sb-800 problem

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Could someone with an sb800 please tell me if it shows the effective range once you move the head up or sidewards as mine only displays when head is in one set position. Is this normal? As I have only just recently opened it up and it seems to be overexposing my images if I bounce the flash. I cant of this happened before or if it is a new problem I need to deal with.

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check its in ttl or balanced ttl, the display should still work careless of where the head is swiveled to, if it is going off when you move the head i would suggest if possible to take the unit back as it sounds faulty
 
Thanks for the replies. I checked the exposure comp on both the flash and camera and there both 0 so that can't be the problem.

Flash is also set to ttl so think I have a problem with it :(

unfortunately I'm out of warranty so need to decide what to do next.....
 
No that's normal.

If the flash isn't pointing straight ahead it's impossible for it to calculate coverage so it blanks it out.
 
^^^ Yes.
 
I have to say, the only problem I have experienced when bouncing is under exposure, which I've gotten around by compensating the output from the speedlight. Not had over-exposure before, and therefore unsure if there isn't a problem somewhere rather than simply the head being set to bounce.
 
Michael Sewell said:
I have to say, the only problem I have experienced when bouncing is under exposure, which I've gotten around by compensating the output from the speedlight. Not had over-exposure before, and therefore unsure if there isn't a problem somewhere rather than simply the head being set to bounce.
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Possibly. But if it works OK when set straight on but over/under exposes when in bounce, it's more likely to be pilot error.
 
JonathanRyan said:
Possibly. But if it works OK when set straight on but over/under exposes when in bounce, it's more likely to be pilot error.
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Quite possible, just never had an over exposure as described by OP, who seems to have gone rather quiet :thinking:
 
Michael Sewell said:
Quite possible, just never had an over exposure as described by OP, who seems to have gone rather quiet :thinking:
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Could be that the subject is off-centre and the camera is trying to expose for the background, therefore blitzing the foreground. Use flash exposure lock - FEL* button on Canon.
 
^ that's what I was going to say
What eval mode are you in?
 
Hi all, thanks for the replies. Sorry for going missing, have been away a while (new job workload!)

Just to update I've sent the flash to fixation to repair at a cost of £82 :( hopefully get it back next week all sorted and with no need to buy a sb-900!
 
I'll be interested to hear what work they do on it and if it fixes it.
 
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