on 1/3/03 20:21, Dave Buyens at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> The 1Ds uses a CMOS.  Hence, the shutter does indeed control the flash
> duration.

Thanks for the reply Dave...

but  - I don't get what you are saying - is the fact that it is a CMOS chip
part of the reason that it has to be controlled mechanically rather than
electronically? are you saying that if it was a CCD it would be different?

Also, Ian Reynolds mentions that the sync should be 1/250 - you may be right
- (I am not certain that it was 1/125 when I tested) - but the essence of my
question is not about the achieving best possible mechanically controlled
sync speeds, but whether it is possible to achieve a huge improvement to say
1/2000 or 1/5000 by working around the finite performance of mechanical
shutters and controlling the exposure electronically as the Camedia does.

Many thanks

Alan Mahon

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