Flash problem

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CreekWalker

New member
I bought a new d7000 and love it. The photos are awesome. Better than anything I ever shot with a Canon.

However, I attached a flash (Promaster 7500EDF) and this is what is happening every time. It isn't just the flash; I stuck a cheap flash I had on and the same thing happened. However, it isn't happening with the camera's built-in flash. I have a feeling this is a very n00b question and the answer will be very simple, but can someone tell me what's going on here?

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WayneF

Senior Member
That problem is caused by your shutter speed being faster than the cameras maximum sync speed, normally 1/200 or 1/250 second (the latter for your D7000).

Reduce your shutter speed to 1/250 second with flash, and it will eliminate that. Reset D7000 menu E1 to 1/250 (instead of an Auto FP), and then maybe it won't allow that to happen.
 
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WhiteLight

Senior Member
There are some folks who know the in's & outs of using flash here & they'll probably give you a technical and more detailed response.
AFAIK this is happening cos your shutter sync speed may be faster than what your flash supports.
For example if the sync speed on a flash is max 1/250 secs, any faster shutter speeds would cause something like this.
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