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Re: Dragging the flash
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Re: Dragging the flash
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Re: Dragging the flash
Not quite right.... The built in pop up flash on your XTi can be operated in @nd curtain synch also. It is hidden in the custom functions. I use the 580EX now, but have used 2nd curtain successfully before with the pop up. It does require a shutter of preferably 1/30 or 1/40 and slower. You can then play with Flash… -
Dragging the flash
So, I've been wanting to master the technique of using a slow shutter speed and getting the flash to flash at the end, so that you get all that blur but you get a vivd frozen pic as well. but whenever I do that, it's all just one big blur (as if the flash didn't go off) or it's just a ghost. Are there specific settings to… -
Re: Dragging the flash
Hi Chris, You need a shutter speed in the range of 1/8th to 1/30th I think, and an EOS external flash ( not the one built in your camera ) that is set to second curtain shutter synch. Set your camera to Manual Mode. On your 430ex, the second button from the right on the upper row of buttons controls High Speed Synch, and… -
Re: Dragging the flash
In McNally's book, "The Moment it Clicks" he says to always stay in second curtain sync, because it adds a lot at low shutter speeds and doesnt matter at 1/250. My question is: Is this a camera adjustment by C.Fn. or a flash adjustment, using the buttons on the rear? Is is a seperate flash trick only, or can it be done…
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