When moving it up and down there is a rattle that sounsds like a loose part in the flash head. Stops when you raise the flash. Is this a defect?
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$3,000.00 cameras are not maracas and should not sound like one when in motion. Clearly, there is a loose part somewhere. My advice? Return it. I have been using Nikon for over thirty years and after the D800 fiasco I will sell and move to the D5, with not much regret, as Nikon's customer service and respect has really suffered.
1686158
Dennis, no - that is normal, all three of the D800s I've had did that. What wasn't normal for the bodies I had was oil that built up on the sensor. Take a picture of the sky or a white computer screen, out of focus at f22. Auto-balance the image in Photoshop and look for spots. The oil spots will be large and dark, and have a halo around them.
680829
I dont know! I had mine with the same problem. It seems like the switch got broken because it feels kind of loose compared on How it was before. Mine It also got water inside. Did your flashkight got water inside too? I have not tried to fix it yet.
1048855
I didn't hear anything rattle. Just when we move the unit further away from the phone the music will skip. But Lepow customer service is pretty awesome, after I posted my issue, someone called me right away and sent me a new unit. You should update your complaint and maybe someone will reachout. Good luck Ramiro
970752
Assuming it is on correctly (top is thin to not interfer with open and close lever action), some sort of misshape does seem to be involved. Send for a new one. Mine closes completely.
1437590
Not sure what exactly you mean but I would suggest tightening the light and taping the metal peice that holds the lense in place so it doesn't rattle loose. Also the part where the light snaps into the mount tebds to connect loosely. You could try taping it or permenently gluing it in place in order to fix the loose connection. Also be aware that there is no indicator that warns you of a low battery so always hace it charge over night before you use it. Otherwise you might wind up ob the otherside of town and have the light suddenly go black like I did. Not fun riding along a busy road with no front light. That was an interesting ride home to say the least. I'm just glad it died before I hit the offroad trail around the lake that I had planned on riding around!
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The top portion does tilt. I found that flashing the ceiling just above the heads helps indoors with close ups. As far as the slave thing, that I do not know. Have not used the flash in a long time. Too flimsy!
1335471
The one I had (and returned) did not rattle at all. I suspect yours is defective. One comment not picked up by the "Reviews" is that it's not easy/quick to release it from the window compared to the redline because of the position of the release button. Lot of deign/eng flaws.
1928516
Yes that rattling is unusual and probably means the bearing are going bad...sorry to tell you that?
1180688
hello , I will agree with you . Don't sound correct . I checked mine . no debris rattling inside .
259408
No .. mine doesn't rattle. It just makes the usual noise that a compressor makes. Hope this helps .. good luck!
620748
All I can tell you is that mine does not do that. I would return it for one that does NOT swing lightly from side to side nor sound like there are loose parts inside. Probably are.
371513
Well, the mode will not change if dropped or shaking. It has to be manually press at the end switch. However the lens for the flash light will become loose if dropped too many times. You have to super glue it or no zooming (in or out).
188139
funny i just noticed that last week, yes it rattles or sounds like there is something loose in there, but it does not affect performance at all, actually i think it maybe the ios mechanism inside.
1157235
Probably right - when I hold thumb on the lens covering and shake the rattle is reduced (although still present), and when the camera is turned on and shaken the rattle is different but seems located at lens area.
892329
I checked mine. It has a light rattle if I shake it side to side (something I wouldn't normally do)
1490033
I tried them in the vamo v5, no real rattle - up and down motion, but I notice most "rattles" come from the side to side motion of the batteries (18350 and 18650) but you gotta be shaking it like morraccas, normal handling it will not rattle.
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They all rattle. It is part of the safety mechanism that keeps it from showing UV light when it is turned on its back.