Yes, any shutter speed, above the native 180 per second with this unit, requires the setting of the available "High Speed Sink" feature. I agree, Jostein that it would seem logical to expect the wing movement to be somewhat slower in making an abrupt turn. J
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2016, at 12:49 PM, Jostein <p...@alunfoto.no> wrote: > > The figure of eight is what I have read too. But I believe the wing tips move > slower at the sharp turns of the eight, so that there are certain wing > positions that allow longer shutter speeds. > > When you do P-TTL, do you use Hi-speed flash mode? Probably a dumb question, > but I don't know the 540 flash (got a Metz unit myself). > > Jostein > > Den 01.08.2016 23.54, skrev Jack Davis: >> Well caught in a nice setting, Jostein. >> I understand that their wings do not ever stop while in flight, but instead, >> each does a >> continuous figure eight. Seems likely to me.(?) >> >> J >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jostein" <p...@alunfoto.no> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Sent: Monday, August 1, 2016 1:56:55 PM >> Subject: Re: Hummer Freezing(?) >> >> I've shot exactly one session with those birds, a ruby-throated >> hummingbird I encountered along the Big Sur in 2013. I remember thinking >> that the wings would have to stop before they turned, and rattled off a >> lot of frames hoping to hit the point where the wings switched >> direction. That was without flash, at 1/1000s shutter speed. I had to >> crank up the ISO to 1600 too. Hit to miss ratio was about 1:30, I guess. >> >> Here's what that looked like: >> http://www.alunfoto.no/album/big-sur/innhold/hummingbird/?base_folder=/ >> >> Jostein >> >> >> Den 01.08.2016 16.48, skrev Jack Davis: >>> >>> >>> My wife made the decision (of course) to hang a couple Hummingbird feeders. >>> I've been dinkin' around attempting to freeze them with an AF540-FGZ on the >>> K-3. >>> I've chosen to use "M" flash setting at 1/64 duration. Not doing it!! >>> Said setting does, however, fully light a scene 'prox 25' across the family >>> room..?? >>> 1/1=1/1200. >>> Tried PTTL at minus a couple stops duration. Background too dark and image >>> soft. I read it >>> can do 1/20000 in the right light. Probably shooting into a mirror >>> close-up.;) >>> >>> Any one? >>> >>> J >>> >>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1080 >>> >>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1081 >>> >>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1082 >>> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
