Maximum camera's shutter speed possible when using a flash
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How can I shoot in a studio at the widest apertures?
I ran into a limitation while shooting a newborn baby this weekend. I was indoors next to a set of windows. I was also using an off camera flash on a stand through an umbrella. The flash was a Canon ...
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How does high speed sync mode work?
Some flash units have a high speed sync mode, that allow a camera to take a
photograph with the flash while using a shutter speed that exceeds the X-sync speed.
The photo won't appear with improper ...
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Why is 1/250th second used as shutter speed when using a speedlight with my Nikon D7000?
I've got a Nikon D7000, if I increase the shutter speed it eventually goes to the bulb option and after that to 250, I've been told that 250/second is specifically for when using a speedlight as ...
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How can I get a black background in daylight using flash sync speed with no extra gear?
I have seen sports photography where the background is completely wiped out (black) during daylight. I'm trying to achieve a similar (pure black background) effect with no extra gear, just a DSLR ...
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Nikon D40 and yongnuo yn-560 ii external flash. Slow shutter speed issues
I bought a new flash last week and started using it with my Nikon D40 yesterday. The flash is the yongnuo yn-560 ii.
I had a tough time to photoshoot. I was indoors and shooting on A mode.
Many ...
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Can wireless flash triggers decrease the camera's actual sync speed?
Can wireless flash triggers decrease the camera's actual sync speed?
I am using a set of YN-603 triggers to trigger a YN-560II with my D5100, but it looks like when I have it set as 1/200s I get a ...
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What exactly is flash sync speed, and should it be a factor in a buying decision?
What exactly is flash sync speed and should it be a factor in a buying decision?
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Why is the D7000 limited to shutter speed of 1/250th when the flash is up?
Sometimes in bright backlight and with large aperture (f2.8) I want flash at high shutter speeds. But when I pop the flash up on D7000 it caps the shutter speed to 1/250th, which overexposes the ...
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What does it mean to “kill the ambient”?
I have heard of a technique called "killing the ambient" in flash photography. What does it mean and how do I do it? This similar existing post I believe is separate enough to warrant this question - ...
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What is the highest shutter speed in which the shutter is at some point completely open?
Specifically, for my Nikon D7000, but also in general. Is this shutter speed basically going to be the same shutter speed as the fastest flash sync speed, or the flash sync speed more affected by ...
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Which cameras can sync at faster than 1/250?
I am told that certain (mostly older) DSLRs can sync (i.e. successfully work with flash) at shutter speeds faster than 1/250 of a second.
Which makes / models can do this?
Update
Thank you for ...
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Canon 30D + speedlight not synching properly
My 30D + 340EX has started acting up. About half the time the flash doesn't synch properly, leaving some portion of the frame incorrectly exposed (sometimes the top doesn't get flash, sometimes the ...
