Dear Andrew,
Why not? Lightning lasts 1/2-2 seconds usually, while the shutter delay is
less than 1/4 second.
Has anyone tried it?
Tom
On 8 Apr 2001, at 10:02, sayeth Andrew Fildes <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Now this occured to me but, I told myself, surely the lightning flash would
> be long over by the time the slave triggered the shutter? I know slaves are
> pretty quick but there must be a fair time lag in the winder firing the
> shutter? How long is a lightning flash anyway?
> AndrewF
>
>
> >Good for lightning capture, too
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >On 26 Mar 2001, at 14:17, sayeth Andrew Fildes <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >...
> >> Incidentally - came up with a neat remote trigger. I got a Nissin flash
> >> slave trigger in a box of bits. one of those transparent types. In with it
> >> was a short flash cord - PC on one end and mini-jack on t'other. So, I
> >> thort, is there any reason why the slave couldn't fire an Oly Winder? It
> >> can. I can use a small flash with a manual test button as a trigger and the
> >> slave sits on top of the OM with its finger in the hole. Brilliant! The
> >> possibilities are legion. (Apologies if this has been suggested before -
> >> I'm creative but rarely original).
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