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Post by mick on Dec 29, 2022 10:55:07 GMT
I offer the crazily fast shutter speeds that I remember from my Minolta days. Maybe others have followed by now
Mick
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Post by geoffr on Dec 29, 2022 10:59:52 GMT
I offer the crazily fast shutter speeds that I remember from my Minolta days. Maybe others have followed by now Mick The Nikon D1 has/had a top shutter speed of 1/16000th, subsequent cameras only go to 1/8000th. Was the D1 “crazily fast”? I don’t recall ever using a shutter speed that fast. |
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Post by mick on Dec 29, 2022 11:13:28 GMT
I offer the crazily fast shutter speeds that I remember from my Minolta days. Maybe others have followed by now Mick The Nikon D1 has/had a top shutter speed of 1/16000th, subsequent cameras only go to 1/8000th. Was the D1 “crazily fast”? I don’t recall ever using a shutter speed that fast. Did it flash synchronize at that speed?
Mick
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Post by geoffr on Dec 29, 2022 11:22:15 GMT
The Nikon D1 has/had a top shutter speed of 1/16000th, subsequent cameras only go to 1/8000th. Was the D1 “crazily fast”? I don’t recall ever using a shutter speed that fast. Did it flash synchronize at that speed?
Mick
No, 1/500th I think, I really don’t remember. |
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Post by mick on Dec 29, 2022 11:29:58 GMT
Wasn't entirely serious about flash!
Can someone whose brain isn't as addled as mine give some sort of clue as to how bright the light would have to be to use 1/16000 at, say, ISO 400 and f2.8
Mick
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Post by nickr on Dec 29, 2022 11:35:04 GMT
I offer the crazily fast shutter speeds that I remember from my Minolta days. Maybe others have followed by now Mick 1/12000, wasn't it? Did seem at the time to be more willy-waving than genuinely useful, but I speak as someone who has only used 1/8000 a literal handful of times in 20-30 years, so I could be wrong for many people. I've a few more: Also with Minolta, I thought the idea of expansion cards for things that could perfectly easily have been built in was a bit suspect. And with my own first Canon EOS camera, the 100, the idea of using a barcode scanner and book to choose dedicated programme modes always seemed to be utterly pointless. Datebacks, for most people - sure, certain documentary processes may have needed some data printed on photos, but for most people they were utterly pointless and generally unhelpful. Polaroid backs for 35mm cameras - not convinced that they helped anyone. The musical self-timer on the Canon EOS 1000 - utterly ridiculous. Not exactly snake oil, but rather silly (although I actually like it) - the reversible shutter speed dial on the EOS 700. The Canon T80 - rubbish AF, rubbish camera. I've got 2.  Auto-only SLRs - especially those with no viewfinder info so you didn't even know what settings the camera chose. I've a program-only Konica FP-1 that I absolutely hate for this reason, the Pentax MV was an early example, too, and it's really only when Canon launched the EOS 1000 with full exposure control (see musical self-timer above) that the idea started to be killed off, with pretty much all other manufacturers following suit afterwards and dropping auto-only SLRs. |
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Post by nickr on Dec 29, 2022 12:09:35 GMT
Wasn't entirely serious about flash! Can someone whose brain isn't as addled as mine give some sort of clue as to how bright the light would have to be to use 1/16000 at, say, ISO 400 and f2.8 Mick I think that's EV 15, if that helps at all - actually pretty close to what the "sunny f16" rule would give, it's the same as 1/500 @ f16 on ISO 400. |
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Post by geoffr on Dec 29, 2022 12:27:32 GMT
Wasn't entirely serious about flash! Can someone whose brain isn't as addled as mine give some sort of clue as to how bright the light would have to be to use 1/16000 at, say, ISO 400 and f2.8 Mick I think that's EV 15, if that helps at all - actually pretty close to what the "sunny f16" rule would give, it's the same as 1/500 @ f16 on ISO 400. Base ISO for the D1 was 200. |
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Post by petrochemist on Jan 12, 2023 9:46:23 GMT
I offer the crazily fast shutter speeds that I remember from my Minolta days. Maybe others have followed by now Mick I've had times when the cameras max shutter speed (1/4000) wasn't fast enough to take a shot wide open at base ISO. On one of those the lens didn't have an aperture to close down & I didn't have appropriate ND filters either. Several of my cameras go to 1/8000 & I've certainly used that, a few allow electronic curtain to 1/24000 - I don't think I've used that, but only because of the limitations of a non global electronic curtain. |
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