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Re: [OM] Flash foul-up, what happened?

Subject: Re: [OM] Flash foul-up, what happened?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 02 May 2010 21:46:14 -0400
Yup, and I just looked up the flash duration of a Vivitar 283 at full 
power.  It's 1 msec.  All the shouting was already over 19 msec before 
the first curtain started opening.

Chuck Norcutt

Wayne Harridge wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, I didn't think about that until after I hit the send button.  But 
>> I'm sure you're right.  The flash probably fired even before the curtain 
>>
>> started moving.  No hint of light at all.
>>
> 
> I did a bit of browsing and it seems the FP contact closes about 20mSec 
> before the shutter starts to open.
> 
> ...Wayne
> 
> Wayne Harridge
> 
> http://lrh.structuregraphs.com
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