Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Herb - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:36 PM Subject: Re: flash sync speed Quite frequently, both fill flash and a large aperture are desirable in sunlight. For that, you need high-speed synch.

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-27 Thread Herb Chong
Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:36 PM Subject: Re: flash sync speed Quite frequently, both fill flash and a large aperture are desirable in sunlight. For that, you need high-speed synch.

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Modern flash units are worlds more powerful than what I had back when I used flash a lot, and cover a lot of the need for this kind of stuff. Godfrey On Jun 25, 2005, at 2:07 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: But the ND filter effectively reduces the stop in terms of how much flash you can lay in t

Re: flash sync speed (plus a story about my uncle)

2005-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Bill wrote: BTW, back in the 70s, we used to turn our brides back to the sun to get a nice glow around the veil and shoot at f/5.6 @ 1/60 with fill flash. It worked very well. Of course, this is out of the question with digital, which is kind of persnickety about exposure. Backlit works qu

RE: flash sync speed (plus a story about my uncle)

2005-06-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
obb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26. juni 2005 01:10 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: flash sync speed - Original Message - From: "Tim Øsleby" Subject: RE: flash sync speed > What I find frustrating with slow flash sync? > Sometimes I want to shot more or le

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tim Øsleby" Subject: RE: flash sync speed What I find frustrating with slow flash sync? Sometimes I want to shot more or less towards the sun, and still need a large aperture. I'm talking very high speed. A few days ago, I had to let a ne

RE: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
real downer. It near ruined a nice photo walk. Tim Another Norwegian. -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25. juni 2005 18:46 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: flash sync speed On Jun 25, 2005, at 5:33 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: > I'm ne

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
But the ND filter effectively reduces the stop in terms of how much flash you can lay in the shot. In daylight and with no walls or ceiling to reflect some of the spill light back, it's hard enough to get a useful amount of fill. High speed synch is important for anyone who shoots outdoor portr

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jun 25, 2005, at 1:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Quite frequently, both fill flash and a large aperture are desirable in sunlight. For that, you need high-speed synch. Or an ND filter... :-) Seriously, I do understand about fill flash etc, but 1/180 sec seems quite fast enough for my ne

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Quite frequently, both fill flash and a large aperture are desirable in sunlight. For that, you need high-speed synch. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jun 25, 2005, at 5:33 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jun 25, 2005, at 5:33 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more about this. Ok. What do you find frustrating about it? I normally don't use flash much, but wh

Re: Flash Sync. Speed,

2002-03-24 Thread Prasanta Chakraborty
I think I am the only other Z-5 user. I use a 330-FTZ flash unit and the camera always shows 250 as flash sync speed with either the built-in or 330-FTZ. I will go home today and find the user manual if it says anything about the analog flashes. Regards, Prasanta. - This message is from the Pe

Re: Flash Sync. Speed

2002-03-24 Thread David Brooks
Hi Jim.I cannot answer you quiry,but i remember this was talked about late last year.You might want to check the archives to see if they are still on the server.That might help Dave Begin Original Message From: "Jim Fellows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 08:10:04 -0500