D850 may not activate flash in manual mode (and other modes) when using live view

BamBamBambrick

Hi,
I just noticed this yesterday. The way my photo session was evolving, I ended up in manual mode and then went to use live view with the LCD instead of the OVF.

Long story short - the flash did not go off in this configuration after it went off reliably using the OVF and all other factors being equal. I went back to OVF and everything worked as suspected.

Can anyone else please check and confirm this ?

Set up - D850 - manual lens (Zeiss Otus 55mm) Phottix Odin trigger and a Phottix Indra 500.

I also tested with a Nikon SB910 mounted on the D850 camera and same issue. Flash won't fire in live view and manual mode.

A priority also does not fire flash when using live view.

I then checked and with my D810 and I could trigger the flash with live view and manual mode.

Vipmediastar_JZ

I will not fire off using Live view Silent Mode. In normal mode it should work fine.

BamBamBambrick

Appreciate the answer / confirmation but this seems like a bug to me. It worked in the D810. I sometimes like to use live view and remote flashes. Ridiculous Nikon no longer allows it.

BamBamBambrick

It was the 'silent' setting turned on. If only the people in the library took silence as serious as Nikon does.

Vipmediastar_JZ

Yeah sorry If i wasn't clear. I discovered this while testing live mode. When It didnt work I browsed the d850 FB group and found the answer in there. Nikon disabled flash in silent mode using live view. It's in the manual.

BamBamBambrick

If I read a little better (and more open minded) I would have understood you. I'm leaving silent mode off from now on except if I do nature. Not much stealthy about a D850 and SB910 flash that silent mode will save me from.