Modeling Flash On The Nikon D300

Adrian Wong · 26th May 2008, 12:30 PM

Man, I HATE this feature!

Ever since I bought the Nikon D300, I've always wondered why my flash would go berserk whenever I press the Depth of Field (DoF) preview button. I just discovered that it's because of the Modeling Flash feature in the Nikon D300.

Apparently, Modeling Flash triggers a rapid burst of flashes from the Nikon Speedlight flash, so that it acts like a modeling flash. Supposed to be useful for users of multiple flashes, but I can tell you that it's really irritating for users of SINGLE flashes.

By default, it's turned on. Sheer stupidity on Nikon's part. After all, how many users of multiple flashes do you know? I'm pretty sure we users of single flashes far outnumber users of multiple flashes.

So, if you have been startled by your flash's abnormal flashing whenever you press the DoF Preview button, well, just disable it. You can do so by going to Menu -> Custom Setting Menu (pencil icon) -> e - Bracketing/flash -> e4 - Modeling Flash.

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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,939 Reputation: 2958 Rep Power: 65	Modeling Flash On The Nikon D300 Man, I HATE this feature! Ever since I bought the Nikon D300, I've always wondered why my flash would go berserk whenever I press the Depth of Field (DoF) preview button. I just discovered that it's because of the Modeling Flash feature in the Nikon D300. Apparently, Modeling Flash triggers a rapid burst of flashes from the Nikon Speedlight flash, so that it acts like a modeling flash. Supposed to be useful for users of multiple flashes, but I can tell you that it's really irritating for users of SINGLE flashes. By default, it's turned on. Sheer stupidity on Nikon's part. After all, how many users of multiple flashes do you know? I'm pretty sure we users of single flashes far outnumber users of multiple flashes. So, if you have been startled by your flash's abnormal flashing whenever you press the DoF Preview button, well, just disable it. You can do so by going to Menu -> Custom Setting Menu (pencil icon) -> e - Bracketing/flash -> e4 - Modeling Flash. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs