Author Topic: Flash Sync for E-P3 (Read 1369 times)

tlucmpla · « **on:** August 15, 2011, 05:56:47 PM »

Hi Everyone,

I have quite a good impression of the E-P3.
I would like to use the E-P3 for studio photography.

Can anyone tell me whether this is possible?
I'm new to studio photography.

Many thanks for your help.

Terence

count_zero · « **Reply #1 on:** August 15, 2011, 08:13:52 PM »

Yes, it syncs up to 1/180 second, which is plenty for studio work.

peterb666 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2011, 01:51:52 AM »

The sync speed of 1/180 will be fine for studio work. When I was doing stuido work, I was generally shooting at ISO100 and typically around f/11 even with the studio lights at lower power settings (because they were often set quite close to the subject).

Being restricted to ISO200 will mean adding a ND filter to get a reasonable aperture but not a huge issue.

tlucmpla · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2011, 06:26:10 PM »

thanks everyone for your comments.

gazn357 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2011, 11:46:01 AM »

Quote from: peterb666 on August 16, 2011, 01:51:52 AM

Being restricted to ISO200 will mean adding a ND filter to get a reasonable aperture but not a huge issue.

Could you go into more detail on what this means? Why the restriction? What is the ND filter for?

Danny

peterb666 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2011, 06:32:01 PM »

ISO200 is the lowest ISO value that you can set for the Olympus E-P3. The higher the ISO, the greater the amplificaiton of the light received on the camera's sensor and less powerful a flash you need. To reduce the amount of light received on the camera's sensor, you need to change the aperture by going to a higher number, e.g. changing from f/8 to f/11.

When you run out of f-stop range, your only option is to add a neutral density filter (ND), essentially sunglasses for your camera.

gazn357 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 18, 2011, 07:10:13 AM »

...Thanks. it all makes sense now. Did a little reading on the ND filter as well.

Flash Sync for E-P3