This is one moment I wish I'd had a bigger lens...
Sunset at wello:
The sails were luminescent. Amazing to see.
I only went to a 430 EX. Originally had a 540 EZ back in the day with my first slr Canon A2 (5 without eye control). Never got into flash stuff that much so when i needed to upgrade for the digital just went for the smaller unit. That high speed function sounds interesting - sounds like you would be better off with separate battery packs.
not using HSS - i can manage a full frame @ 1/300 from the 40d by covering up the small pins on the 580II, and about 85% of the frame is usable at 1/320. Apparently nikon owners are managing 1/500 taping up the pins, from the standard 1/350
For those who have Canon cameras, there is a great firmware "add-on" that turns a $200 camera into a >$1000 camera .. like saving into RAW mode, increasing shutter speeds to 1/32,000 or as slow as 65 seconds, increase/decrease ISO and Aperture beyond "standard", running scripts that use the lcd sensor as a motion detector (great for lightning photos) etc.
Its called the Canon Hackers Developers Kit (CHDK), see this website
chdk.fandom.com/wiki/CHDK_in_Brief
Here is a brief blurb about it:
What extra capabilities does CHDK provide?
The current set of extra capabilities fall into six categories:
a. Enhanced ways of recording images - you can capture still pictures in RAW format (as well as JPEG), and for video images you can have increased recording time and length (1 hour or 2 GB), and a greatly increased range of compression options.
b. Additional data displays on the LCD screen - histogram, battery life indicator, depth of field, and many more.
c. Additional photographic settings that are not available on the camera by itself - longer exposure times (up to 65 seconds), faster shutter speeds (1/25,000 sec, and faster in some cases), automatic bracketing of exposure, etc.
d. The ability for the camera to run programs ('scripts', written in a micro-version of the BASIC language) stored on the memory card - these programs allow you to set the camera to perform a sequence of operations under the control of the program. For example, a camera can be programmed to take multiple pictures for focus bracketing, or take a picture when it detects that something in the field of view moves or changes brightness.
e. The ability to take a picture, or start a program on the memory card, by sending a signal into the USB port - you can use the USB cable to take a picture remotely.
f. The ability to do a number of other more useful (and fun) things, such as act as a mini file browser for the memory card, let you play games on the LCD screen, etc.
for the newbies amongst us.....
1/300 hss???//?????
p.s. love that shot nebs. everyone that sails wello will know the beauty.
might finally see the long awated 5d update now that nikons d700 is out and starts taking a slice of canons cheapo full frame market
photographybay.com/2008/06/18/nikon-d700/
yeah i've seen all the guesses at what it will include and look like for the last year and a half. might be a lot of either elated or very disappointed folk when it comes out