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Photography News Issue 30 absolutephoto.com
The joys of high- speed flash SponsoredbyElinchrom
Mixing flash and daylight is a popular lighting technique, but it can be very difficult to get the best results, particularly in bright sun with a relatively distant and fast moving subject. Until now, youhavebeen limitedby technology not able to deliver sufficient power at shutter speeds faster than the camera’s usual flash synchronisation speed. Elinchrom has changed all that with the recent launch of the EL-Skyport Plus HS and HS flash head. And in fact, the EL-Skyport Plus HS has just been voted by readers of Photography News as Innovation of 2015 in its Awards. Use them together and you can enjoy the benefits of Elinchrom Hi-Sync technology and perfect flash sync at shutter speeds up to 1/8000sec with impressive levels of flash output. Furthermore, because the HS head is part of Elinchrom’s portable battery flash system, it works perfectly with the current ELB 400 pack, but it is also fully compatible with older QuadraHybrid andQuadra packs.
Three technologies are used to allowcorrect flash synchronisation at fast shutter speeds, High Speed Sync, HyperSync andHi-Sync. High Speed Sync needs a flashgun pulsing very rapidly throughout a short exposure. This gives a consistent, light but the downside is low power output so the flash source has to be close to the subject. With HyperSync, power is not so much the issue, but you can get a noticeable gradation across the image frame with part of the image significantly darker than the rest. It can also be very dependent on the camera or flash. Hi-Sync has similar benefits of HyperSync while delivering an evenly lit image free of gradation. That’s the end result, but Elinchrom has worked hard to make achieving the effect using the EL-Skyport Plus HS and HS flash headvery straightforward and repeatable time after time. You can find out more about the technologies involved at thewebsite.
Above Put Elinchrom’s EL-Skyport Plus HS and HS flash head to the test capturing fast- moving action with even lighting and you’ll be assured of images like the one above.
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