>How are you syncing the strobes to the camera ? If slaved,
>you will need that pop-up. If corded, use manual mode, which
>is where you would want to be anyway for exposure sync and
>exposure. In manual, the pop-up is off by default.



I always shoot in manual with strobes but you could just turn off the flash... Page 71 in the manual.

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