That's because every microsecond (1/1000th of a millisecond) counts and all radios have inherent X-microsecond delays. But that is a physics balancing act that is worth learning.įor that reason, you're always gonna want to use a sync cord of some kind (using a long OCF cord here) or a slave, or a combo of both. There are some limitations, namely your flash's t.1 time at a given power setting and the fact that a leaf shutter won't evenly expose wide open at super-high speeds. This is huge, and of special interest to readers of this site. You can set a variety of artificial sounds at various volumes if you miss the feedback (one sounding almost exactly like an M6) but pretty soon you'll let go of even that. So much so that you might miss the sonic feedback that helps you to handhold better at slow shutter speeds. This is the first digital camera I have ever used that totally meets that bar.Īnd it is dead quiet. When I shot for papers, many photographers I knew shot with Nikons for dailies but kept a Leica M and a 35/2 for project work that really mattered. The Fujifilm X100s is a machine purpose-built for documentary and street shooters. The NYC skyline below is a two-shot stitched pano, shot handheld as the mix light got gorgeous: But holy crap, this camera is hand-holdable.īoth of these are straight out of the camera, too. Yeah, there's a tiny bit of movement that you can see at 100%.
#Keylight 1.2 in depth iso#
This shot of Dubai Knowledge Village was handheld at ¼ sec at f/2.5 at ISO 800. Remember, there is no mirror flopping around to induce vibration in slow shutter speed shots. The aspheric 35/2 equivalent lens is pretty sharp wide open-see 100% medium size jpeg here. That means I could have shot this same image with six stops less light. The camera is useable at ISO 6400, and I can handhold it on a still subject easily at ¼ second. Here's my daughter Em, lit by an iPhone:Īt ISO 3200, 1/150th at f/2, this is not anywhere close to pushing the envelope. With great high ISO performance, a lens that is respectable wide open at f/2, and a camera that is sooo hand-holdable at slow shutter speeds, if you can see it you can shoot it. I'll probably make more pictures with this camera over the next year than all of my other cameras combined. Short Version: It's a remarkable, sync-at-any-speed camera with a no-apologies 16mp chip.
#Keylight 1.2 in depth how to#
UPDATE: I recorded a ~40-min webcam walk-thru of the camera's best features and how to use them at the bottom of the post.