Fuji EF X500 Flash and 1/8000 sync

[Paul2660]

When this flash was announced I remember glancing over the spec.  But I missed the fact that it is designed to work with the X-Pro 2 at shutter speeds up 1/8000 of a sec.

This would be a first as far as I know in APS-C or 35mm that I am aware of with focal shutter sync at this speed.

I re-read the specs today and they mention use in FP mode which will work with the new shutter in the X-Pro 2.

Most interesting.

http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n160115_06.html

Paul C

[AlterEgo]

When this flash was announced I remember glancing over the spec.  But I missed the fact that it is designed to work with the X-Pro 2 at shutter speeds up 1/8000 of a sec.

This would be a first as far as I know in APS-C or 35mm that I am aware of with focal shutter sync at this speed.

I re-read the specs today and they mention use in FP mode which will work with the new shutter in the X-Pro 2.

Most interesting.

http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n160115_06.html

Paul C

and what is so interesting in a speedlite that can do FP/HSS (this is not x-sync) @ 1/8000 ? a ton of such /on camera/ flashes were able to do this for ages in other systems... is it just first for Fuji ?

[Paul2660]

and what is so interesting in a speedlite that can do FP/HSS (this is not x-sync) @ 1/8000 ? a ton of such /on camera/ flashes were able to do this for ages in other systems... is it just first for Fuji ?

That was my point I was curious about this, as it implied that the FP mode will sync at 1/8000, not sure why you would a flash to fire at anything but a sync speed of what ever is set of the camera, in this case 1/250 for the X-Pro2.

In the announcement, Fuji seems to imply that the FP mode is different and will allow a faster sync than 1/250, at least that is how I read it.

That is why I posted this, the info on the announcement is vague.

Paul C

[AlterEgo]

In the announcement, Fuji seems to imply that the FP mode is different and will allow a faster sync than 1/250, at least that is how I read it.

yes, FP/HSS is different from "x-sync"... with x-sync (so slower exposure time) you have generally one flash impulse while focal shutter blades are both open... with FP/HSS you have many small power (hence very short duration) impulses for the duration of exposure... so that sensor can be evenly (more or less) illuminated through the slit made by focal shutter blades...

[Paul2660]

yes, FP/HSS is different from "x-sync"... with x-sync (so slower exposure time) you have generally one flash impulse while focal shutter blades are both open... with FP/HSS you have many small power (hence very short duration) impulses for the duration of exposure... so that sensor can be evenly (more or less) illuminated through the slit made by focal shutter blades...

Thanks, that cleared that up for me.

Paul C

[JaapD]

It’s a bit off topic but anyway. I completely lost interest in this flash after reading its specifications, especially because its wireless communication type is ‘optical’. This is old-school technology. The latest flashes have built-in radio communication which is much more robust and also works around the corner.

I have set my goals to the upcoming Nissin i60A.

[Petrus]

The problem with this kind of "fast sync" flashes is that the power output is minuscule. Forget using it as a fill-in in full sunlight at distances longer than one meter, if even that.

[Ken Bennett]

It’s a bit off topic but anyway. I completely lost interest in this flash after reading its specifications, especially because its wireless communication type is ‘optical’. This is old-school technology. The latest flashes have built-in radio communication which is much more robust and also works around the corner.

Yeah, but..... I spent a ton of money on the new Canon wireless flash units (the 600RT) so I could have the "new school" technology only to find out that the radio system doesn't work in areas of high Wi-Fi concentrations. I work at a university, where there is so much wi-fi everywhere I worry about frying the birds as they fly over campus.

Funny thing, my Pocket Wizards work fine in the same area, as does my Godox radio trigger. But not the Canons.

[Dan Wells]

One of the most interesting questions about this flash is: Where is it? Fuji really needs a decent flash or two - I don't think that serious flash photographers would ever choose Fuji, but there are a lot of us who rarely use flash, but it occasionally comes in handy...