> One of my friends wants to buy the F100 over F80 because the former
> has a 1/250 flash-sync speed. In the case of Canon, I would have to
> pass over the Elan 7, if that's the case, and select the EOS 3 or
> EOS 5 instead. How important is a higher flash-sync speed? To my
> mind, the only advantage a faster flash-sync has, is in case of
> fill-in flash, where one can use a faster lens. With a slower
> flash-sync, I must either slow down the shutter by using an
> appropriate aperture, in which case the DOF is affected. Or, I
> must use a filter to decrease the amount of light so that the
> camera uses a 1/125. If that's the only issue, I don't see why I
> should make a fuss over flash-sync.
Not everyone needs fash flash sync....
Another use of fast flash sync to exclude ambient light and rely on
flash illumination only, as I do with my hummingbird photography - while
keeping as wide an aperture as possible.
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Dave Herzstein
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http://www.kjsl.com/~dave
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