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Camera Talk / Re: FV Lock isn't working as expected on my Nikon Z8.
« Last post by David H. Hartman on May 19, 2026, 11:38:41 »
Quote from: Ilkka Nissilä on May 19, 2026, 11:05:13
I did not get overexposed results with my setup with or without FV lock. I don't have an SB-800 to test.

The SB-800 did not expose correctly with a Godox/Flashpoint set of a trigger and receivers in iTTL mode unless curiously I used FV (lock) whereas my SB-700 did. This setup worked perfectly in manual flash mode and the exposures were great with the SB-800 and iTTL but only with the use of the FV (lock). The camera was a D850.

At some point I'll have to get an SB-5000 or twoj but until I get a mid range zoom in Z mount.

The SB-800 is an interesting speedlight. I believe it is compatible all the way back to the FE2 but it is showing its age.

Dave
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Camera Talk / Re: FV Lock isn't working as expected on my Nikon Z8.
« Last post by Ilkka Nissilä on May 19, 2026, 11:05:13 »
I did not get overexposed results with my setup with or without FV lock. I don't have an SB-800 to test.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by aerobat on May 19, 2026, 08:57:09 »
Early bird - Z8 & Z 400mm f/4.5
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by Fons Baerken on May 19, 2026, 07:35:10 »
May 19

morning rose

Z7_2  Voigtländer 65mm f/2

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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by Fons Baerken on May 19, 2026, 06:29:02 »
Quote from: aerobat on May 18, 2026, 15:32:12
Reflections - Leica Q2

Quote from: aerobat on May 18, 2026, 15:30:39
This is very beautiful Fons!

Thank you Daniel!
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Camera Talk / Re: Nikkormat(Nikomat) FT2 The Strange Serial No.
« Last post by David H. Hartman on May 19, 2026, 06:13:37 »
I don't have an answer but you might like this site...

https://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/

Best,

Dave

My first serious camera was a Nikkormat FTn.
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Camera Talk / Nikkormat(Nikomat) FT2 The Strange Serial No.
« Last post by kaz on May 19, 2026, 04:23:41 »
Hi!
 I just registered here.

 I recently got an FT2 from a second hands store and there's something about it that's been bothering me.
 I'd like to ask a question.
I'm sorry that if this topic should be on the other place.

It seems like the serial number of the FT2, I happened to get is written as "5700733".

I bought it because it was in really mint condition, but I've never seen a serial number starting with 570xxxx before.
So, I wanted to know what it means. I've searched online, but I can only find serial numbers up to around 549xxxx.
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Camera Talk / Re: FV Lock isn't working as expected on my Nikon Z8.
« Last post by David H. Hartman on May 18, 2026, 22:54:47 »
Ilkka,

The FV (lock) (assigned to the Fn2 button), functions to the extent that it fires preflashes and locks the flash exposure but the resulting flash exposure blows out the subject. I'm guessing about 2 to 2.5 stops of over exposure.

I've tried everything I can think of: [TTL][BL], [TTL], manual exposure, aperture preferred, programed mode. I've tried Matrix and Center Weighted metering. I tried spot meter with the SB-400 and SB-700 which is supposed to force Standard iTTL. I've tried turning off flicker control, etc. Again this is with an SB-400, SB-700 and SB-800. The only mode that doesn't cause over-exposure is [AA], Auto Aperture with preflash which with my speedlights is only available with the SB-800. [AA] uses the sensor on the face of the SB-800.

The flash exposure I get with the Z8 without FV (lock) are as expected with all my speedlights. There was only one reply that didn't solve that person's problem.

I know there are compatibility issues with the SB-800 and Godox/Flashpoint triggers and receivers that are not present with the SB-700. I got gross under exposures with the SB-800 in iTTL mode unless I used FV (lock) with my D850. With FV (lock) the exposures were fine. If framing and focus remain constant I should get the same flash exposure with and without FV (lock). With a DSLR I found flash exposure consistent with FV (lock) followed by recomposing and that I believe is one of the prime reasons for FV (lock). Maybe there are compatibility issues with my speedlights that are solved with the SB-5000.

I read on Dpreview someone having the same over exposure problem with a Z8 and FV (lock).

Dave

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Camera Talk / Re: FV Lock isn't working as expected on my Nikon Z8.
« Last post by Ilkka Nissilä on May 18, 2026, 19:20:50 »
Quote from: David H. Hartman on May 17, 2026, 22:20:26
The only SB-800 mode that functions as expected with the FV(lock) and Nikon Z8 is [AA] or Auto Aperture which uses the sensor on the front of the SB-800 rather than the image sensor in the camera. Perhaps FV (lock) is just not compatible without a separate sensor such as the ones in the D850's finder. I have some ideas why FV (lock) may be fundamentally incompatible with the image sensor in a digital camera, DSLR or mirrorless. Now I'm wondering if there is a way to lock in the exposure after taking a shot: shutter, aperture and flash duration. Also the same problem I'm having with the SB-800 is the same with the SB-400 and SB-700.

I'll talk to Nikon but last time I did whoever I talked to thought the *.nxd and *.nka files were presets rather than potentially unique to a single image.

Dave

FV lock works correctly (in the expected way, familiar from DSLRs) in my Z8 when a Z 50 mm f/1.8 S and SB-5000 are mounted on the hot shoe. Manual mode was selected for ambient exposure and TTL for flash.

I did a bunch of tests and the flash output was clearly locked by the FV lock functionality (assigned to Fn1 button) and a second press of the button released it.
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Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM / Re: [Theme]Red is the rule here
« Last post by KarlMera on May 18, 2026, 18:41:14 »
Creamy
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