The most whining I've seen is that there is no improvement in the
1/180th flash sync speed.
I find this a bit humorous, being an old fart, and wondering how we
ever got along in the 1/60th of a second film camera X-sync days.
There was a manufacturer that attained 1/125th with a vertical focal
plane shutter, if memory serves.
A manufacturer? Pretty much every manufacturer did 1/125 vertical focal
plane, and beyond. Even Pentax managed 1/250 x-sync (PZ-1p).
I dunno, as a (the? :) whinger about this one... I guess I don't see it as
any different to any other camera spec that has changed since "the old days"
ok, my first camera (ME Super) had 1/125, not 1/60.. but even then, we've
moved on since those days. One could say the same about any 'spec' really.
How did we ever get on before AF? Before we had continuous shooting/motor
drives? before we could only fit 36 shots on a "memory card"? :) - we all
managed with what we had, but it doesn't mean improvements aren't
worthwhile.
What annoys me, I guess, is that film cameras managed to get beyond 1/180.
As I said even Pentax managed to get 1/250. And that was with a full frame
to cover... With less shutter travel, given the same shutter velocity, we
should be able to do better than that.
Anyway, it's something I keep hoping for with each release, so it's a bit
frustrating, especially with the rumoured "new flash system". Not to
mention 1/180 being a relatively awkward speed... as a 2/3rd stop, it means
flash meters can be annoying to work with it, or flash settings, etc. I'd
be happy enough with 1/250 just to make that easier.
Actually the other thing that would be nice (and *could* be done with
firmware, but I won't hold my breath), would be to fire the flash even at
>xsync. Nikons and Canons do this, and it's possible to do some clever
tricks to get faster sync with pocket wizards and other triggers.
It may not be important to everyone, but some would find it useful.
- Peter
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