Colblimp Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I bought a Nikon D5 which arrived yesterday. Pics without flash are perfect but every time I take a pic it over-exposes on TTL. Exp comp and flash comp are set to zero, flashguns work on my other cameras, I've looked at the D5 menus and everything seems normal. Anyone any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeRay Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Check the seating of the gun on the hotshoe and especially clean. I had a similar problem years back on my Canon 5D2. wriggled the gun around to seat correctly and all OK thereon. Worth a try I guess - good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 If off camera flash works it might indicate dirty contacts... ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Oddly I had exactly this problem last night with a Canon EOS R and the 580EXII flash... Again a wipe over the contacts on the flash cured it. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Hmmmm, you all seem to suggest the same thing, interesting. With what shall I wipe it, dear Liza, dear Liza? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 11 hours ago, Colblimp said: Hmmmm, you all seem to suggest the same thing, interesting. With what shall I wipe it, dear Liza, dear Liza? I used a tissue... Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 29 minutes ago, Phil Crean said: I used a tissue... Phil Oh, simple as that? OK, let's try it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 43 minutes ago, Colblimp said: Oh, simple as that? OK, let's try it. Yes I was in the middle of a job, using bounce flash with ETTL and the first few shots were ok, then 3 or 4 in a row were complete whiteout overexposed, so I switched everything off and on again, same overexposure. Took flash off hotshoe, wiped the base with a tissue I had in my pocket put it back on and all worked perfect for the next 400+ exposures. I can only think somehow a bit of dust or something had got in between the contacts that feed the info re TTL readings between camera and flash... Good luck Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Might help? https://blog.nikonians.org/martin_joergensen/2008/06/hot-shoe-blues.html I've not had any issues since I bought some hot shoe covers. (yeah and how do you mend a bucket with straw??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, PAL Media said: If you have corrosion on the contacts, you could try vinegar. Take a cotton bud, dab it in vinegar, squeeze as much of it off as you can with your fingers, rub on contacts, wipe clean with dry paper or cloth. Good advice generally, but in this case if I had corrosion in a camera I'd just bought I think I'd be sending it back! Edited November 9, 2020 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Just off the phone to the retailer - it's being returned for repair FOC, courier collecting tomorrow. Thanks for all the advice!👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 hour ago, spacecadet said: Good advice generally, but in this case if I had corrosion in a camera I'd just bought I think I'd be sending it back! Doh! Quite right! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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