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High Speed Sync - Show Me Your Samples!
Hi everyone, I haven't used flash since like 2009 or so. I never even knew that high speed sync was a thing till I started looking at flashes recently to purchase. Anyway, I watched a few videos and so far the samples I have seen haven't looked that great to me. Could you guys and gals post some samples you have shot, settings if you remember them, and equipment is possible. I just want to take it all in. I made the mistake of buying a sync cord which is way too short (6 feet but it's looped...) so I won't be doing much with my flash until I get a set of pocketwizards or something. Thanks in advance. Feb 10 15 06:26 pm Link Regarding high speed sync, the only things I know its good for are cutting down on the power your strobe needs to kick out when cutting down your ambient light, while maintaining a wider open aperture for greater control on your depth of field. My best analogy would be of a strobe in a dimly lit room. Feb 28 15 05:08 pm Link  D800 iso 100, 1000th sec, f/8 or f/11 SB910 at full power on a monopod being held by my wife off to the side. Shot at about 2:00 pm. Feb 28 15 05:38 pm Link beautiful Dave Feb 28 15 06:19 pm Link 2x Neewer tt850 with yongnuo 622c ...50mm 1.2  _MG_8058 (1) by josedeidaphotography, on Flickr and or F20  ParkEL by josedeidaphotography, on FlickrFeb 28 15 06:58 pm Link First let's be clear about what high speed sync is. It is taking a photo using a flash above the camera's sync speed. Usually above 1/250 shutter speed. It has nothing to do with aperture. Some of the photos here are not taken at high speed sync. "The Dave" is a perfect example of high speed sync. Here is my sample (Not as good as The Dave's but it qualifies as HSS)  f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/500 SB-800 Flash fired (HSS) Feb 28 15 09:24 pm Link Here are two samples images... https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W78fP-XNres/ … 8-Edit.jpg f4 @ 1/2500s ISO 100 https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IHVFOZEIC4Y/ … g_4099.jpg f4 @ 1/2500s ISO 100 +18_http://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/120919/22/505aa5042231e.jpg f4 @ 1/4000s ISO 200 Feb 28 15 10:17 pm Link If you really want to play around with HSS, I suggest a set of Phottix Odin's. They are awesome for this. Feb 28 15 10:18 pm Link me voy wrote: Only one Feb 28 15 10:58 pm Link HSS where the flash emits a series of pulses and is therefore at reduced power, the faster the shutter speed the lower the actual light output from the flash - this is what speedlight / camera systems do Hyper-Sync PW style changes the timings of the flash sync process. The flash still fires a single flash at the power set but it depends where on the exposure curve you are as to how much power you might lose. I find Speedlight HSS to be of marginal benefit given how much the power of the flash is diminished. I definitely find the power to be very limiting once I go up to 1/1000 or faster on the shutter. If it is a shallower DoF that you are after then ND filters can be more effective. If it is reducing the impact of ambient in the exposure then higher power pack lights can be more effective. With my PW TT1/5 combo and a 600w/s pack light I lose about 3 stops at 1/8000 although I have not fully tweaked the timings. This is still somewhat more than I get from a speedlight at shutter speeds within sync and at full power. I do not have any example photos on this device. Feb 28 15 11:17 pm Link  Nikon D4, 24-70mm, can't remember exact settings and don't have my original file handy for reference, but I was shooting into a bright sunset, it's a SB910 and SB700 both with soft boxes, phottix odin remotes. I definitely remember it was HSS because I had to move the flashes in stupid close to make up for the power loss. Feb 28 15 11:47 pm Link 18+ https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 7#20963627 18+ Double strobes behind me to conquer the sun, ISO 200, f/18 or so I can't recall exactly. Mar 01 15 02:25 am Link tenrocK photo wrote: According to the EXIF you shot at a shutter speed of 1/200. That is NOT HSS. On a D700, HSS is above a shutter speed of 1/250 and you can even go up to 1/320. If you shoot at above that then it is HSS. On your sample you under exposed the background. Nothing wrong with that. It is actually my favorite thing to do when shooting outdoors. Mar 01 15 09:18 am Link  Nikon D800e, multiple speedlight setup, 1/1000 sec., f/13. Mar 01 15 03:49 pm Link iso 100, f 1.8 1/1250 Mar 01 15 04:09 pm Link Shot with a D7000 1/2500th Iso 100 f4, my first serious attempt at Hss but quite pleased with the outcome  Mar 05 15 03:01 am Link Yajhil Alvarez wrote: Focal Length 250mm; f/5.6; 1/8000 second, ISO 1600; aperture priority; Manual WB; Nikon D3 -The Dave- wrote: +1 QFT my Phottix Odins are cherished... a primary component for location assignments... there are compelling reasons why they have become ubiquitous for commercial shooters doing wedding events... Mar 05 15 08:37 am Link Nikon D70s / ISO200 / 28-105mm / 1/5000 sec / f/7.1 / Alien Bee AB400 / 24"x32" SoftBox / 1:25 pm  Mar 05 15 09:40 am Link Most of my portfolio is shot with this technique. Please have a look. Mar 08 15 10:27 am Link Glad you posted this. Since my knowledge is minimal at best with lighting, high speed sync is something I have wanted to play with... Love the examples thus far. Mar 08 15 10:37 am Link Warren Leimbach wrote: Nice shots in your port. Did you used speedlites? Mar 08 15 01:49 pm Link |
