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bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

papa Loc: Rio Dell, CA

It's not brain surgery to freeze action. It's simply knowing how to strobe the subject. Lighting techniques are soooooo very important to learn, huh?

Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

papa wrote:

It's not brain surgery to freeze action. It's simply knowing how to strobe the subject. Lighting techniques are soooooo very important to learn, huh?

You said the key word ... knowing

Most people who try freezing with a speed light / strobe don't understand that the lower the power setting the shorter the light meaning the ability to freeze quicker moving subjects. Hummingbirds are very fast so I use a very low manual power and place the off camera speed light very close to the subject location, usually 3 feet or closer. Shoot at dusk, under expose the background 3 - 5 stops and then move your speed light farther or closer depending on your other camera settings. As I'm so close to the subject (hummingbird), usually within 6 feet, I'll use f/11 as a starting point, ISO-1250, sync speed of 1/200, speed lights set to 1/128 - 1/64 manual. I'm usually at 200mm.

papa Loc: Rio Dell, CA

I bought mine several years ago as an upgrade to the Mk II and it was/is the shiz. Since then I've a case of gear love. The only problem I've had was slow writing due to the slow SD card I installed.The CF was a brand new 160mb, but the SD was 45mb and I found it doesn't matter how write is configured in-camera, the slowest card speed dictates the speed of both. the I no longer use an SD; just CF only. If /when I do it will exceed the CF just for good measure. The IQ is superb and it's capabilities challenge me to expand. Happy clickin'.

Beercat wrote:

I purchased the used 5D III on the sale/trade section. Seller sent me the paperwork from Canon as it was just in for the 18 point inspection and of course it verified the shutter count at 6200 which is nothing.

I feel good at the $1675 with all the verification.

Been wanting a dual slot camera for some time so I'm pretty stoked ... no have (2) full frame bodies

Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

The main reason I bought the 5D III was the dual card. Happened only one time but when you get a bad card with a wedding on it ......... oh my

My CF is 120mb ... my SD is 95mb ;)

papa Loc: Rio Dell, CA

I use both Canon speedlites and Photogenic monos with Pocket Wizard's that "Hypersync"
up to 1/8000th for in studio and outdoors. No need or desire to move high-speed sync plastic encased battery powered Chinese monos, but I remotely power with a Flashpoint LP800(Godox)
ac/dc inverter. Photogenic is Made in USA to last and they're very serviceable.

Beercat wrote:

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bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

papa wrote:

I use both Canon speedlites and Photogenic monos with Pocket Wizard's that "Hypersync"
up to 1/8000th for in studio and outdoors. No need or desire to move high-speed sync plastic encased battery powered Chinese monos, but I remotely power with a Flashpoint LP800(Godox)
ac/dc inverter. Photogenic is Made in USA to last and they're very serviceable.

After about 28 years of only using Canon, then moving over to Nikon (only because I inherited a LOT of what was at the time "high end" digital Nikon stuff, when I was still shooting Canon film) Carried Paul C Buff heavy equipment around, etc.

Well, if I added up strobes/flashes that were broken, stolen, forgotten at the end of a very long night..........well, I actually embrace the "Chinese knockoffs" My last family shoot before I left for vacation, My light stand with 2 YN 685's fell off a bridge into a river. If that would have happened with a Prophoto B-1, I would have needed 10 years of therapy to get over the loss. As it was, other than the reaction of my wife, I kind of thought it was funny. Easily cleared more than enough from that job to buy several more. A high end strobe wouldn't have been so easy to replace.