Either would work just as well EXCEPT that with the kalimar flash regardless of
what output
setting you have it on you will have to use 1/60s or slower shutter speed, you
will not have the
ability to go beyond the point where the shutter is completely open at one time.
Terry
P.S. Since I don't know how familiar you are with sincrosun flash, if you would
like to discuss it
off list you have my email add, I would be glad to exchange ideas with you!
TM
"Barry B. Bean" wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:43:28 -0400, Brian P. Huber wrote:
>
> >The F280 can work at 1/250 because the flash duration is long enough
> >(actually multiple flashes) to be useful.
> >The Kalimar flash is like any other standard flash. When you reduce power
> >to 1/16 (or 1/4, or 1/2, or 1/8 or anything less than full power) what is
> >happening is that the flash duration is shortened.
>
> That much I'm reasonably clear on- my question is what difference
> this makes for fill flash. For instance, if I'm shooting guys wearing
> hats at noon and don't want them to have identical shadow-faces, but
> don't want to expose the additional stop and wash out their
> surroundings, which will serve as the better fill flash?
>
> BBB
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