{"id":605,"date":"2015-04-07T18:23:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T17:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joerivanveen.com\/blog\/?p=605"},"modified":"2024-03-02T17:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T17:14:26","slug":"pocketwizards-with-leaf-shutter-are-they-fast-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joerivanveen.com\/blog\/pocketwizards-with-leaf-shutter-are-they-fast-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Pocketwizards with leaf shutter: are they fast enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Short answer: yes.<br \/>\nLong answer: until now\u00a0I have always had enough cord-length to connect my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joerivanveen.com\/blog\/smc-pentax-645-ls-14-135mm\/\">Pentax\u00a0135 mm leaf shutter lens<\/a> directly to the studio flash, but I promised to check whether the wireless triggers I own (Pocketwizard Multimax) were fast enough to be used with\u00a0the 1\/500 x-sync of the LS lens, also because I wanted to know\u00a0myself whether it would be a viable option to trigger wirelessly, should the need or want arise.<\/p>\n<p>The setup:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-606\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joerivanveen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150403_IMG_1044-Setup-with-text.jpg\" alt=\"Pentax 645 with 135 mm LS lens connected to Pocketwizard Multimax\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pentax 645 with 135 mm LS lens connected to Pocketwizard Multimax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A fast shutterspeed with flash is handy for two reasons:<br \/>\n1) Freeze motion of a model (less ghosting).<br \/>\n2) More leeway balancing natural and artificial light.<br \/>\nThe second point is illustrated by my test shots below, the shorter speed allows for less blown-out windows and backlit table surface by the natural light.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-607\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joerivanveen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150403_IGP7038-60th.jpg\" alt=\"Pocketwizard trigger at 1\/60th\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pocketwizard trigger with leaf shutter at\u00a01\/60th<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-608\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joerivanveen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150403_IGP7039-500th.jpg\" alt=\"Pocketwizard trigger at 1\/500th\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pocketwizard trigger with leaf shutter at\u00a01\/500th<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After shooting this it occurred to me that it was not very clear whether the flash still resulted in exactly the same amount of light on the subject (even though the artificially lit parts were still somewhat correctly exposed), so I setup a shot later when it was\u00a0dark, see below. This is 100% flash light (without flash the image would be black).\u00a0Shown is\u00a0a crop of the image (near center), with some solid blacks and some blown-out whites, uncorrected of course. The results are good enough for me, exposure seems to go slightly down\u00a0from 1\/60 to 1\/500 but this is also the case when I connect the cord (last image), so that is probably due to\u00a0other factors than the triggers and easily corrected, the effect seems\u00a0tiny. Pocketwizards Multimax: pass. Leaf shutter: rules.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-609\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joerivanveen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150403_IGP7045-Wireless-60th.jpg\" alt=\"Wireless 1\/60th\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wireless (Pocketwizard), leaf shutter at 1\/60th<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-610\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joerivanveen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150403_IGP7048-Wireless-500th.jpg\" alt=\"Wireless 1\/500th\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wireless (Pocketwizard), leaf shutter at 1\/500th<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-611\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joerivanveen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150403_IGP7050-Wired-500th.jpg\" alt=\"Wired 1\/500th\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wired with standard pc cord, leaf shutter at 1\/500th<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A technical post about my Pocket wizards and a leaf shutter lens that goes up to 1\/500 shutter speed. 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