SB-800 - problem?

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IF the difuser cap is on the system is will be automaticly set to 14 MM,
remouve the difuser ans the auto zoom is back...

kind regards,

@rjen www.foto-web.nl

"george" <nowhere@newsonly.com> schreef in bericht
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> Cannot seem to get my SB-800 back into auto zoom mode. The manual says
> that repeatedly pressing the "one-tree" or "three-tree"
> button (p. 26) will get it back to auto...didn't work. Nor did it work
> changing in custom settings (p. 70). Also, couldn't get the zoom position
> to change even manually (p. 27). I've got the darn "M Zoom" icon no
> matter what and am unable to manually change the flash zoom. Any ideas?
>
> TIA,
> George
>

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"arjen keyser" <nospam@w@n@doo.nl> wrote in message
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> IF the difuser cap is on the system is will be automaticly set to 14 MM,
> remouve the difuser ans the auto zoom is back...
>
> kind regards,
>
> @rjen www.foto-web.nl
>
Thanks...that solved the problem.

George

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"george" <nowhere@newsonly.com> wrote in message
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> Cannot seem to get my SB-800 back into auto zoom mode. The manual says
> that repeatedly pressing the "one-tree" or "three-tree"
> button (p. 26) will get it back to auto...didn't work. Nor did it work
> changing in custom settings (p. 70). Also, couldn't get the zoom position
> to change even manually (p. 27). I've got the darn "M Zoom" icon no
> matter what and am unable to manually change the flash zoom. Any ideas?
>
> TIA,
> George

If you are using the diffusion dome, this sets the zoom at 14mm with no
other choices available. You, therefore, cannot access the auto-zoom mode
until you remove the diffusion dome. It then releases the 14mm pre-set back
to the auto-zoom control.
Bob

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"Robert Brace" <rlbrace@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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>
> "george" <nowhere@newsonly.com> wrote in message
> news:yyIPe.15475$1g2.3614@fe05.lga...
>
> If you are using the diffusion dome, this sets the zoom at 14mm with no
> other choices available. You, therefore, cannot access the auto-zoom mode
> until you remove the diffusion dome. It then releases the 14mm pre-set
> back to the auto-zoom control.
> Bob
>
>
That was it...thanks.

George