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I have a new Canon EOS Rebel xti and last week while taking indoor photos, I deceided to try my external flash, after which time I can't get the built in flash to pop up or flash when I manually pull it up. What do you thing the problem is?
when I put the camera mode on P and press the flash button on the left side of the camera(the flash does pop up) and then press the shutter button nothing happens. The shutter will not open. Thank you for any help. Nickwhen I put the camera mode on P and press the flash button on the left side of the camera(the flash does pop up) and then press the shutter button nothing happens. The shutter will not open. Thank you for any help. Nick
AnonymousDec 17, 2007
I just had the same problem as yours. Canon eCare wants me to mail it back to its service center for a repair. :-(I just had the same problem as yours. Canon eCare wants me to mail it back to its service center for a repair. :-(
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I found the answer and fixed my flash. Look on http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00ODWf
This
will describe how, if you have been using a speedlite alot, than the
little tab under the shutter release side of the hot shoe can get bent
down thus constantly pressing down (toward the bottom of the camera)
the small button which deactivates the pop-up
flash even when the speedlite is not attached. Just bend the tab up a
little with a jewler's screwdriver, turn the camera off and on and
voila!! Fixed!!! Dan describes pushing the tab down, but on the xti,
the tab needs to be bent up to release the flash deactivation switch
and fix the problem. Thanks to Dan D on photonet for saving me a
service call.
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It is not possible to use the Nikon SB-50DX directly on a Canon EOS Rebel camera. The Nikon flash gun hot shoe contacts do not match the Canon hot shoe contacts. You can use the Nikon as a slave flash gun with a PC flash cord that matches the Nikon's flash contacts then connect the end of this flash cord to a flash trigger. The Canon's flash can then trigger the Nikon flash gun via the flash trigger.
The short answer is yes, that is possible. It's also possible there is a circuitry problem. You will want to verify by trying to use an external flash and making sure it still works. The flash assembly is replaceable if needed.
I think it got exposure problem so need to adjsuted exposure and shutter speed or need to replace either top cover or finder unit i recommend to repaire with canon authorised centrre only.
Is it trying to pop the flash and making noise, or is there no noise at all?
If it's audibly trying and it won't pop up, it's stuck and something is blocking it. May need to send it in.
If there is no sound, then something is making it think that there's an external flash attached. Check out this photo here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougpardee/133066175/
Doug Pardee on flickr may be able to help as well.
If the flash fires a full charge(eg. in a dark environment) then this message will appear whilst it recharges. If the message appears all the time and you cannot take a photo there is most likely a problem. Try taking some pictures without the flash card to eliminate that first.
Can you pull it up manually, Be careful when doing this but try opening it manually, it is possible that the catch for the flash is just stuck temporarily.
DO NOT MESS with a new camera (or any other new equipment). Take/send it back to the vendor, The purchaser has rights also. Number one it must work. I don't know your location but in UK (& Europe) we have very strict consumer legislation.
I made the mistake of putting ahotshoe protector from my old camera on the new EOS 400D. It stopped the flash from popping up. I took it off and things now work.
flash even when the speedlite is not attached. Just bend the tab up a
little with a jewler's screwdriver, turn the camera off and on and
voila!! Fixed!!! Dan describes pushing the tab down, but on the xti,
the tab needs to be bent up to release the flash deactivation switch
and fix the problem. Thanks to Dan D on photonet for saving me a
service call.
when I put the camera mode on P and press the flash button on the left side of the camera(the flash does pop up) and then press the shutter button nothing happens. The shutter will not open. Thank you for any help. Nick
I just had the same problem as yours. Canon eCare wants me to mail it back to its service center for a repair. :-(
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