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03/04/2012 09:07:39 PM · #1 |
Hey all
The SB-910 is blowing me away with the shots I can now get and I have the basic, bare-bones functions nailed down. However I am frustrated that there is no clearly written section in the manual telling me how to sync it to a high shutter speed. All the manual has is a remote multi-flashunit photography section, in which shooting at a higher shutter speed is *supposed* to be covered. But I'm still a loooonnng way from shooting with groups of flashes, I just want to be able to get my one and only flash to fire at say 1/400. And I am finding the *instructions* very convoluted to follow. Muddling along til I finally figure it out for myself isn't working.
This isn't the first time a Nikon manual has been far more of a hindrance than a help. Can anyone point me to a 'Nikon SB-910 flash user's guide for dumbasses' link? Please?! |
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03/04/2012 09:15:09 PM · #2 |
OK, I may be completely wrong here but I'm just going to give it a shot:
I believe your flash can only sync up to 1/250 or 1/300 of a second while using the E-TTL function of the flash. If you put the flash into manual mode and set the power output etc yourself, you can then set your shutter speed at whatever you desire...I think...I'm sure more knowledgeable individuals will chime in soon. |
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03/04/2012 09:38:26 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by heavyj:
OK, I may be completely wrong here but I'm just going to give it a shot:
I believe your flash can only sync up to 1/250 or 1/300 of a second while using the E-TTL function of the flash. If you put the flash into manual mode and set the power output etc yourself, you can then set your shutter speed at whatever you desire...I think...I'm sure more knowledgeable individuals will chime in soon. |
Good advice and you're on the right track, and Derek ( spiritualspatula) was kind enough to whittle it down a little more for me in a PM. I love this site! :-) |
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03/04/2012 09:45:27 PM · #4 |
I think you are looking for high speed sync. That allows the flash to fire in a way (at the expense of a decrease in power) that allows you to take a flash picture at much faster shutter speeds than the usual sync maximum -- up to 1/4000 when using external Nikon flash, per online sources about your D90. Even though the shutter is never entirely open at high speeds, the flash in high speed sync mode puts out light during the time the shutter slit moves across the sensor area.
In the online version of the manual (pdf)for the SB-910 on page E-24, the AUTO-FP high speed sync setting information says to set it up using the camera menu rather than using the flash buttons. It indicates that multiple flash modes will be available including i-TTL. I have to agree that it is not very clear or helpful as written. I don't have a D90, but searching for high speed sync with D90 yields a YouTube video. It technically demonstrates on a D3, but gives an idea of where to look in the camera settings: YouTube.
Have been meaning to experiment with high speed sync, so appreciate the chance to look into the topic. Hope that helps get you started. |
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03/04/2012 10:12:53 PM · #5 |
Yep, that's basically what Derek said too. I just wish the flash manual would basically just say to go and look in your camera's menus for high-speed sync, rather than send you on a wild goose chase between pages B-17 and D-1 :-/
Thanks much everyone for your help! |
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03/04/2012 10:45:58 PM · #6 |
| You can sync up to max shutter speed on or off camera. I wrote the setting but I can't remember on whose thread. |
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