I did end up increasing iso, and that was the easiest way round the
problem, but I did want it all - that's what digital camera's are for,
isn't it? ;) I should have investigated the FP flash function to see
if it could operate with the flash off camera - next time.
James
On 18 Feb 2009, at 00:37, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
> Your solution is to up the ISO probably by two stops worth from
> whatever
> base you were at... and increase the shutter speed accordingly. As to
> the fill flash sync problem that will create... well, you can't have
> it
> all unless you're willing to spring for some different equipment. Got
> any FP bulbs around?
>
> Dr. Flash
>
>
> James R wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>> Thy don't sit still long enough to keep a flash picture from getting
>>> blurred. ;)
>>
>> This brought to mind a problem I had recently where I had to take
>> some
>> photos of a runner. It was an overcast day so I wanted to add a bit
>> of
>> flash to give some proverbial punch, but not completely overpower
>> daylight. I thought someone jogging would be 'stopped' adequately by
>> 1/250th of a sec, but it turned out that even at 1/500th I was
>> getting
>> a little movement. It really needed something like 1/800th to freeze
>> movement completely.
>>
>> My camera has a 1/250th sync speed, excluding the 'super' flash mode
>> which wasn't an option for me. So the only way I could get something
>> close to what I wanted was to use 1/500th and only have the flash
>> illuminate the top half of the runner, which looked alright as that
>> coincided with the horizon. I can't help thinking that I've missed
>> something and there's some way of getting this to work just fine -
>> any
>> suggestions?
>>
>> James
>>
>>
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