johnnopc
newbie
Reged: 25/08/2008
Posts: 15
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Hi Everyone,
I have my dads old F80, which I ONLY use with a 28mm F2.8 lens (the only lens i have). I have just bought a secondhand SB-28 flashgun which seems to be working perfectly. The manual for the F80 says the flash sync speed is 1/125 but the camera (with or without the flashgun ) sets the speed to 1/60. I would like to use it in Program mode and at 1/125 but am stuck at 1/60. Any suggestions how to change it.
thanks
ian.
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sillyconguru
enthusiast
Reged: 05/11/2005
Posts: 357
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I would like to use it in Program mode and at 1/125 but am stuck at 1/60. Any suggestions how to change it.
IIRC, you can't. Use S or M exposure mode.
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johnnopc
newbie
Reged: 25/08/2008
Posts: 15
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Thanks, rereading the manual i can see that the camera will select either 1/60 or 1/125 and with my 28mm it will always select 1/60. I wanted to use the flash during daylight with -1-ish compensation but a 1/60 seems like it will be too slow, i will have to stop being lazy and use either A or S.
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Towershot
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Reged: 19/03/2007
Posts: 773
Loc: Lancashire, U,K.
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Thanks, rereading the manual i can see that the camera will select either 1/60 or 1/125 and with my 28mm it will always select 1/60. I wanted to use the flash during daylight with -1-ish compensation but a 1/60 seems like it will be too slow, i will have to stop being lazy and use either A or S.
I use A 90% of the time,it,s really the lazy option.... 
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weasley
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Reged: 11/01/2006
Posts: 508
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Currently then, your camera always sets a fixed 1/60 and the rest of the exposture is controlled by the aperture, flash output and ISO. Sounds rather like shutter priority to me, so why not use S and make sure you choose the shutter speed rather than let the camera do it. It's just as lazy as P!
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johnnopc
newbie
Reged: 25/08/2008
Posts: 15
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Hi, your right, S is better than A, with A you still only get 1/60 but with S i can pick any speed upto 1/125.
I have yet to use my "new" flashgun other than a few test shots. One of my (very) old camera books suggests a 81A or B filter with flash to correct a cold colour cast that flash can give. Any ideas on this.
ian.
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El Sid
Going potty
Reged: 14/04/2003
Posts: 9546
Loc: Sussex-by-the-Sea
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Most daylight film finds modern flash a bit blue. Film is usulally colour balanced to 5600K give or take while electronic flash is closer to 6500K. As a result the picture can end up with a rather cold and bluish colour cast. An 81 series filter will warm this up a touch (it's basically the same filter as advised for use on bright sunny days and in very overcast conditions as both can lead to bluish overtones). Another solution is to place a filter of similar shade to the 81 series over the flash itself - though this can be tricky with modern flash guns unless the maker supplies their own. It is possible to buy flexible filter material (know as gel filters) and stick this over the flash head with sticky tape...
Walls/ceilings painted in cream/beige or pale orage/yellow tones can be a handy alternative with bounced flash as the reflected light will pick up some warm colouration of the reflecting surface and the resultant picture will be less blue....
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