With an external flash like a speedlite will I be able to get shutter speeds faster than 1/200 sec?
Titus213 Cream of the Crop  More info | Aug 27, 2008 18:57 | #2 Yes, but what are you looking for, how do you plan on using it? There are caveats to exceeding your maximum sync speed with an EX flash. Dave
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tim Light Bringer  51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Aug 27, 2008 20:19 | #3 Yes, using high speed sync. The sync speed on the 20D/40D/rebel series is 1/250th for all I think, the 5D is 1/200th. Above that speed HSS is needed. Using HSS you lose a lot of power from the flash. There's links to how HSS works from the eos bible, which is linked from the sticky thread. Or google it. Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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emtp563 Goldmember  1,490 posts Likes: 2 Joined Apr 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA More info | Aug 27, 2008 20:49 | #4 If he has a 1D, x-sync speed is 1/500. That's one of the things I love about the 1D. *cameras: Canon 1D Mark III | Canon 1D Mark II | Canon 1D "Classic" | Canon S95
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emtp563 Goldmember 1,490 posts Likes: 2 Joined Apr 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA More info | Aug 28, 2008 20:12 | #6 Sere81 wrote in post #6199807  I have an xti, and I was just curious. My wife is planning on getting me an external flash for xmas, and I don't know a thing about them yet. So I was just wondering since my on camera flash doesn't allow for shutter speeds beyond 200/s with the flash. Sure, you can get higher shutter speeds higher than you camera's x-sync speed (1/200th in your case). All you need to do is put the flash into high-speed sync mode (HSS). Keep in ming, you lose flash power by doing this. *cameras: Canon 1D Mark III | Canon 1D Mark II | Canon 1D "Classic" | Canon S95
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CurtisN Master Flasher  19,129 posts Likes: 11 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US More info | Aug 28, 2008 20:37 | #7 Sere81 wrote in post #6192494 With an external flash like a speedlite will I be able to get shutter speeds faster than 1/200 sec? With a Canon EX series Speedlite, yes. With a few of the aftermarket E-TTL compatible flash units, yes. With most budget-priced aftermarket brands, no. "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally
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Titus213 Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 28, 2008 22:28 | #8 You should understand that you do not need high shutter speeds to stop action with a flash. Motion blur with a flash will be a function of shutter speed and ambient light. If the majority of your light is provided by the flash you can stop some pretty serious action with it because of the duration of the flash. Dave
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