Bruce - have you ever tried the high-speed sync option with an external flash? gs George Sinos -------------------- www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > I have sympathy for the "only 1/180th sec flash sync" whine because I > could benefit from faster there too. It would mean being able to use a > flash or two to overcome bright sunlight. The Fuji x100s has a leaf > shutter and ultra fast x-sync, like 1/2000th sec, and apparently it's > astounding shooting with flash outdoors: > > http://strobist.blogspot.ca/2013/05/leaf-shutter-nd-flash-fuji-x100s.html > > But I just limit myself to early morning or late afternoon through > evening outdoor location shoots and it's no big deal. Or I just find > some shade and shoot midday. > > I very happily trade all these other great new things for the > status-quo flash sync. > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> The most whining I've seen is that there is no improvement in the >> 1/180th flash sync speed. >> >> I find this a bit humorous, being an old fart, and wondering how we >> ever got along in the 1/60th of a second film camera X-sync days. >> There was a manufacturer that attained 1/125th with a vertical focal >> plane shutter, if memory serves. >> >> The way the "problem" was addressed in the old days was to use leaf >> shutter lenses. In fact, even the film 645 and 67s had a couple of >> leaf shutter lens options. To my knowledge there are no Pentax leaf >> shutter lenses in the digital age. If such a solution were available, >> the whining would probably switch to how expensive they were. >> >> Other concerns: >> Focus Peaking: Has it >> Mirror Lock-up: Has it >> Kick-ass FPS: Has it >> Improved AF: Has it >> Improved video: Has it (still has the 25 minute limitation due to heat). >> >> If there is one feature that would have video geeks and >> astrophotographers cheering, it would be a way to add sensor cooling. >> I saw one innovative astrophotographer who did this to his camera by >> running tiny lines from a CO2 tank through the camera body over (or >> was it under) the sensor. AH, here it is: >> http://www.ledametrix.com/co2/ >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Okay, the news has been out long enough now. Let the bashing and whinging >>> begin. >>> >>> No cup-holders, damn it! >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
