Matt,
2 alternative ideas:
1. Try using the "M" or FP sync on the triggering camera, to get some
extra delay. Test to see if both cameras get proper exposures
2. Trigger the two cameras by a common mechanism:
Use a flash or IR strobe to trigger the other 2 cameras. The flash
should be over by the time the others trigger.
Have one of the two cameras trigger the main strobes.
Test setup to see which camera should trigger the strobes - ie, which
reacts slightly later.
Extra requirements - 2nd winder, 2nd IR extra flash,
Use longer shutter speeds to relax timing requirements - 1/30, 1/15,
1/8 ...
Tom
--- Original Message ---
From: "Matt Haber" <solstice@xxxxxxx>
Date sent: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 11:01:57 +0000
> I'd like to run a two camera setup for an upcoming shoot, and had an
> idea about how to do it, but now i'm wondering if it will work at
> all.
>
> It's a studio shoot, so I'll be running strobes. I thought I would
> set one body on a tripod, with a winder 2 on continous (side
> note--why does this only work on continuous?) and a slave sent to the
> mini-pin input on the winder. The body that I'm handholding would
> have an IR strobe. When I release the shutter of the handheld, it
> triggers the main strobe, which triggers the slaved body.
>
> Then I started worrying. The flash is at longest 1/250 second (and
> may be quite a bit shorter depending on setting). When the strobe
> triggers the second body and its shutter opens, the strobe light is
> extinguished.
>
> Then I thought I would get clever and use a strobe on the main body
> that would trigger directly the slave on the second body. My theory
> was that would open the second shutter at the same time the main
> strobe would fire. Then I started worrying about that too. Since
> light moves much faster than mechanics, I think this too will yield
> black pictures, since the shutter will still open too late.
>
> Am I right? Is there a way to do this simply?
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