D3100 Help? Fill Flash at High Shutter Speed?
Aug 19, 2012 13:03:25 #
Thanks to suggestions by several other bee chasers here, I'm trying to catch a bee in flight at 1/4000 shutter speed. I want to add fill flash, but the D3100 defaults to no faster than 1/200 with either the built-in flash or an SB-400. Is there a work-around for this or will I have to use off-camera lighting?
Aug 19, 2012 13:07:09 #
I don't think 3100 supports high speed sync.
Any way to darken the area so that the flash is providing all the light? At a lower power, flashes fire a very short duration, which would probably freeze the motion.
Any way to darken the area so that the flash is providing all the light? At a lower power, flashes fire a very short duration, which would probably freeze the motion.
Aug 19, 2012 13:11:42 #
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Aug 19, 2012 13:32:51 #
Kind of hard to overpower the sun with that flash at 1/200th.
Have you considered using reflectors to fill in?
Have you considered using reflectors to fill in?
Aug 19, 2012 13:42:09 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
Kind of hard to overpower the sun with that flash at 1/200th.
Have you considered using reflectors to fill in?
Have you considered using reflectors to fill in?
Thanks. I'll try that.
Aug 19, 2012 14:11:58 #
The SB-400 is a very simple speedlight. An SB-600 or SB-700 should sync at high speed via hotshoe TTL.
Aug 19, 2012 15:00:56 #
"The camera can sync at shutter speeds as fast as 1/200 sec with an external flash. The D3100 does not support Auto FP high speed flash sync -- you'll need a more expensive model for that"
from: Digital camera Resource http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/d3100-review/look-and-feel
from: Digital camera Resource http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/d3100-review/look-and-feel
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Aug 19, 2012 16:18:08 #
So... my choices are (a) Spend $500 for a better flash and a few thousand for a more sophisticated camera, or (b) Go with off-camera lighting I already have. Not a hard choice. :-D
Seriously, thanks for the guidance. Good link provided by Goofy, as I'm still trying to figure out some of the features on my first dslr. Also been Googling this since I posted the question and also found a good explanation of the "why" written by Ken Rockwell in 2009.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/syncspeed.htm#fp
Seriously, thanks for the guidance. Good link provided by Goofy, as I'm still trying to figure out some of the features on my first dslr. Also been Googling this since I posted the question and also found a good explanation of the "why" written by Ken Rockwell in 2009.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/syncspeed.htm#fp
Aug 19, 2012 16:39:13 #
Regardless of other people's opinions, Ken has good, readable information.
Aug 20, 2012 06:06:45 #
As nice as the D3100 is it still has it limitations. Good suggestion from Nikonian72. I know it can be frustrating, but keep plugging.
Aug 20, 2012 08:00:18 #
OddJobber wrote:
So... my choices are (a) Spend $500 for a better flash and a few thousand for a more sophisticated camera, or (b) Go with off-camera lighting I already have. Not a hard choice. :-D
I'll save you some money. https://www.google.com/search?q=photo+of+a+bee+in+flight&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7ADFA_enUS488&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=ayYyUKSVGOSs0AHCsYHAAQ&ved=0CEkQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=946
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Aug 20, 2012 08:21:04 #
if I remember correctly the built in flash speed is 1/200 sec
if you have any questions on the specs of the camera body go to the nikon.com site type in Nikon d3100 and you will get with some scrolling the page you want--be sure to book mark it for future use
hope that helps
if you have any questions on the specs of the camera body go to the nikon.com site type in Nikon d3100 and you will get with some scrolling the page you want--be sure to book mark it for future use
hope that helps
Aug 20, 2012 10:29:31 #
The problem is that the shutter is open on the full sensor for the 1/200th of a second. The shutter is two curtans one opens and then the other closes it. After the 1/200th the 2nd starts closing before the 1st one is all the way open and you have a slit running across your sensor. If you can get a film slr open it and watch how the shutter works. - Dave
Aug 21, 2012 03:06:26 #
OddJobber wrote:
Thanks to suggestions by several other bee chasers here, I'm trying to catch a bee in flight at 1/4000 shutter speed. I want to add fill flash, but the D3100 defaults to no faster than 1/200 with either the built-in flash or an SB-400. Is there a work-around for this or will I have to use off-camera lighting?
If you need the extra light then take the shot at 1/200 as the flash duration may well freeze the action other wise a bit of post processing will probably solve your problem.
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