Viewfinder w/ Off-Camera Flash - no “ease of viewing” setting. Available?

[misterwatson]

New to the 907f CFV 100C and to the forum.  I've tried off-camera flash using Nikon products/trigger, with some success. EXCEpT when shooting in studio where ambient light is low.  When shooting, viewfinder displays nothing [as I'm frequently at ISO 64;F/8; 1/500].  And AF OR MF are effectively unavailable, as sensor isn't seeing anything.

 On my Nikon Z9, I have a menu choice of "ease of viewing" — which allows for focus and viewfinder, as if open wider, and "Show effects of settings," which of course is dark when at similar ISO 64; f/8;Shutter 1/250.

Since I'm unable to shoot at all (can't obtain focus or even see subject), I'm assuming that I haven't correctly set menu.  I have True Exposure set to "off," as the camera instructs ["when flash is main source"], I have tried with "Display" set on and off and I'm of course using the mechanical shutter.  Does anyone have any advice; the manual seems to answer, but when following its instructions, I'm left with a lovely camera that [until I figure out my mistakes] I can't use in studio.   Thanks in advance.

[glaiben]

See p99 of the manual.  You should able to see the Live View screen if you disable Exposure Simulation in Manual Mode.

[misterwatson]

Thank you for your quick response.  Unfortunately, I walked through pp. 99-100 and went step by step.*  I was unsuccessful.  BUT it sure won't hurt to try again.  Again — thank you.

*I thought that my best bet was to search the word "flash" in the .pdf and follow along as is it were a mystery — which it is.

[glaiben]

That's odd.  I would try to duplicate it, but I sold all my XCD lenses and use the back only now on a tech cam.  I do recall some difficulty syncing the Profoto Air remote with the X2D, but the LV viewfinder was fine.  Good luck.  It should work - hopefully someone else will jump in.

[Hendrix_CI]

Thank you for your quick response.  Unfortunately, I walked through pp. 99-100 and went step by step.*  I was unsuccessful.  BUT it sure won't hurt to try again.  Again — thank you.

*I thought that my best bet was to search the word "flash" in the .pdf and follow along as is it were a mystery — which it is.

If you're shooting tethered with Phocus, then look to the bottom right of your computer screen when engaged in live view, and make sure the capital letter A is highlighted red. This disables exposure simulation, essentially creating auto gain, regardless of what your exposure settings are.


Steve Hendrix/CI