Why, oh why, oh WHY?

Does it take 2 seconds for a flash to fire on a d300 or if multiple shots are taken in succession they all fire but I can take a nap befor it's done.

I'm exagerating a bit but it's the slowest SOB I've ever seen with a flash... settings?

I'm talking either on or off board flash, makes no difference...

Huh? Is the flash firing at full-power? That's probably what's going on. You need to adjust your ISO higher so that the flash doesn't need to fire @ full-power.

A little more detail maybe? Are you saying there is a noticeable pause between the time you press the shutter button and the time the flash fires (and therefore when the shutter actually trips).

Just thinking out loud, but might you have accidentally had the time delay function activated?

(Oops, I meant "exposure delay", one of the custom settings.)

Yeah there is about a 1-2 second delay between shutter press and fire in any mode. Full power, 1/2, 1/3, FP doen't matter. And no the timer is not on... Testin with an SB600 in itt-l and AA in bight light to low light... Nothing changes same delay.

So does your shutter also fire at the end of those 2 seconds?

dcands wrote:
Yeah there is about a 1-2 second delay between shutter press and fire in any mode. Full power, 1/2, 1/3, FP doen't matter. And no the timer is not on... Testin with an SB600 in itt-l and AA in bight light to low light... Nothing changes same delay.

Check custom setting d9, which is different from the timer that's set on the camera body.

Just like it's suppose to... I don't get it. I just switched from a Canon 5D to this D300 and am already disappointed 90% of the timje I use flash with multiple unites and this is unacceptable to me unless it's just me being a bone head an not having something set right. I've also cleared all settings to shoot factory defaults, same results.

d9- off

dcands wrote:
d9- off

Well shoot, I'm out of ideas

I know this probably doesn't help, but I haven't had any problems with my D300 or flash. Last night I played around with a self-portrait idea and held the flash a few inches from my face in remote/TTL mode. Worked perfectly.

Hang in there!

So let's recap your complete shooting settings shall we?

Single shot (left top dial on "S").
AF-S (the focus selector on the body to the left of the lens is on "S" and not "C" or "M")
Flash set to front-curtain (the flash settings show nothing except flash icon).

And you still get a consistent 2-second delay in shutter and flash firing? (I'm assuming that the flash and the shutter are firing together).

Let us know if any of your settings are different.

The Camera is exceptional in every other way. I'm going to have Nikon check it because this can't be right

Thanks guys!

Every one of those settings were exactly as you wrote. I have a glitch in the system I believe...

Yeah, sounds like it Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it gets resolved to your satisfaction quickly.

Make sure mirror-lock up is off!

Make sure your camera is not set on Red Eye - that is the usual cause for the problem you are describing.

Michael