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<p>Just wanted to let everyone know that I just had to squeeze hotshoe metal sides more together and it started to work.</p>

<p>Oh wait, that's right, film, thank you for idea. Somehow it didn't cross my mind, but yes, it would be a great way to learn.</p>

<p>Thank you everyone for advice, I got a little scared of fixing it myself, seeing how much I would have to disassemble. Can't afford to lose my only camera at this moment. Maybe later, when I'm rich and successful photographer I can experiment and mess around :D<br /> But I'm still determined to find another way of going around service. Mostly because the connections on hotshoe are not even scratched unlike other really terrible hotshoes that are faulty on online videos. This makes me think that It might be something else, something that does not require disassembling whole camera. Also, my only problem is that I can't put flash into the hotshoe. I actually don't care if flash works only in manual mode in remote, because even when ttl was working I still used manual more often. Problem is that I need it on the camera, because to me it's a struggle to keep it in one hand all the time and camera in another or put it on a stand somewhere in the corner of the room... I generally tend to take as little as possible to photo shoots and I don't like to use any stands and it's just so convenient to have it on top of camera. So I just need something that will trick camera and flash into thinking that flash is not on the camera, although it will be there and it will be used in Remote setting. <br> Forgot that built in flash acts as commander, so when speedlight sits on it, it closes a little bit and stops acting as commander. Will try to unscrew the top of built in flash, maybe it will think that it's still on the camera and is open and I will be able to use speedlight on top and in remote setting. Fingers crossed.</p>

<p><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=5972061">robert stig</a> I guess I could say I'm in similar thoughts on repairs and services. Anyhow, it's always best to learn everything about our cameras, especially if they tend to brake. Good skill that every photographer should actually have and should be tough in photography schools- at least basics. <a href="/photodb/user?user_id=869561"><br /></a></p>

<p>Hello,<br> My Nikon D700 camera does not recognize any flash when mounted on camera. I went to photography shop, they checked camera and said that I have to send it for repair for few hundred pounds. I've decided to fix it myself and was looking for some tips on how to change d700 hotshoe and where online I could buy Nikon parts for this task. This type of information does not seem to be too popular online and there are only few dslr camera parts that are available online.</p>

<p>*UPD<br> Sorry, when I'm in TTL mode and M symbol with arrow appears, I move down to Manual flash mode and M with exclamation mark doesn't appear anymore, but it doesn't fire in manual mode anyway. </p>

<p>Hi there. My Nikon SB700 flash is not working when mounted on D700 hotshoe. It works great when off the camera though.<br> When I mount it on the camera, an exclamation mark appears on flash screen and a letter M with arrow above it pointing down. I tried to go from TTL to Manual mode, but still, the same thing happens and . Camera focuses on the target, but shutter not going off.<br> I tried to change batteries in camera and in flash and clean the hotshoe contacts, which visually seem fine, but nothing seems to help.<br> Also on camera screens an arrow symbol (flashbolt symbol?) is flashing when flash is mounted.<br> None of this has happened before and I have been using this camera with this flash for almost 2 years. I really hope that I've just screwed up some settings in menu and I won't have to send it for repair. Tried to search for answers, but couldn't find any solution.<br> Hoping to be saved,<br> Sincerely,<br> Inni Pants</p>

<p>Thank you everyone for suggestions. I really don't have the time to look for photos now besides it would not make a difference because I explained everything already. The only thing that you could see in a picture maybe would be how much the sky is blown out in d700 photo and if any detail really is available to be brought back. <br> But thank you really, I didn't have a clue about different exposures in different cameras. And thanks about retouching advice also, I already started to use that advice.</p>

<p>I'm not talking about too overexposed areas. For example I took some photos with d3100 of a country scene with cloudy sky. I didn't use any filters and as you may well know, if I expose for land, then sky in these situations is a bit overexposed, but I could recover all of it in lightroom before. (I know about bracketing option btw :)<br> I'm familiar with iso, aperture and sh. speed aswell, and I look at the histogram as well.<br> With d700, I slide the highlight slider down and it barely changes anything.<br> Maybe it's lightroom? I used to use Lightroom 4, now I use 5th edition.</p>

<p>Hi there,<br> I might be just seeing things, but when I had my first camera (Nikon D3100), I could return a lot of detail in Lightroom, when lowering highlights.<br> Now I use D700 for about a year and it seems to me that when I lower highlights, I can return only little detail back. When I did it with d3100, the detail that came back was amazing.<br> So the question is- is there a setting in camera that allows you to make RAW files to save more information and bring back more in post production?<br> Thank you :)</p>

<p>I'm actually attending wedding rehearsal. Will try to talk to him in a professional and confident manner :)<br> It will be really good for me. I will be able to check where it's best to stand, how far lens will reach, how dark it actually is etc.<br> Thank you for everything. I'll make sure to post comment on my experience after the wedding. </p> <p>Inni</p>

<p>Thank you for valuable advice. I appreciate it a lot. Somehow I thought that if a bride talks to reverend then it's enough. Thank god there's internet and I can receive these lifesaving tips.</p>

<p>Forgot to say that I also have Rogue reflector, but I don't use it because I think it looks kinda funny, but, maybe, if priest allows to use flash at the ceremony, then I could use it to bounce light.<br> This one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rogue-FlashBender-Large-Positionable-Reflector/dp/B003UOIMAS/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1427659384&sr=1-4&keywords=rogue+reflector<br> * D700 shutter is REALLY loud, certainly louder than D3100. Is this ok at the ceremony?</p>