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Re: [OM] fill flash - am I missing something?

Subject: Re: [OM] fill flash - am I missing something?
From: Thomas Bryhn <thomas.bryhn@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 15:20:06 +0100
At 02:35 05.11.2002, Wayne Culberson wrote:
Another question then, if the flash sync speed is 1/60 ttl, why does Carl
Shipman in his book say to "set shutter speed to1/30 or slower" when using
manual operation or normal auto operation (page 97, 98, 10th edition)? Is he
just trying to be extra careful? Is there some circumstance where they don't
sync at 1/60 manual and 1/60 mechanical?

I think this is one of the finer points in the use of OM flash. When you look at the display in one of the automatic cameras you see the result of a pre-exposure *estimate* of the shutter speed. Actual shutter speed is not determined untill the exposure itself. Consequently there can be a difference between the displayed exposure time and the actual one, and to be *absolutely* shure the flash will fire you have to aim for slightly lower speed than 1/60 in the display. This will of course not be a problem if the camera is set to manual, but I guess he is talking about *flash mode*, not camera mode.

Maybe Shipman meant something entirely different, but he was *not* talking about fill-flash as was suggested, because that can not be controlled simply by setting the exposure time to 1/30 or slower and hoping for the best.

Thomas Bryhn


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