flickr url Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Quick questiton about taking pictures with a SB80DX flash, with a Nikon N80 camera. My settings are as follows:<br><br><b>Camera:</b> N80 - Manual mode<br><b>Flash:</b> SB80DX - TTL flash mode with center weighted metering selected on camera (TTL/D-TTL auto flash)<br><br><b>a.</b> Selected subject distance in the flash's LCD screen using the 'up', 'down' arrows.<br>The F-stop suggested by the flash can be read off the flash LCD screen.<br><b>b.</b> Selected the same F-Stop reading in the camera (as read off from the flash)<br><b>c.</b> Selected shutter speed = sync speed (1/125 for N80)<br><b>d.</b> Snapped the picture (after ensuring that the ready light was glowing) <br><br><b>Question:</b> The Flash user manual does not speak about permissible shutter speeds for this scenario - <br>Can I select a shutter speed less than the sync speed as well? If I do so, will the result pictures be over-exposed?<br>More specifically, I wanted to set a shutter speed of around 1/30 second so that I could get some background clarity. <br><br>Thanks for any help, responses and suggestions in advance,<br>-Naveen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 in TTL mode ignore the distance info on the flash --unless the subject is out of range for that f-stop and ISO. just choose an f-stop. yes you can choose flash sync speedss longer than 1/125th ( like 1/60th. 1/30th, 1/ 15th. etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer_hahn Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 I think you're overthinking it. Just set the flash to TTL (or actually matrix TTL is better), choose a combination of aperture and shutter speed, make sure the shutter speed isn't faster than 1/125th, make sure you're not overexposing the frame with just ambient light, and fire. Actually if you set a shutter speed faster than 1/125th, it'll revert to 1/125th so that's not a problem. And chances are if you're using a flash it's not bright outside anyway (chances are). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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