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<blockquote data-quote="alfaholic" data-source="post: 134976" data-attributes="member: 13066">Sometimes I need to bounce the flash, but I do not have enough time to get my external flash from the bag, so I use Nikon lens cap, pop up the flash, put the cap at 45 degrees to bounce it of the ceiling, and it works well in some conditions.I did it on my D3100 numerous times, but last night I tried the same procedure on my D7000 and got very strange sound, like my flash bulb exploded, something like splash sound, then smell of a burned plastic, and trace of a burned plastic on the lens cap.I thought my flash bulb was dead, but it works well. I tried the same again, and the same happened.What can be the problem here? Or is it a problem at all?Is it maybe because built in flash was set to TTL, and the first time flash sent the signal it never reached the sensor because of the lens cap covering the flash, so camera set the power to maximum?Or maybe the light was so strong it burned the plastic?Either way, can I destroy my built in flash doing this?Maybe sounds stupid, but it worked well before...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="alfaholic, post: 134976, member: 13066"] Sometimes I need to bounce the flash, but I do not have enough time to get my external flash from the bag, so I use Nikon lens cap, pop up the flash, put the cap at 45 degrees to bounce it of the ceiling, and it works well in some conditions. I did it on my D3100 numerous times, but last night I tried the same procedure on my D7000 and got very strange sound, like my flash bulb exploded, something like splash sound, then smell of a burned plastic, and trace of a burned plastic on the lens cap. I thought my flash bulb was dead, but it works well. I tried the same again, and the same happened. What can be the problem here? Or is it a problem at all? Is it maybe because built in flash was set to TTL, and the first time flash sent the signal it never reached the sensor because of the lens cap covering the flash, so camera set the power to maximum? Or maybe the light was so strong it burned the plastic? Either way, can I destroy my built in flash doing this? Maybe sounds stupid, but it worked well before... [/QUOTE]

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