Canon EOS 1D MKIII Sync Speed for studio lights?

Im trying to find this info.. My manual just says : X-Sync at 1/300 sec (with ex series speedlite for EOS Cameras)

I tried googling and found this info :

1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments), X-sync at 1/300 sec. (with EOS Speedlites; 1/250 maximum with other shoe-mount flashes, and up to 1/60 with studio strobes)

1/60 with studio strobes? that correct? seems very slow to me for this camera...

I routinely use 1/160th to 1/200th with my 1DMKIIN and studio strobes. I would think the MKIII would be at least as capable.

Mark

it depends on what type of strobes you use
some are 'slow' and so canon have listed as 60th for strobes
I use profoto and have no problems at 1/250th
it will only let you choose 1/300 if you have a canon flash attached
just try and see what results you get at different speeds
im sure it should be more than 1/60th,but it depends on your strobes

Flash duration will indeed be different with different brands and can also be altered with the various settings of the mono or pack.

I use mine all the time at 1/160 and 1/200 without issues.

Thanks everybody for the replies

photoroebucks wrote in post #4134456
it depends on what type of strobes you use
some are 'slow' and so canon have listed as 60th for strobes
I use profoto and have no problems at 1/250th
it will only let you choose 1/300 if you have a canon flash attached
just try and see what results you get at different speeds
im sure it should be more than 1/60th,but it depends on your strobes

I'm just curious, how well does the profoto keep up with the MKIII at high frame rate? Assume you have the strobe set to low output, will it recycle fast enough for the camera?

breal 101
it all depends
if you turn down the power and turn on fast recycle it can keep up to a point
I slow the camera to say 7-8 frames a second and turn up iso a bit so its sensitive to the lower output.then shoot at large aperture and results can be good,will get more than 10 flashs syncing in a row
its best for indoors say skate sequence or something,but I havent shot this way that much
i prefer one big pop at iso 100

Thanks Greg, I just figured the profoto had the best chance of keeping up. I'm with you on the iso100 thing.