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<blockquote data-quote="logan" data-source="post: 120602" data-attributes="member: 13166">Hey everyone, I am obviously new here and I need some help. I recently bought a Yongnuo 560 ii (NOT the EX) and I can't get it to fire when it is in the hot shoe of my D700. (It works fine when triggered by the on-camera flash: slave mode.) I tried researching if this is a common issue, or any issue at all, but every search returned a flood of &quot;Nikon D700 hot shoe issues&quot; and little more. I am not ruling out an issue with the hot shoe, but it seems the big issue with the hot shoe is random firing. Admittedly, I am a novice when it comes to flash setup- I was primarily a natural light shooter- and that is why I am asking. When I purchased this flash it was clearly marked in its description &quot;...for Nikon and Canon.&quot; I have used Nikon flashes with no issues before, so I am stumped...I am adding pictures below of the current settings on the camera. Any help is greatly appreciated! Info Breakdown:-Nikon D700-Yongnuo 560 ii (NOT EX)-Flash not firing from hot shoe [ATTACH]28739[/ATTACH][ATTACH]28740[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="logan, post: 120602, member: 13166"] Hey everyone, I am obviously new here and I need some help. I recently bought a Yongnuo 560 ii (NOT the EX) and I can't get it to fire when it is in the hot shoe of my D700. (It works fine when triggered by the on-camera flash: slave mode.) I tried researching if this is a common issue, or any issue at all, but every search returned a flood of "Nikon D700 hot shoe issues" and little more. I am not ruling out an issue with the hot shoe, but it seems the big issue with the hot shoe is random firing. Admittedly, I am a novice when it comes to flash setup- I was primarily a natural light shooter- and that is why I am asking. When I purchased this flash it was clearly marked in its description "...for Nikon and Canon." I have used Nikon flashes with no issues before, so I am stumped... [B]I am adding pictures below of the current settings on the camera.[/B] Any help is greatly appreciated! Info Breakdown: -Nikon D700 -Yongnuo 560 ii (NOT EX) -Flash not firing from hot shoe [ATTACH=CONFIG]28739._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]28740._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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