Timeline for Can I simulate bulb lighting electronically?
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| Jul 16, 2018 at 13:06 | comment | added | Michael C | @TobySpeight Just how much a speedlight's modelling light flickers can vary by implementation. If you are using Yongnuo's forget it. They're very pulsed, and more than 2-3 shots in a relatively short time period will probably burn out the whole thing anyway. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 13:03 | comment | added | Michael C | I'd say combining 2nd curtain sync with continuous LED lights that don't flicker like your current helmet lights will probably give you the results you desire. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 13:02 | comment | added | Michael C | HSS pulses the flash, but due to the decay characteristics of most flash tubes used in camera flashes, the light doesn't pulse as much as, say, your LEDs do. The next pulse happens before the energy in the tube has dropped very far. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 13:00 | comment | added | Toby Speight | The "modelling light" really doesn't work - that's definitely flickering. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 13:00 | comment | added | Toby Speight | Thanks. HSS is too short (and as you say, it's not intended for this task; I thought it worked by pulsing the flash?). I've tried second-curtain sync, but then I need some source of steady light, which isn't conveniently available. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 12:57 | history | answered | Michael C | CC BY-SA 4.0 |