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<blockquote data-quote="watsee" data-source="post: 502210" data-attributes="member: 40956">Hi all,Total newbie to photography as a whole (starting a night course in a few weeks). Currently using a Nikon D3200 with a kit lens and external flashgun, full spec on my profile. I was out last night trying to take photos in low/no light. Essentially I was trying to take photos of a local landmark from a slight distance (I'd say 80m or so), from a location which was pitch black - however the landmark was illuminated. My D3200 was complaining in each mode that the subject was too dark and even when attaching my speedlite (which I have tested indoors and works perfectly) the built in flash was trying to open. It was as though the camera wasn't picking up my speedlite was attached.I removed and reattached the Speedlite numerous times, it was securely attached. I turned the flash off in the camera settings &amp; even put fresh batteries into the Speedlite - all to no avail. The built in flash was not powerful enough to capture the subject correctly.Any suggestions? Is there a setting to override the built in flash or is this simply down to the method in which I was trying to take the shot? Please excuse any ignorance or complete misunderstanding as I have said, I am completely new to this world.Thanks</blockquote>

[QUOTE="watsee, post: 502210, member: 40956"] Hi all, Total newbie to photography as a whole (starting a night course in a few weeks). Currently using a Nikon D3200 with a kit lens and external flashgun, full spec on my profile. I was out last night trying to take photos in low/no light. Essentially I was trying to take photos of a local landmark from a slight distance (I'd say 80m or so), from a location which was pitch black - however the landmark was illuminated. My D3200 was complaining in each mode that the subject was too dark and even when attaching my speedlite (which I have tested indoors and works perfectly) the built in flash was trying to open. It was as though the camera wasn't picking up my speedlite was attached. I removed and reattached the Speedlite numerous times, it was securely attached. I turned the flash off in the camera settings & even put fresh batteries into the Speedlite - all to no avail. The built in flash was not powerful enough to capture the subject correctly. Any suggestions? Is there a setting to override the built in flash or is this simply down to the method in which I was trying to take the shot? Please excuse any ignorance or complete misunderstanding as I have said, I am completely new to this world. Thanks [/QUOTE]

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