SB 800 preflashes?

<p>I am pretty sure these are not preflashes. I use a D300 and when I set my sb 800 to ttl mode to take a shot it will visibly flash 3 times for about 1 second, before finally taking the shot (the fourth flash). When I use the pop up flash on the camera with the same lens and everything (in ttl mode) it functions perfectly. How do I fix this?</p>

<p>Turn off the red-eye feature! That will help.</p>

<p>Red-eye reduction = EVIL<br>

Bouncing flash = GOOD!</p>

<p>Here in Texas our mantra is "Ribeye good, redeye bad".</p>

<p>Definitely I like Texas.</p>

<p>"Ribeye good, redeye bad."<br>

Texas good, taxes bad.</p>

<p>You guys. I have a headache today, quit making me laugh. Now I need multiple pops of ibuprofen.</p>

<p>Joseph, other SB-800 tricks will produce multiple pops, besides the red-eye reduction (which describes what you noted): slow sync rear curtain flash; the disco strobe modeling light - usually activated by the DOF preview button; and repeating flash mode.</p>

<p>You should not be able to see preflashes unless</p>

<ol>

<li>your eyes have been upgraded to firmware v.7.1.* </li>

<li>your optic nerve is detaching from the retina ** </li>

</ol>

<p>-------<br>

* USB port required for firmware update<br>

**Please see your<em> ophthalmologist </em> <a onmousedown="return clk(this.href,'','','res','1','')" href="http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Opthamologist" ><em><em></em> </em> </a> immediately</p>

 

<p >How you can see your ophthalmologist if your retina is already detached?</p>

<p>Shun,</p>

<p>EXCELLENT point, that's why, when it happened to me, I went to the ear doctor, who just looked at me funny... At least I think he did... I couldn't see anything...</p>

<p>So you went to a ear doctor when you had an eye problem?</p>

<p>thanks matt.</p>

<p>Huh? Whadya say? I can't hear ya...</p>

<p>But seriously folks, take my flash please...</p>