Nikon d700 hotshoe missfire with flash nikon sb900

Don't attempt to repair your camera if you are not trained. Cameras have many interlocking parts and you may not be able to reassemble everything because it is not always a matter of simply doing things in reverse order. The repair bill will be lower if you don't tamper with it yourself. Contact 1-800-Nikon-US (1-800-645-6687) 9AM-8PM EST, Monday to Friday for assistance.

When you wait to long to shoot it thinks you have left it
You will ha e to reset it.

Send it to the Nikon USA repair facility at 841 Apollo Street, El Segundo, CA 90245. There phone number is (310) 414-8107. I would call first.

I had a similar problem with my SB25 when I tried to use it on a D90. I took the camera into the Nikon USA Repair Depot in Los Angeles where they took it into the back shop and removed it while I waited without charge. If the SB600 is like my SB700 and SB900's, there is a spring loaded dimple in the camera's hot shoe that clicks into a hole in the SB flash hot shoe. I think if you can slide a thin piece of metal such as a machinists shim, you may be able to depress the dimple and release the SB600. Let me know if it works.

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Nikon Sb900 Speedlight Unit TTL Flash is sold for $757.90 at thatsverynice and it is in stock now.

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ifyour nikon has a hotshoe it should work quite well. I use sunpak flash on both canon and olympus without any problems. Just connect to hotshoe and shoot.

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i've read that issue of the sb900. are you using NiMh's? try not to use multiple bursts.

This may be due to something loose or internal damage in the camera's printed circuit. Also this can be due to settings. Try to go to the menus and reset all to factory default. Later you can pick the settings you want, if it works.

Michael,
Make sure of the compatibility of the flash unit and the camera body, The D2X is a pro camera that came out in 2005 and it was the flagship for DSLR's at the time,the camera should very well sync to the flash as long as the camera and flash can communicate. There shouldn't be an issue with a newer Nikon flash unit unless there was a change in the hotshoe connection, bring both in to a reputable camera shop and compare the hotshoe with a newer Nikon.

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Make sure the hotshoe is clean, this will give the hotshoe a better connection. Make sure you lock the speedlight into place.