I have a new (May7,2008) Nikon D40. The flash worked initially but it will no longer flash. It pops up on Auto but does not flash. While it is up when I press to focus I get a cliking noise but no flash when I take the picture. In P mode the viewfinder flash is flashing?
The lightning bolt icon in viewfinder blinks when flash is not ready, this can happen if flash doesnt pop up all the way, or if flash strobe tube is bad.
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I had the same problem and it drove me nuts. Thankfully, out of some mistake, I figured out what was wrong; better yet, how to fix the problem. To get my Nikon D40x to flash I: Turn off the camera; set it to AUTO; turn on the camera, while still on AUTO, and push the 'take picture' button into the first position. The built-in camera should have popped up. It works for me; see if it works for you. Aloha
you refered to a flash tube?
is it something I can replace, or does it need factory tech.
i have the same problem,sometimes my brand new nikon d40 just pop up the built in flash but it doest fired the flash in all modes.somtimes it works well after a several trial clicks, the flash went good. I mean, the flash is not consistent, somtimes it works good, somtimes not.. anybody can help me whats wrong with it?
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Whenever i press the shutter button all i get is a click sound from the mechanism that holds the build-in flash down when the camera is not in use. The little hook thing moves really fast but there is no flashing although the flash is up.
D40 Pop up flash
I've encountered the same no-firing problem with my D40 flash. I've ben through all modes of metering and firing and all modes of flash and gone to reset to revert to default settings - all to no avail. The camera does however trigger and meter an accessory flash in the approved way. Conclusion the flash unit itself is faulty or there is a dry join in the wiring between cotrols and flash unit itsel. A reapir job is in order and my much loved D40 is just out of warranty. Oh dear.
same thing here. pops but no flash. just think its ridiculous that Nikon wants 180 dollars to fix a flash on an already expensive camera.
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