Flash Sync Speed HACK - go past 1/250th

[GerryM.]

That explanation (and demo) made the whole thing so obvious and simple, but also the 1st time I've seen it on any channel. Brilliant hack to add to the tool box. Thanks Matt. 👍

[TheBrOkn]

You are amazing! This solved a problem I've had for months and no one could answer it. perfect timing as well! Shalom

[OjashShrestha]

Pure Genius. 5 years into Photography and never thought of this. ND Filter and HSS has always been on rescue but Man, this is worth a try.

[byron]

Budgetography rocks! Most photographers think we are all millionaires. Shrills for their sponsors. Thanks, Matt for what you do.

[GeneWaddle]

Well, I certainly hadn't thought of that. I'll be trying it outside for sure. Thanks for the tip. Also, yay for budgetography! 👍

[tonylopez]

That’s pretty neat! I was aware of the issues in the studio, but never really thought about how it wouldn’t really affect the background outdoors! Thanks for the great tip! And hi Steph!

[stylestep]

Cool, I love these kind of videos with you and Steph!

[PiDsPagePrototypes]

May work with Nikon, doesn't work with other brands.
Pentax for example, camera doesn't send signal to fire unless HSS equipped flash or trigger is attached.
@Matt - (not sure where I read this, but, ..) Some part of HSS is more about syncing the flash to the sensor scanning, not just the shutter leaf movement.
Terminator Genesis is cited as a prime example of where a muzzle flash can be seen across the bottom of one scanned frame, and the top of the next frame.
This is also why HSS needs to be applied when the Electronic Shutter is used for silent operation.

[fredwestinghouse]

Andrew Boey also has a HSS trick. You can go all the way to 1/8000 and you don't get the black bar. I've tried it and it works for me.

[cbdougla]

Very cool idea! Thanks for the tip!
And nice jump Steph!

[Ushashri]

This was very helpful. Thank you for creating this video. I understood sync speed so well, after so many years.. thank you 🙂

[nmelcam]

Hi Matt, Although I have newer HSS Flashes, I have a Yongnuo YN622C-TX E-TTL and a Yongnuo YN622C (Although they are Canon versions, they also come for Nikon YN622N instad of C). These triggers have an SS (Super Sync) Mode that allows my old non HSS Flashes to shoot at up to 1/8000 sec. The SS Mode creates a delay of some sorts that makes the flash output for a longer time. Put the flash on top of the YN622N Module and set to Full Power, Put the YN622N-TX on the Camera and set the flash group in SS Mode. Now you can take a shot at 1/8000 with your old flash, no black bars :-)

[acsaiyanbalce]

Wow, awesome hack, gotta try that. Thanks for the tip. Images started getting sharper too. I guess like anything, you needed to warm up!

[abism]

Thank you for giving us an idea to play around more with the flash speed sync!

[FabioEV]

Amazing video! Very informative and I love this hack! Thanks Matt :)

[matthewkeisling]

This is a good video and I especially like the hack of turning the camera to compose in portrait orientation. I think this will only work with certain camera bodies, mostly much older ones. My D3100, for example, locks the shutter at 1/200th when a flash is activated or attached. The same applies to my D7200, locking at 1/250th, but that body will work with a flash with HSS.

[justinbourne]

waw, that was superinteresting, i never knew a flash could make such a difference, i realy like how the model the model is put away from the background

[balamina]

Thank you Matt for the helpful tip! I'll give it a try! God bless and good luck!

[amazinazihn]

Man, never occurred to me to try this, great tip!! Thank you!

[fleshTH]

This is a very good tip. It really does take some planning though. I got a similar effect using ND filters with flash which i was really pleased with. But I really like this method, provided the framing works out.