High Speed Sync Flash
High speed sync is the one flash feature I’ve been missing since swapping to Olympus from Canon a few years back. Yes I could work around it with ND filters or shooting at either end of the day but neither worked as conveniently as high speed sync.
Also known as FP flash or just HSS, flash manufacturers have been slowly catching up and now there are a couple of brands supporting Olympus, Panasonic and Fuji. The first I came across was Profoto but sadly they’re way beyond my budget. Then Godox introduced the TT350o which works like a charm.
As you can see in the video above, HSS allows the camera to shoot at shutter speeds far beyond the tradition flash sync speed of around 1/250th sec. The upshot of reducing the exposure time is that you either reduce the ambient light contamination (perfect when shooting inside with large apertures) or if you want to record the ambient and flash together, you can shoot with wider apertures for less depth of field.
The Godox TT350o flash/trigger that I used here is branded as the Adorama Zoom Mini o (O for Olympus… and Panasonic) there’s also a f version as well as a C, N and S version.
Since then Godox have launched the X1T-o also known as the Adorama Flashpoint R2-o in the USA or the Pixapro ST-iii T in the UK
It is easy to understand about hi-speed sync.
Thank you always !
I recently discovered AdoramaTv and really enjoy watching your videos. You make it look so so easy.
Gavin, thanks you for your tutorials, very precise to the point. I admire your composition, Simply Great!
Many thanks for your inspirational videos.
Just an FYI as well as Godox the company Nissin also do something for Olympus/Panasonic. I have just acquired a Nissin Di700 Air Flashgun and Commander – Micro Four Thirds. It will do HSS and TTL and is a very attractive package aesthetically and price wise.
Thank you for Simplifying what I initially thought was a complex subject.
Well Gavin it’s still a complex subject to me. Of course I’m just looking to buy the right equipment that will work with my Canon 7D. That alone is a little daunting to me. This video was fantastic, so thanks for sharing Sir. I love your flash tutorials.