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Re: Flash and Shutter Speeds
Old 04-21-2007, 10:10 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dighost View Post
From what I have read, the flash is so fast, that it doesn't matter what I set the camera to.
It matters a great deal. It doesn't matter how fast the actual burst is. If the flash fires at any time that the shutter is not fully open (film/sensor not fully uncovered) then the flash will only light part of the image. At shutter speeds faster than the camera's sync speed, the shutter never opens fully. It acts as a slit that travels across the frame.

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On the other hand, wouldn't a slow speed let more ambient light in?
Yes.
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