You'll just have to find a supply of "bright as the sun" Focal Plane
flash bulbs, or some normal ones and gang them together...
On 10/7/2013 1:11 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
i use the high-speed sync function with the K-5 and AF 540. It works well at
close range. I find it most useful when shooting in daylight where the sun
direction can't be managed. True sync enables a more powerful flash burst I
believe, but the high speed option on the AF 540 works well. Plus, it can be
left turned on, as the flash will revert to normal operation when the shutter
speed drops to 1/180th or less.
Paul
On Oct 7, 2013, at 12:55 PM, George Sinos <[email protected]> wrote:
Bruce - have you ever tried the high-speed sync option with an
external flash? gs
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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!
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