Originally posted by Kobie Interesting results!
Can't wait for the comment test!
Here are the tests I promised!
Settings:
* Camera with ISO 200, F5.6, 1/2000. Distance between the camera and the scene in the photograph: approximately 160 cm.
* Flash Metz 52 AF-1 in the shoe of the camera, P-TTL, HSS, -2.0EV and directing the flash head in the opposite direction in which the scene to be photographed is played.
* Flash Shanny SN600FGZ in slave mode S2, HSS activated, powers between 1/64 and 1/1 headed towards the scene to be photographed.
* First I turned off the Slave Shanny flash to take a picture of the scene without lighting (it's photo 1). The Metz connected to the camera's shoe has fired and it can be seen that it is almost dark.
* Then I turned on the Shanny, power 1/64, and I shot the camera again. The result is what can be seen in photo 2, after Shanny responded to Metz, without getting any black strip.
* I changed the power in the Shanny at 1/8 and I shot the camera again. The result is what can be seen in photo 3, after the Shanny responded to Metz, without getting any black strip.
* I changed the power in the Shanny to 1/1 and I shot the camera again. The result is what can be seen in photo 4, after Shanny responded to Metz, without getting any black strip.
* Then I changed the shutter speed to the camera: 1/6000.
* I changed the power in the Shanny at 1/16 and I shot the camera again. The result is what can be seen in photo 5, after Shanny responded to Metz, without getting any black strip.
* I changed the power in the Shanny at 1/4 and I shot the camera again. The result is what can be seen in photo 6, after Shanny responded to Metz, without getting any black strip.
* I changed the power in the Shanny to 1/1 and I shot the camera again. The result is what can be seen in photo 7, after the Shanny responded to Metz, without getting any black strip.
* Finally I did some test shots WITHOUT HSS:
Camera with ISO 200, F5.6, 1/160
Flash Metz in the shoe of the camera, P-TTL, NO HSS, directing the flash head in the opposite direction in which the scene to be photographed is played.
Flash Shanny in slave mode S2, NO HSS, power 1/64, obtaining photo 8.
Flash Shanny in slave mode S2, NO HSS, 1/8 power, obtaining photo 9.
Flash Shanny in slave mode S2, NO HSS, power 1/1, obtaining photo 10.
My conclusions:
With the obvious power limitations triggering in slave mode S2 and HSS activated, Shanny is able to illuminate the scene at any power (1/128 - 1/1), when it receives the optical signal of a P flash -TTL that shoots on HSS, without black strips.
In this way, I think that instructions from Shanny's manual, referring to its ability to fire HSS in manual slave S2 mode, are true, despite the obvious loss of power that is detected in my tests.
Bravo for Shanny!