Aside from the unit being more prone to overheating during a shoot, what are the disadvantages to running a speedlite at 1/1 power?
toastyphoto Senior Member  302 posts Joined Dec 2010 More info | Feb 17, 2012 20:34 | #1 Aside from the unit being more prone to overheating during a shoot, what are the disadvantages to running a speedlite at 1/1 power? 5D II | 24-70 2.8L II | 16-35 2.8L II | 70-200 2.8L IS II | 50 1.4 | 430 EX II x2 | PW ControlTL
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questionmarc Senior Member 835 posts Likes: 11 Joined Dec 2011 Location: Vancouver, Canada More info | Feb 17, 2012 21:14 | #2 well the only obvious ones i can think of are recycle times and drains the battery faster... 60D, 5DmkIII, 50 f1.8
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rudy_216 Senior Member 299 posts Joined Oct 2008 More info | Feb 17, 2012 21:14 | #3 Longer duration of the light. A full power discharge take a lot longer than half power. So if you are trying to avoid motion blur then don't go higher than half power.  
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