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Unintended eclipses with the D810 built-in flash

July 31, 2014 By JimK Leave a Comment

I suppose that the best flash, like the best camera, is the one you have with you. In that case, there’s a lot to be said for that dinky little flash that lives on top of the Nikon D810’s prism housing.

On the other hand, it doesn’t stick up very far when you turn it on. That causes potential red-eye problems, and also is an invitation for the lens to block the beam. This tends to be more of a problem with zooms than primes, at closer distances, with lens hood attached, and at shorter focal lengths. There’s no sure-fire way to say if a suspect lens will suffer from the problem without testing, Here are a few such tests.

Nikon 17-35 f/2.8 with hood at 17mm focal length
Nikon 17-35 f/2.8 with hood at 17mm focal length

Nikon 17-35 f/2.8 with hood at 35mm focal length

Nikon 17-35 f/2.8 with hood at 35mm focal length

Nikon 24-70 f/2.8, no hood at 24 mm focal length
Nikon 24-70 f/2.8, no hood at 24 mm focal length
Nikon 24-70 f/2.8, no hood at 35 mm focal length
Nikon 24-70 f/2.8, no hood at 35 mm focal length

 

Nikon 24-70 f/2.8, no hood at 70 mm focal length
Nikon 24-70 f/2.8, no hood at 70 mm focal length
Nikon 35 f/1.4, no hood
Nikon 35 f/1.4, no hood
Nikon 24 mm f/1.4, no hood
Nikon 24 mm f/1.4, no hood
Nikon 14mm f/2.8, built-in hood
Nikon 14mm f/2.8, built-in hood
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