tape the thing down and call it done. however, i like to use this pop-up flash every once in a while as a commander flash for off-camera lights. so i still want the ability for it to pop up, but i don’t want it to pop up accidentally. to fix this, press the flash button and have the flash pop up, then hold the button and spin the rear wheel till you get to the flash off setting. now, press the pop-up flash back down and it will no longer pop up when you press the button. you do have to turn this setting back to on if you want 