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The other interesting thing about rafter strobes is the recharge rate: I could sometimes get two shots in a row, but more than that and the flashes could keep u
by briandear 1y ago
The other interesting thing about rafter strobes is the recharge rate: I could sometimes get two shots in a row, but more than that and the flashes could keep up. So the fast motor cameras weren’t that useful because you’d only get one or two blasts from the strobes because they had to charge for a few seconds. You really had to be good at timing the shot. Also during the big moments, you’d often get overexposed because all the other big news wires would be shooting the same shot at the same moment, so you’d get four sets of strobes blasting out your shot.
- FireBeyond 1y ago> The other interesting thing about rafter strobes is the recharge rate: I could sometimes get two shots in a row, but more than that and the flashes could keep up. I'm somewhat surprised (although it's certainly a niche) that some of those larger flashes intended for commercial (sports, primarily) photography, don't have "dual capacitors", i.e. keep both charged and essentially recycle asynchronously.