation
(+ or -) is set


"Douglas Tourtelot" <tourtelot@nospanspeakeasy.net> wrote in message
news:SKWdneytFO3kxtbfRVn-2A@giganews.com...
>I believe that I recently got trapped by some switch settings while using
>the SB800 with my D70. The flash was set for TTL and all my pictures were
>substantially over-exposed. It turns out that I had inadvertantly set the
>in-camera flash compensation, using the button to the left of the lens
>mount and the sub-command dial, to +1. When I set it back to 0, everything
>seemed to work "as normal."
>
> I haven't done extensive testing on the effect of this setting but
> appearantly, it adds to the compensation set up on the SB800 and there
> seems to be no indication in the viewfinder, or on the top display as to
> what value this in-camera flash compensation is set. Pushing the
> compensation button on the camera give a read-out, but the is no warning
> otherwise that this is not set to zero.
>
> As I get to know this combination better, I probably won't get trapped (so
> often<g> ) but if anyone has a "method" of avoiding these sorts of traps
> before beginning a session, I'd love to hear.
>
> BTW, it sure was nice not to wait for the negs to come back from the lab
> to see my mistakes!
>
> Regards,
>
> D.
>

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On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:10:32 GMT, "Nicholas Childs" <onimod@gmail.com>
wrote:

>edit:
>
>there is an indicator in the top display AND in the viewfinder that shows
>only when compensation (+ or -) is set

Indeed, what more does one need:

A histogram that looks like a house-prices graph?

Subject that tears with pain for a few minutes after each shot?

These would need some hardware changes, but Nikon could be petitioned
to add an annoying 3 tone beeping noise and vibrating camera alarm...

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