"Neil K." wrote: > > I'm working on an EOS flash document and have a goofy flash-related question. > > I know that a symptom of exceeding the X-sync of your camera when > using flash can be a darkened bar that runs the width of the image - > the flash isn't able to expose fully the image area when the shutter > gap is reduced to a narrow slit formed by the two curtains. > > However, I've had such bars appear on photos taken with my EOS gear. > How is this possible? My EOS cameras (an Elan and a 10s; neither of > which support FP flash) don't let me exceed the X-sync shutter speed > when flash is turned on. > > Any ideas? Am I missing something obvious? I'm using a 430EZ flash, > so it's not something to do with a studio strobe. >
Well, with the flash mounted on the hot shoe, the camera wouldn't let you choose a shutter speed too fast for syncing. So one idea would be, it wasn't properly mounted. That way it might still be triggered, but some or all of the rest of the interface wasn't working. Maybe you used a non dedicated flash cord? Another one would be a defective shutter, but you should have noticed that in your pictures. Thomas Bantel * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
